2000 Waterbury Spirit Roster
Team Record: 40-46
Finished 4th in the NLE's North Division
Manager: George Tsamis (40-46)
Location: Waterbury, Connecticut
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 33,501, Avg. 957 in 35 home dates
Playoffs - Elmira Pioneers 3 games, Waterbury Spirit 0
The Waterbury Spirit of the Northern League-East ended the 2000 season with a record of 40 wins and 46 losses, finishing fourth in the league's North Division.
The Spirit plated 338 runs, worst in the circuit, and surrendered 364 runs. Rafael Guerrero accounted for 54 RBI. Nelson Samboy led all regular batters by hitting .327. Finley Woodward topped the team with 9 wins, while Mike Bertotti recorded a 2 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 2000 Waterbury Spirit who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Mike Bertotti, Erik Plantenberg and Jim Bullinger.
George Tsamis served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antwoine Anderson | L | L | November 5, 1978 | 6'3" | 170 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Tim Belcher | L | L | April 4, 1975 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Richie Benes | R | R | February 20, 1978 | 5'7" | 150 | New York, NY US |
| Mike Bertotti | L | L | January 18, 1970 | 6'1" | 185 | Jersey City, NJ US |
| Josh Bradford | R | R | April 19, 1974 | 6'5" | 185 | Hutchinson, KS US |
| Jim Bullinger | R | R | August 21, 1965 | 6'2" | 185 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Ricky Casteel | R | R | October 29, 1977 | 6'2" | 190 | Texarkana, TX US |
| Ken Craddox | L | L | May 2, 1970 | 6'1" | 160 | Neptune, NJ US |
| Ken Denney | R | R | October 6, 1976 | 6'1" | 205 | |
| Aaron Fera | R | R | November 13, 1977 | 6'2" | 225 | Sault Ste. Marie, ON CA |
| Darin Grimmett | R | R | December 21, 1976 | 6'2" | 170 | Topeka, KS US |
| Rafael Guerrero | R | R | December 3, 1974 | 6'2" | 191 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Jon Hand | R | R | December 14, 1975 | 6'2" | 200 | Heidelberg, DE |
| Jason Herrick | L | L | July 29, 1973 | 6'0" | 175 | West Allis, WI US |
| Mike Huffaker | R | R | August 10, 1975 | 6'2" | 215 | Florence, AL US |
| Jarod Juelsgaard | R | R | June 27, 1968 | 6'3" | 205 | Harlan, IA US |
| Jeff Keaveney | R | R | October 7, 1975 | 6'5" | 240 | Newton, MA US |
| Gregg Maluchnik | R | R | September 14, 1976 | 6'3" | 205 | Raleigh, NC US |
| Rafael Martinez | L | L | August 24, 1975 | 6'3" | 185 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Ron Maurer | R | R | June 10, 1968 | 6'1" | 185 | Jersey City, NJ US |
| Todd Meady | R | R | September 13, 1976 | 6'4" | 216 | Bridgeport, CT US |
| Willie Oropeza | R | R | October 16, 1975 | 6'1" | 175 | La Guaira, Vargas VE |
| Brian Packin | ||||||
| Mike Passe | ||||||
| Juan Penalver | R | R | July 15, 1975 | 6'1" | 175 | Maturin, Monagas VE |
| Scott Pinoni | R | R | March 28, 1973 | 6'1" | 250 | Columbus, OH US |
| Erik Plantenberg | R | L | October 30, 1968 | 6'1" | 190 | Renton, WA US |
| Jason Regan | R | R | June 30, 1976 | 5'9" | 175 | Killeen, TX US |
| Steve Reintjes | L | L | January 22, 1975 | 5'9" | 195 | |
| Kiko Reyes | R | R | ||||
| Greg Reynes | R | R | September 26, 1976 | 6'3" | 230 | |
| Billy Rich | R | R | July 26, 1976 | 6'2" | 205 | Meriden, CT US |
| Eric Rossy | R | R | October 4, 1977 | 6'1" | 185 | New York, NY US |
| Tom Russin | R | R | September 9, 1973 | 6'2" | 200 | Pittsfield, MA US |
| Nelson Samboy | R | R | September 4, 1976 | 5'10" | 165 | Pedernales, DO |
| Brian Schwalm | ||||||
| Nick Spera | ||||||
| Franklin Torres | R | R | September 10, 1979 | 5'9" | 180 | Santiago, Santiago DO |
| Finley Woodward | R | R | August 15, 1975 | 5'11" | 200 | Quincy, FL US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
