ROLLINSFORD -- The Beacons will have what it takes to make it in the Dover Adult Co-Ed League in 2008 because they have the right attitude, the right name and their timing is impeccable.
Several leading sports writers and commentators are already giving this new co-ed softball team a big thumbs up after the team's owners announced that Bob Cook was hired as the franchise's new head coach and Matt Duprey was hired as assistant coach.
"There collective experience in developing young talent and their core values to reward hard work and dedication will produce a good team in its first year," wrote Dave Madigan of the Softball Times Magazine in Orlando, Fla.
Closer to home, Boston Globe sports writers Tad O'Gradiosey and Bruce Myron also see the Beacons as a good bet in '08.
"I think if Cook and Duprey have a good enough draft and land some seasoned players and some decent rookies, this team could win more games than it loses," O'Grandiosey wrote in his column.
Myron predicts the Beacons will become the hottest story of next year's softball season and believes the ownership team should be commended for landing two strong coaches.
"When I heard they hired Cook and Duprey, I knew right away that if I'm a Beacons fan I would be rewarded. These guys won't be in the same class as Major League Baseball's Tampa Bay Devil Rays or Washington Nationals," Myron noted.
ESPN baseball broadcaster Joe Morgan is also looking forward to doing color commentary when the Beacons play on Sunday Night Softball next spring.
"This team should have what it takes to play good softball," Morgan said.
With such glowing endorsements, the Beacons should have some confidence as they go forward and build their new team. Hooking up with the respectable Dover Adult Co-Ed League will also prove advantageous for the Beacons and the league, which will now have 10 teams competing in a 24-game schedule.
May can't come soon enough for Beacons fans.
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