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As MLB games started last night, I decided to once again look up my favorite minor league player and namesake Lipso Nava. It seems that early last week, star infielder Lipso Nava was traded to the Newark Bears. As the press release stated, “last season with the Riversharks, Nava batted .312 with 97 hits in 88 games, establishing a career high with 23 doubles. The veteran of over 1,300 games will be joining his third Atlantic League team after spending parts of five seasons with the Somerset Patriots and the Riversharks.”
This is fantastic news for me as Newark is even closer to NYC than Camden. I am in the midst of contacting da Bears to arrange an interview with Mr. Nava. I hope to attend one if not several games this season. Buena suerte Lipso!

Johnny Goodtimes (yes that is his real name), is the leader of a Quizzo bar game movement in Philly, PA. He is also a reporter who wrote an article titled “Down and Out in Lancaster” about the Camden Riversharks for the Philiapelphia City Paper. Mr. Goodtimes contacted me because after he interviewed and hung out with the team, he googled “Lipso Nava” because Lipso had made such a great impression on him.

Lo and behold, my site came up. Among other things, he told me that Lipso is called “the Living Legend” around the clubhouse and that many are convinced he would be a gold glover if he could just get a shot at playing in the majors.

The article talks about my favorite player quite a bit throughout the piece. In fact, right off the bat the article opens with this paragraph:

Lipso Nava has the best porn moustache in baseball. Catcher Travis Anderson informs me (and everyone else within earshot) of this fact shortly after I enter the clubhouse. “He’s the Peter North of the Dominican Republic,” the backstop says.

“He’s from Venezuela,” cries a voice in the back of the room.

“I know,” shoots back Anderson. “I was trying to protect his identity.”

Gotta love it. Makes me want to watch Major League in the worst way. The article itself is a good look at what life is like for minor league players. Enjoy.

One last thing. Johnny also said “If you decide to start a Lipso Nava fan club, count me in.” I’m thinking of doing so. Anyone else out there interested in joining?

It seems that while the Camden Riversharks will be sending five players to the Atlantic League’s All-Star game next week, Lipso Nava will not be one of them. To all those who snubbed my namesake, I say a pox on all your houses.

It seems that a .309 batting average with 30 runs scored, 1 homer and 9 runs batted in is good enough to be added as a choice to the “Who has been the Riversharks MVP to this point in the season?” poll on the Camden Riversharks web site. The poll is below the fold so you’ll need to scroll down to see it.

Do me and everyone who has “lipso” as part of their name (whether first or last) a favor and go vote for Lipso today. He’s currently tied for the lead with 33% of the votes. I believe my faithful readers can push him over the top.

My friend Eric called me today to say, “Dude, Lipso Nava is in the Post!” Turns out, his new team, the Camden Riversharks, played the Long Island Ducks last night. The Ducks now have John Rocker on their team so they are getting tons of media attention, especially since he recently said: “I’ve taken a lot of [stuff] from a lot of people, probably more than anybody in the history of the sport. I know Hank [Aaron] and Jackie [Robinson] took a good deal of [stuff], but I guarantee it wasn’t for six years.” Um, how many burning crosses were placed on his lawn?

Anyway, the Post states that in the 7th inning, “Rocker started off well, going 0-2 to the first batter, Travis Anderson, before Anderson ripped a line-drive single to left. He then walked Kevin Jordan, throwing a one-hopper to the plate on ball four. He promptly loaded the bases when Lipso Nava singled through the right side of the infield to load the bases.”

Ah, the NY Post, the most eloquent of newspapers, where all the writers should win Pulitzers….