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New York's Panik in a New England state of mind after winning Cape League Sportsmanship award

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New Yorker Joe Panik at Fenway Park for the Cape League All Star Game
New Yorker and Cape League Sportsmanship Award winner
Joe Panik at Fenway Park for the Cape League All Star Game
(Photo: Andrea LaFrance)

Joe Panik is the pride of St. John’s University and Hopewell Junction, New York. A highly-touted shortstop, he is like many who play his position in the area in that his favorite player is Derek Jeter.

Unlike the rest, though, he is the recipient of the Cape Cod Baseball League’s 2010 Sportsmanship Award, an honor earned while helping to lead the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox to the best record in the circuit and an Eastern Division title.

CLICK HERE to hear how he bridged the New York/New England divide to secure the accolade and to learn what a possible Cape League championship means to him ... recorded live in Harwich, Mass. before Playoff Game 2!


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Steve Weissman is a multi-faceted observer of the Boston-area baseball scene, having contributed for years to The Sports Exchange on WATD radio in Marshfield, written the acclaimed book Beach Chairs and Baseball Bats: A Celebration of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and advised professional and...

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