The Crackerjack Gang

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The Crackerjack Gang is a collection of the most unorthodox, but sincerely exceptional, group of baseball players I coached over the last twenty (20) years.If you coach long enough, in any sport, you come to appreciate the true Crackerjacks every year on your team. Crackerjack players make the long hours logged on the field and the monotony of team drills worth every second. Whether it's the hours spent cramped in uncomfortable team vans, weekend trips to tournaments, team meals, their on-field antics, or just sitting next to them in the dugout, the anticipation of a Crackerjack player routinely engaging in extraordinarily memorable conduct and speech has always been just as exciting as the game itself. While I had the good fortune to experience these Crackerjacks on the baseball diamond, I genuinely believe Crackerjack players transcend the foul lines of a baseball field, and similar characters of the rarest, most peculiar breed are found in every sport and walk of life.

A standout All-State and All-County Baseball player at Bergen Catholic High School in Oradell, New Jersey, Rob achieved success on the field and in the classroom. After graduating from Bergen Catholic in 1991, Rob earned a four (4) year, full academic/athletic scholarship to Saint Peter's College in Jersey City, New Jersey where he was a proud member of the NCAA Division I Peacocks Baseball team in the MAAC for 4 years. During his college career, Rob received numerous academic and athletic awards including an Order of Cross Keys member, a National Jesuit Honor Society member, a Scholastic All-American, All-MAAC Conference selectee, and received multiple MAAC Conference Player of the Week awards. Rob's intensity, dedication, work ethic, teamwork and leadership on and off the field was not overlooked by his teammates - - he was voted team captain his Junior and Senior years. Though Rob spent countless hours practicing on the baseball diamond, he spent more time devoted to his educational pursuits.After graduating Cum Laude from Saint Peter's College, Rob went on to attend Quinnipiac College School of Law, in Hamden, Connecticut where he graduated with honors. In 1999, Rob passed the New Jersey and New York State Bar exams. Rob is an Attorney-at-Law in the States of New Jersey and New York and owns his own law practice in Northern New Jersey focusing on employment law. Rob resides in Wyckoff, New Jersey with his wife, Colleen and their three boys - Connor, Robbie, and Sean. He spends his "free" time coaching multiple sports and is often heard three fields over preaching the values he learned from his parents. Rob believes you learn more about people and life through participation in sports than you do in any other arena.