Beside signing a mulitimillion-dollar contract with the AOGA (American Online Gambling Association) represented by Wetzes former teammate and GN-Player of the Year 1996 R. Bishop on Tuesday 16th, Wetze was invited to a after-business-party at Tropicana Field to see the NY Yankees face the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Wetze scouted 2 pitchers, who might be traded next year to Ratingen to support the GOOSE-NECKS-Bullpen. Starter R. Johnson (Pic. 1), who would like to leave New York to come to Ratingen for a prospected 400,- € salary, pitched 7 innings while giving up 2 runs, 5 hits and striking out 7.

M. Rivera (Pic.2), whose desastrous performance blew the save in the 9th, is not any longer on the GN-trading-list. “Rivera has lost velocity and doesn’t have that sharp break on his cutter anymore. Without that, he won’t be able to succeed in the Regionalliga Nord-West”, Wetzmueller said. Rivera will probably accept any offer he gets.

After celebrating the Devil Rays’ victory with the player´s wifes the rest of the night, Wetze returned to his usual business at the beach the next day by trying to get as brown and blond as possible (Pic.3).