MAYhem Appreciation Beatdown

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MAYhem Appreciation Beatdown

QIC: Slowpitch

Date: 05.27.2026

PAX: @Drama Queen, @Schlitz (RIRO), @Subfloor, @Zima (RIRO), @Hugo, @Rollback, @Slowpitch

The men we showed appreciation to:

  1. Aaron Avidon – Brother
    1. Served 4 years in the Army and was honorably discharged right before 9/11
    2. Had multiple friends KIA in Afghanistan
    3. Lived with guilt for years and turned to alcohol and drugs
    4. From rock bottom he picked himself up and now has a beautiful family, lives in Panama, works extremely hard and is even getting back to the gym.
    5. He is the reason why I played baseball and fell in love with the game. Loved having catches with Aaron in the front yard and was always my biggest supporter.

  1. Jacob Avidon (Poppa) – Grandpa
    1. Served 5 years in the Navy and spent 31 months at sea and on deployments.
    2. Loved spending time with my Poppa and sleeping at his house any chance I could when I was young.
    3. Quiet guy but had wise words anytime he would talk.

  1. Coach Phil Apreda – “Play Hard or Stay Home”
    1. Spent years recruiting me to play on his travel ball team the Teaneck Titans and I eventually made the switch to the Titans and boy am I glad I did.
    2. Fighter – Battled cancer most the time I knew him but man was he a great coach and even better father figure to me.

  1. Coach George Hill – “Enthusiasm is like a ripple in the water… It spreads”
    1. Varsity coach for 4 years and taught me that nothing is going to come easy at the next level.
    2. Loved making pitchers work out post practice and taught me hard work.

  1. Coach Craig Cozart – “Live STACKED”
    1. Swagger, Toughness, Accountability, Confidence, Killer Instinct, Energy, Desire.
    2. Put us through the toughest workouts and challenged us mentally and physically every day.
    3. Loved running pitchers up “ass kicker” hill.


The thang:
Honored family first at the benches.

  • 31 erkins, 31 derkins, 31 merkins, 31 dips
    • 31 for the total months of deployment and at sea for Poppa
    • All the erkins and dips because what else can you do on a ship back in those days to work out?
  • Indian Run around Mayhem park
    • For Aaron and the situation that even though you may be in back, you may be down, you can always make your way back up and to the front

PAX were able to complete 1 full round.

Honoring the coaches by the rocks.

  • Live STACKED
    • Squats, Thrusters, Alternating Lunges, Curls, Knee Tuck Jumps, Elbow 2 Knee (Standing), Deadlifts
  • Once complete, run ass kicker hill.

PAX were able to complete 3 full rounds.

Announcements

  • DQ (DQQ) at Samaritans Ministry this afternoon
  • Wooly has the Q at Alcatraz on Saturday
  • June 6th is the Pilot Mount Mud Run (kid friendly course as well)

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  • Since this backblast is already long enough, Schlitz was there so use your imagination on the mumble chatter.
  • Also when I gave the PAX the quote “Enthusiasm is like a ripple in the water… It spreads” they told me something else spreads too.
  • If you are a coach or in some way interacting with kiddos, you can be a light, a mentor and make a huge impact that will last forever.

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