Player Profile: Heather Armstead

  Favourite Position: now that would be telling...oh, I *see*, well
 catcher, obviously!
 
 What's your shirt number, and why: 84 - I was number 8 for the
 Bournemouth Sharks, but Ross beat me to it! Also 84 features in a Billy
 Connolly sketch about a club singer - ask James G for a demo!
 
 Career highlight: hmmmm career highlight for baseball is winning the
 Frank Brady trophy with the Mavericks last season, softball is winning
 female MVP in a big tournament in 2000.
 
 Best Maverick you've played with: I'm not going with best player on
 this one, there are too many candidates. I am going to choose Rob
 Wheeler for this, because he is always up for Mavericks socials, has a
 million percent enthusiasm for the game, and he makes really good
 omelettes!
 
 If you had to choose a new uniform, what colour would it be:
 (cap/shirt/pants) Dark green/dark green/white
 
 Should the Mavericks General Manager have a say in team colours: Yes, as long as he is willing to
 pitch, catch, play infield, outfield, and bat......or recruit a full team of colour blind people
 
 Bases loaded, bottom of the ninth, 2 out, score tied; who would you want at the plate? Castor!
 
 Which baseball team to you support: Red Sox
 
 What other professional sports teams: well, I was going to say Leeds United but you used the word
 'professional'......
 
 Most memorable sporting moment: Leeds winning the league back in the early 90s

 Worst moment in sport: being relegated to the Jewson Screwfix league...or wherever the hell we are
 now ;)
 
 Who are going to win the six divisions in the Major Leagues in 2005: no idea
 
 ...and the World Series: Sox again
 
 If you were commissioner of baseball, what one change would you make: let catchers decide if
 they want to wear their masks when warming up the pitcher
 
 Best thing about baseball in Britain: can't specify one particular thing, but baseball has given me
 some of the best times of my life over the last 12 yrs
 
 Worst thing about baseball in Britain: low profile of the sport
 
 Strikeout King or Home Run hero - which would you prefer to be: HR hero would be good!
 
 Will you get more hits than strikeouts this season? definitely.
 
 Favourite away ground played on: Brighton Buccaneers - the dug outs are great!
 
 Which Maverick is most likely to get lost after getting to first base: Gavin, not sure he could find
 second with an OS map.....only joking!!!
 
 Artificial turf or Real Grass: .Real grass! you can't get muddy on artificial
 
 Wooden or Aluminium bats: Alu - hard to hit as far as you manly types with aluminium, not looking
 forward to trying wooden
 
 CD or DVD: CD - much more a music fan than film fan (although I do have all 3 Major League films on
 DVD)
 
 Indian, Chinese or Italian: Indian
 
 Eastenders or Coronation Street: I would rather smear jam on my eyeballs and stick my head in a
 wasps nest than watch either of these
 
 Brunette or Blonde: have been both....prefer brunette at the moment
 
 Snow or Sun: Sun!
 
 Bath or Shower: nothing like a hot bath after a hard day's baseballing
 
 Your steak - well done or rare: medium rare please
 
 Favourite Drink: tart fuel (smirnoff ice, breezers etc)
 
 Dream Car: AC Cobra
 
 Ideal Holiday destination: Boston
 
 Best Movie seen in the last year: hmmm Dodgeball I think
 
 Best CD in last year: Barenaked Ladies - Everything to Everyone
 
 If you were an animal, what would it be: Tiger - grrrrr!
 
 A fact about yourself that would surprise people: I have been on the school's version of 'Fifteen to
 One' with William G. Stewart
 
 What would you do with £1 million: buy us a decent field
 
 Which Maverick has a car least likely to survive the trip to an away game:
well it has to be Olly -
 bring back the pimpmobile!
 
 Best arm you've seen on the Mavericks: Jamie's throw from centre to third is the best I have seen
 for a long time
 
 Who SHOULDN'T umpire a home game: i can't answer that question just in case
 they do umpire!
 
 Biggest W****r in sport: Alex Ferguson
 
 Which Major Leaguer would bring the most to the Mavericks - and why: not sure, a pitcher though
 
 Who would you trade him for?: Janette ;)
 
 Best Mavs infielder: difficult this - either Pete Badenhuizen or Ben Mullard. Both have very good
 gloves.
 
 Best Mavs outfielder: Jamie Barnett
 
 Best Mavs Pitching Rotation: we'll have to see how this one goes, probably Ally, Ben, and there's
 some old bloke who reckons he can pitch....Mike something