Name: Stephen Sawyer

  Age:31

  Years Playing baseball in the UK: 4

  First year with the Mavericks: 2001

  Favourite Position: CF/SS/P

  What's your shirt number, and why: 11, Double one, baby!

  Career highlight: Robbing extra-bases from cambridge 1st baseman; line drive caught in cf in croydon

  Best Maverick you've played with: All

  If you had to choose a new uniform, what colour would it be:
    (cap/shirt/pants): red & black, white with red/black trim

  Should the Mavericks General Manager have a say in team
  colours:  (yes/yes - delete as applicable) Equal vote for everyone (Great!....he obviously doesn't know my taste in colours!! - ed.)

Which baseball team to you support: San Diego Padres

What other professional sports teams: San Diego Chargers, Boston Celtics

Most memorable sporting moment: Bip Roberts’ walk off grand slam vs. Pirates 1994 (also any play by Ozzie smith)

Worst moment in sport: Padres’ loss vs. Yankees

Who's going to win the 2003 world series: Chicago Cubs, (just for spite)

Should the Designated Hitter rule be used in the Major Leagues: No!

Which is better - American or National League: NL, all the way

Artificial turf or Real Grass: Real!!

Wooden or Aluminium bats: Wood, just can't beat that sound!

Should the strike zone be reduced in size, or the height of the mound increased: Proper zone; leave the mound as it is.

If you were commissioner of baseball, what one change would you make: Changes to uniforms, just for the heck of it

Best thing about baseball in Britain: A day under the sun away from work

Worst thing about baseball in Britain: Wind & rain, 'nuff said!!

Strikeout King or Home Run hero - which would you prefer to be: Strike out king - Defense wins games

Will you strike out more than you get on base this season? Equal

Favourite away ground played on: Croydon's was probably best I played on down here.

Which Maverick is most likely to get lost after getting to first base: Any rookie (and quite a few veterans too! - ed.)

Which Maverick should try the glove on the other hand: Ben Martin-Dye - might stop him breaking his thumb

Which Maverick has a car least likely to survive the trip to an away game: My old mini

Which Maverick should have his number retired: Yours truly

Best arm you've seen on the Mavericks: Tom Haywood from shortstop

Who SHOULDN'T umpire a home game: An old team-mate of mine (no names, but Steve used to play with the Manchester Express)

Best Movie seen in the last year: Lord of the Rings: Two Towers

Which Major Leaguer would bring the most to the Mavericks - and why: Tony Gwynn - we need a batting coach (some batters wouldn't go amiss either! - ed.)

Who would you trade him for: All the Mavs combined couldn't match up!

Best Mavs infielder: Nick Jolly at 1B

Best Mavs outfielder:  Me!!! Of course.

Best Mavs Pitching Rotation: Tom Haywood starting, Pete Hammer and me in relief