Name: Garth Lewis
I-75 League team name: SGP Warriors
Birthdate: 10-18-76
Currently resident of: Grand Prairie, Texas
Birthplace: Irving, Texas
Family: Wife, Erica; Ben 4, Sophia 2
Occupation: Preparing to open my own DoubleDave’s Pizzaworks restaurant franchise. Was a career journalist at The Dallas Morning News.
Employer: Currently working at the North Central Texas Council of Governments while waiting for the process to play out for the restaurant.
Job title: Will be Owner/Operator
In plain English, what do you do: Will manage a staff of about 20 to 25 people in fast-casual style pizza place. I will also be responsible for purchasing and inventory and all that encompasses. My wife will serve as our business manager.
Real-life MLB team you are a fan of: Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox and Kansas City Royals
Years in the I-75 League: Just completed my 5th season
Years playing Strat: about 20
How you first were introduced to Strat: good family friend showed me the game in the late 1980s. When the league he was in expanded from 12 to 16 teams, I jumped at the chance to join
How you became part of the I-75 League: Working with Dave Renbarger he said they had an opening and I joined with Rick Lackey (the team’s consultant/GM)
Origin of your team name: Rick and I attend South Grand Prairie High School. They’re commonly referred to as SGP.
Any Strat involvement outside the I-75 League? Yes, a member of the North American Strat-o-Matic Association since 1993. NASOMA (nasoma.org) has been around since 1980
Fondest I-75 League memory (related to Strat competition): Probably playing late late night netplay with the Lumberjacks for the World Series in our second season. That’s a narrow lead on Vernon Wells’ historic clutch hit against the Volcanoes on our run to our second league title the following year.
Fondest I-75 League convention moment: Sort of odd, but in my only trip to Vero Beach, I saw Mia Hamm about 2 feet from me on the concourse level.
Trade or draft pick you made that you wish you could have back: I wish we still had Felix Hernandez. He was a key to our first title but dealing him probably won us a second one. But he’d look good as a Warrior.
Trade or draft pick you made in which you think you hit a homer: Trading Hank Blalock for Carlos Guillen was a key to our back-to-back titles
One thing you would do to improve the league: Allow future draft picks to be traded
How to follow you: Website, Blog, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter… I’ve got a facebook spot under my name.
Your chance to self-promote: Check out doubledaves.com
How you can be reached: email is best or cellphone
