CTG Controlling The Game

"Congratulations to Ryan Roberts on hitting his first Major League Home Run for Toronto today against New York.

Roberts 400 foot blast was hit with a Maple CTG110 Model. Roberts is a member of the CTG Players Staff."

Ruiz matches Eastern League hit streak high Trenton designated hitter extends run to 16 games in loss to Binghamton

Randy Ruiz drove in a run as he extended his hitting streak, Randy swings a CTG 318 Maple Bat

July 16, 2006 
Metal Bats Are an Issue of Life and Death
 By IRA BERKOW
 On a July night three years ago, a line drive rocketed off a metal bat and smashed into the left temple of Brandon Patch, an 18-year-old American Legion pitcher in Montana. Within hours, he was dead.
 In April 2005, a line drive off a metal bat slammed into the temple of Bill Kalant, a 16-year-old high school pitcher in suburban Chicago. The ball traveled “with laserlike speed,” said Skip Sullivan, Kalant’s coach at Oak Lawn High School. Kalant was rushed to a hospital adjoining the field, where an emergency-room doctor told his parents, “He is on the cliff of death.” He made it through after being in a coma for two weeks and having brain surgery. He has had to learn how to brush his teeth again, how to tie his shoes again, how to walk again.

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7/16/06
 Ryan Roberts and Jason Phillips each drove in five runs Sunday night as the Syracuse SkyChiefs outslugged the Richmond Braves, 23-11, at Alliance Bank Stadium.
 Roberts homered twice, smacking a solo shot in the fourth inning and a three-run blast in the eighth. He also had an RBI single to cap the SkyChiefs' 10-run eighth.
 Ryan is a CTG contract player who swings the CTG-011 34"/31oz.

The hometown crowd cheered Randy Roth of the Swing of the Quad Cities to the home run derby championship, as he edged out first-half home-run leader Jordan Renz in a tiebreaker to win the event. The event was sponsered by CTG Athletics from the Bronx, NY one of the fastest growing bat companies in all of baseball. Randy Roth is presented the CTG Home Run King Bat by Frank M. Schrantz - Director of Team Sales.

"CTG to Sponsor Midwest League All Star Game Home Run Derby" 
http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/app/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060526&content_id=84155&vkey=pr_l118&fext=.jsp&sid=l118

MATT MACRI and CTG take part in Driller History
 Matt Macri, a member of CTG's Professional Players Group uses a CTG 172 Maple. For more information on Matt Macri click here:
 http://tulsadrillers.com/team/roster/?id=1485
 Drillers tie club record with six homers
 05/24/2006 5:57 PM ET 
 By Benjamin Hill / Special to MLB.com
 Tulsa tied a club record by pounding six home runs in a 17-2 romp over San Antonio on Wednesday afternoon. Matthew Macri, Jud Thigpen, Joseph Koshansky, Troy Tulowitzki, Christian Colonel and Chris Iannetta all went deep as Tulsa hit six home runs in a game for the second time this season. On May 2, Seth Smith and Tulowitzki each homered twice to highlight the Drillers' 10-8 win over Midland. 
 Tulsa's 17 runs and 22 hits were season highs. Every player in the starting lineup hit safely and scored for the Drillers (26-20), while all but center fielder Jordan Czarniecki drove in a run. Tulowitzki and Smith led the charge with four hits apiece, and Koshansky, Macri and Thigpen all drove in three runs. 
 Ubaldo Jimenez (4-2) earned the win, allowing two runs on seven hits over five innings. The 22-year-old right-hander walked three and struck out five. Alberto Arias tossed three shutout frames before Jim Miller came on to pitch a scoreless ninth. 
 Ryan Feierabend (1-4) suffered the loss, surrendering nine runs on nine hits over three innings. The 21-year-old gave up four homers after yielding four over his previous eight starts on the season.
 Justin Jordan struggled in his Double-A debut. The 24-year-old -- who went 2-2 over seven starts in the California League -- yielded five runs on 10 hits over 4 1/3 innings. Mike Flannery allowed three eighth-inning runs. 
 This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.
 © 2006 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. All rights reserved.

April 3, 2006

Roberto Muller To Team Up With Jorge Media And Controlling The Game As Principal Partner Deal Signifies A Homerun For Both

Jorge Medina, President and CEO of Controlling the Game to Partner with Roberto Muller the first Latino to Break Barriers and Achieve Unparalleled Success  In the Sports Apparel Industry  http://www.diversityinbusiness.com/dib2006/dib20604/News_CTG_Muller.htm

NEW YORK, NY – Jorge Medina founder, President and CEO of Controlling the Game Athletics has successfully sealed the deal with Roberto Muller and the Muller Group. The partnership represents CTG’s upwardly mobile move in the sporting equipment industry.

Mr. Muller most notably achieved success as President of Reebok International Ltd., overseeing 21 business units plus the Research, Design and Development team in the U.S. and overseas, as well as the Global Marketing Group. During his tenure, Muller was instrumental in expanding Reebok's sports marketing programs, including athlete endorsements and sports federation sponsorships. These initiatives helped transform the company from a relatively small leisure footwear company to the global athletic footwear and apparel giant that it remains today.

Before joining Reebok, Muller founded PONY Sports & Leisure in 1975 and built it into a $250 million business operating in 37 countries before selling the company to Adidas. Muller also founded Phoenix Integrated, Inc., the parent company of Champion. After a long, successful career in the athletic footwear and apparel industry Mr. Muller vowed never to get involved with another sporting apparel company. When asked, why CTG? Mr. Muller replied, “I recognize the viability of the company as a whole and the dedication and determination of the company’s founder to develop the company into a leading brand. This solidified my belief that partnering with Jorge would be a great fit and an even greater reason to get back into the game.”

This partnership is complementary for both; it is a generational merge that will expand the growth and development of Controlling the Game Athletics. According to Jorge Medina, “The partnership was inevitable; it will build on my vision and move CTG forward to the next level.” Mr. Muller will develop on CTG’s existing core competencies, optimize the brand presence and propel the company forward.

“I founded this company to make a difference in my community. As a youth growing up in the Bronx, people thought this was an impossibility, but I’ve made it a reality. Controlling the Game is not just about sports apparel,  it’s about Controlling the Game of Life” Mr. Medina acknowledges that CTG is positioning itself through this partnership to be a globally recognized brand and control a greater market share. “I look forward to working with Mr. Muller to continue our success” said Mr. Medina.

Jorge Medina founded CTG Athletics in 2003 and within three years built CTG into a multimillion dollar company.  CTG Athletics is also the first company to be recognized as a Diversity Partner and Minority Supplier for Major League Baseball.  Mr. Medina’s philosophy is simple, have the desire to be the best in all aspects of life.  “Choosing Mr. Muller to be a principle partner at CTG Athletics represents the best choice for Controlling the Game.”

NEW YORK -- DIVERISTYINBUSINESS.COM is featuring an article on the growth of the company READ THE ARTICLE http://diversityinbusiness.com/dib2006/dib20601/Entrep_CTGp2.htm

MLB.COM AUCTION SITE - Here 's your chance to be the first to own a piece of CONTROLLING THE GAME history. Mike Jacobs 2005 Game Used Bat. This bat was used by Mike Jacobs during his rookie season. This uncracked Controlling The Game model CTG-31 Pro Maple-34 bat shows light use. Jacobs ' number 27 is written on the knob of the bat. If you have any questions about this piece please contact Amazin Memorabilia, The Official Source for New York Mets Game Used Memorabilia, by emailing gameused@nymets.com. A MLB Authentication Program tamperproof hologram is affixed to each piece of Amazin Memorabilia. http://auction.mlb.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=65898749&prmenbr=33072944&aunbr=66245459

DETROIT -- Detroit Tigers second baseman Placido Polanco was named King Tiger 2005 by the Mayo Smith Society, a nationwide club for Tigers fans. Ballots were cast on the basis of the player's on-field and off-field performance.

Polanco hit .338 for Detroit in 2005, and .316 for the Phillies before the trade on June 8. The combined .331 batting average was second only to the Chicago Cubs Derrek Lee among all major league players. Polanco was the hardest player in the American League to strike out in 2005, fanning only once every 22.04 plate appearances. During the season, Polanco signed a four-year contract extension, keeping him in a Tigers uniform through the 2009 season.

Polanco has been seen swinging a CTG Model 163 in Maple throughout the 2005 season.

PHILADELPHIA -- On Saturday, October 22, Pat Burrell had surgery on his right foot to remove a loose body and bone spur. The surgery was performed by Dr. Mike Myerson at The Institute for Foot & Ankle Reconstruction: Mercy Hospital in Baltimore, MD.

Burrell, 29, hit .281 with 32 home runs and a career-high 117 RBI this past season. His RBI total was tied for second in the National League, the second time he finished among the top three in the last four years (2002).

NEW YORK – CTG Bats signed by players are increasingly showing upon EBAY. As the brand becomes more predominate in major professional play the general public is seeking out retailers carrying the product line.  http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8712340507&category=60596

ATLANTA – Jorge Medina, CEO of CTG Athletics, LLC accepted a Merit of Achievement Award on behalf of the company presented by TURNER CORPORATION, owners of the ATLANTA BRAVES at the Turner Diverse Partners Symposium in Atlanta, GA. CTG is an official supplier to MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, DIVERSE BUSINESS PARNTERSHIP.

Crack! Wood bats are in
March 9, 2006 
 There will be no "ping" in the CHSAA this season. The sound of the aluminum bat is gone, replaced by the crack of the wooden bat. The CHSAA voted unanimously last fall to use only wooden bats at all levels of league play this season.The change has been widely anticipated and players and coaches alike are looking forward to it.

	CTG is a member of the Diverse Business Partners Programs of Major League Baseball