"It was incredible. It was the first championship for the team in six years - their last year as a short-season affiliate in the New York-Penn League - so it's been a while since they had won."
"Before this year, I had not worked for a team that made the playoffs, let alone won a championship. So this is a very cool experience for me,"
"I attended games in 2001 and I've been to games every season,"
"And I've been a season ticket holder since 2013, right behind the dugout."
The Brooklyn Cyclones won the High-A South Atlantic League Championship with a Sept. 16 victory over the Hub City Spartanburgers, their first title since 2019. The team moved to High-A during the 2020 Minor League Baseball restructuring. Justin Rocke, the team's play-by-play broadcaster and media relations manager, described the championship as an incredible experience and his first time working for a playoff team after more than a decade in the minors. Superfan David Pecoraro, nicknamed "Wolf," has attended games since 2001, held season tickets since 2013 and is a familiar presence behind the dugout. Other Mets affiliates include the Syracuse Mets, Binghamton Rumbleponies and St. Lucie Mets.
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