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BBC Grosseto - The baseball in Maremma

The BBC Grosseto born in 1952, through the establishment of the team of U.S. military who have passed the beauty of this sport to the city of Grosseto.

From 1953 to 1966 is a series of bounces between series C and series B until the much hoped for a promotion in 1966, when the stadium but Amiata Street was completely destroyed dall'alluvione that struck the city of Grosseto. The matches were played well in the Stadium Municipal Olympic soccer and field athlete of Via della Repubblica, which now stands Roberto Jannelli final stage.

The experience of the league lasted only one year, and the team relegated to B until 1970, when a great Beppe Massellucci made his entrance in pink, remaining one of the cardinal points of the team in the years'70 and'80. The team was so rescued and maintained the series A. Thus beginning the best years of a team that was still being born: it is the first foreigner hired, John Self, who remained in Grosseto for two consecutive seasons, making the audience love of baseball and becoming a real pet of supporters.

E 'in that period that the baseball became a sport seguitissimo in Grosseto and the stadium was built official Roberto Jannelli. Self was replaced in 1973 by a fantastic Irving Homs, was further reinforced by players like Luongo and Richard Luciano Varricchio.

In 1978 the team once again relegated to the lower range, where he stayed only one year before returning in the premier league.

In 1982 the Grosseto begins to hope in the conquest of the title, thanks to the feat of Tom Mutz, Alessandro Cappuccini, Mario and Alfio Boscarol Rodin, who led the team in first place in the standings, but not to win the scudetto.

Followed years of reinforcements and exchange of players, one on all the arrival of pitcher Richard Olsen and the new manager Vincienzo Luciani, called 'Vic': Sunday 19 October 1985 at 18:36 the Grosseto wins his first title tricolor, the city explodes in a riot of joy and celebration. Followed years of bad luck and reinforcements for the Grosseto, but in 1989 comes the second Italian title, when a mythical Raffaele Gandolfi is proclaimed best left-handed pitcher of that time.

The 90s bring little satisfaction to the team, 2 unforgettable moments of those years: the conquest of the CEB Cup in Pamplona in 1997 and the Italian Cup in Florence against Rimini in 1999.

The following year, is the disputed their Cup Winners' Cup in Grosseto, where they see the white and red blur the victory in the final against the Dutch Bessum. Followed by 3 years of reinforcements and bitterness, until 2004 difficult year to forget for all fans 15 years after the Grosseto become champion Italy at the expense of Fortitudo Bologna, with the new coach Pedro Medina and a range of fantastic players like Navarro, Ramos, and De Rollandini Franceschi.

In 2005 you won the European Cup, this time beating the Dutch in Bussum. Today the team is determined to return among the great of Europe expect confident

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