Name: Frank Vitale
Position: Catcher/DH
Number: 8
MOD Department: Audio Visual
College: McGill University, University of Florida, Manhattanville
Birthday: March 8
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Trivia Question: Frank started working at the March of Dimes as; (a) Cold Caller for Revenue Development (b) Youth Volunteer Coordinator (c) Freelance Videographer (d) none of the above.

Pre-game rituals –
turning right into delfino park

Post-game rituals –
splitting a "SODA" with Scott

Hitting/fielding philosophy –
have perfected the full swing bunt, confuses everyone including me

Sports played as child –
football, baseball, basketball and spin the bottle (was a very precocious child)

Baseball position played growing up –
I’m still growing up, so does second base for the MOD Squad count?

Favorite baseball player growing up –
bob feller because his name was on my first glove thought I never saw him play

Goals for the season –
throwing as good a chris lima, catching flies as good as Chris I, fielding grounders as good as Nick Difranza, etc., etc. Scratch that. I’ll settle for survival.

Nickname as a child –
little frankie (my father was named frank)

Off-the field hobbies –
tennis & Sunday school teacher (those poor kids will never be the same)

Favorite TV Show –
No Reservations on the Travel Channel with Anthony Bourdain because my son produces.


Trivia Answer: (C), Frank started working for the March of Dimes in 1978 as a freelance videographer.