40 - North Shore News - Wednesday, October 25, 2000

——- SPORTS
Dempster the complete package

mand with us was always really
good, but vad get inte pro ball
and the big leagues and you
can't just have command in the
middle of the plate. You have
te command on the corners
too.”

Empev said he knew from
day one that Dempster had the
dedivation and the drive to
make it to the big show.

Not that Dempster can’t
claim the same.

“His fastball is just as good
as his slider and he's: really
developing a nice changeup
with lots of movement en it,”
said Dempster’s former Twins
head coach and local baseball
guru Dave Empey. “This past
year his command has gotten
better and better. His com-

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this July in the Big Apple.

“twas a big Nolan Ryan
and Clemens fan just because
of their work ethic.” said
Dempster. “(Clemens) gave up
two runs in the first and then
he just started to shut guys
down, He's pretty dominating
when he’s on.

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For one, he used to make
awe-and-a- hal hour commutes
from his hometown to play for
the “Fwins during his three-vear
tenure on the team.

“He onever | complained
about that,” said Empey. “Not
once. [always used to tell the
scouts ‘Youre going to get the
complete package with this
guy.” He's physically mature,
he’s mente!ly mature and he’s
emotionally mature.”

“People say “Are you sur-
prised he made it? and 1 say
‘No, why canta guy from here

make it just as well as a guy
from California?” [f vou"ve got
the abiliry and vou vet the
coaching and the competition
and you're willing to do the
work vou can make it.”

Empevy'’s got a good track
cecord going = — — besides
Dempster, there are currently
five other North Shore Twins
alumni playing pro ball at the
minor league level throughout
the U.S,

Empey said the Martins may
Opt to renegotiate the contract
of their young starter in the off-
season and keep him in Florida
blue for the long-term.

Dempster will eeturn home
tor Christmas before heading

south to begin preparing, for
the 2001 season.

He's said he’s still got some
physical and mental work to do
during the downtime.

“LT walked tee many guys
this vear,” said Dempster. “Pve
got to keep refining my com-
mand and working on my
changeup and Bet better.”

And while pitchers and
catchers don’t report until mid-
February, Dempster is still
doing w hat he always does: liv-
ing, eating and breathing hase-
ball full-time.

“L hope Pm getting the
name where the other teams
are thinking “Oh, mai...ve
gotra face Dempster today.”

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