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WORLD SERIES: KANSAS CITY ROYALS VS. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS GAME 2 STARTERS JAKE YORDANO PEAVY VENTURA 11 Season: 7-13 11 Season: 14-10 11 ERA: 2.17 11 ERA: 3.20 First pitch: 8:07, tonight on Fox 56 WORLD SERIES SCHEDULE CHARLIE RIEDEL ASSOCIATED PRESS Royals' Billy Butler warms up before Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday in Kansas City, Mo. Tunkhannock grad helped mentor Royals' Butler GAME 3 Oct. 24: Kansas City at San Francisco (Hudson 9-13), 8:07 p.m. GAME 4 Oct.

25: Kansas City at San Francisco (Vogel-song 8-13), 8:07 p.m. GAME 5 Kansas City at San Francisco, 8:07 p.m. GAMEG San Francisco at Kansas City, 8:07 p.m. GAME 7 San Francisco at Kansas City, 8:07 p.m. if necessary BASEBALL BRIEFS Mayors announce World Series wager KANSAS CITY, Mo.

-The mayors of Kansas City and San Francisco have a bet riding on the outcome of the World Series. If the Royals take the crown, San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee will travel to Kansas City to read to students. If the Giants prevail, Kansas City Mayor Sly James will serve meals to the homeless in San Francisco and sing with a church musical group. Food also is on the line, with James betting barbecue, and Lee wagering Humphry Slocombe ice cream and Boudin sourdough bread. Phillies ink Williams to 1-year contract PHILADELPHIA -Righthander Jerome Williams agreed to a one-year, $2.5 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies.

Williams was 4-2 with a 2.83 ERA in nine starts for the Phillies after being claimed off waivers from the Texas Rangers on Aug. 1 0. He also pitched for Houston last year and was 6-7 with a 4.77 ERA in 37 games with all three teams. Associated Press "Everything we taught him, he picked up he was just born to be a hitter. STILL IN THE GAME Marabell, now 50, stopped coaching full-time in 2008 to watch his two sons, Connor and Blake, play baseball.

Connor currently plays for his father's alma mater at Jacksonville, while Blake is a junior at Bartram Trail High School. His wife, Jocelyn, is also a teacher in St. John's County Marabell is a member of the Eastern Baseball Alliance, and also runs the Scott Marabell Hitting Camp while volunteering as AAU coach and teaching golf in the fall. His scout teams consist of some of the best players in the state, which Marabell showcases as a means to get his players to move on to play in junior college or at four-year institutions. tion he went to school for physical education.

He then began coaching baseball at Wolfson and has guided the team to the state tournament seven times in 10 seasons. Wolfson was state runner-up in 1998 and 2004. COUNTRY BREAKFAST Enter Billy Butler, one of the best hitters in school history and one of the reasons the Wolfpack made it to the 2004 state final. One of the other reasons was Eric Hurley, a hard-throwing right hander who was also selected in the first round of the draft by the Texas Rangers. Butler was a three-year starter at Wolfson, leading the team in home runs his sophomore and junior seasons before ending his senior season with a .597 batting average.

"He was just a phenomenal hitter," Marabell said. By John Lund Staff Writer All coaches want their players to succeed. Sometimes, coaches are lucky enough to watch their players exceed their expectations and extend playing careers to the amateur playing level, and beyond. Tunkhannock grad Scott Marabell has been on both sides of that coin. He excelled as a ballplayer, making it as high as Double-A ball in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization, and as a high school coach, earning state-runner-up honors twice.

Several of his players have gone on to play in the minor leagues, with a handful making it as far as the majors. But one player is participating in this year's World Series. That player is Billy Butler, the designated hitterfirst baseman for the Kansas City Royals. Butler, who played for Marabell at Samuel W. Wolf-son High School in Jacksonville, Florida, was the 14th overall pick by the Royals in the 2004 MLB draft.

One of the first people Butler called after the Royals booked their first trip to the Fall Classic since 1985 was Marabell. "He was just so excited. He said it was the most pumped he's ever been in his life," Marabell said. "The fans in Kansas City and the atmosphere have been one of the most memorable things. It's his dream and it's all happening." HUMBLE BEGINNINGS Marabell, a 1982 Tunkhannock graduate, went on to play at Keystone Junior College, then a two-year school.

During his tenure, Marabell posted a .423 batting average. He transferred to Jacksonville University in Florida, where he was a two-time first-team all-conference selection and hit .363 with 24 home runs in 132 games. From Jacksonville, Marabell signed as a free agent with the Dodgers organization, spending four and a half years in the minor leagues and getting invited to spring training with the club in 1989. During his career, Marabell was part of three championships, including Sarasota in 1987, Vero Beach in 1989 and Bakersfield in 1990. He also roomed with Dodg-ers and Mets great Mike Piazza.

After finishing his playing career in 1991 as a member of the Double-A San Antonio Missions, Marabell went on to teach, first in math and science before finding a posi WBVOICEPAGES WBVOICE DLY- 37 102214 T37 I 102114 22:51 I STAHLLERSA.