Brotherly love, Ryan and Mike Carmody

Another duo of brothers for the Blue Devils are the Carmodys -- Ryan and Mike.

Ryan is a senior outfielder but still has another year of eligibility after a medical red shirt in his freshman year. Will he come back an extra year to play with Mike? Mike is a catcher who brings a lot of confidence to the field as a freshman. The Carmody brothers could often be seen exchanging words behind the dish during inter-squad games.

The duo hails from Montgomery, New York and went to Valley Central H.S. Ryan is an Exercise Science major, while Mike is undecided.

While the Carmodys are fine players, the most important member of the family is Edythe. Every two years when we travel to New Paltz, Mrs. Carmody cooks up the finest meal of the year after the game. They are a 20-minute Drive from Hawk's Field. Best meal of the season.

Ryan, left, and Mike stopped by the office after a round of BP in the cage. They then headed to the weight room. Tonight, after dinner together, they will head to the library for some studying.

Baseball Operations Manager Tim Fairhead sat down with the duo to learn a little more about them:

1) Who is the better hitter?

     Ryan: Big Carm is clearly the better hitter.
     Mike: Ryan is a good hitter don't get me wrong, but I'm still better than he is.

2) Mike, what is the most important thing you have learned from Ryan?

     A work ethic.

3) Which brother has the better opportunity to get above a 3.0 GPA this season?

     Ryan: I'd say we both have a good opportunity to beat a 3.0.
     Mike: We both are going to have above a 3.0.

4) You're 4 years apart, is this the first time you have played on the same team? If not what other teams did the duo star on?

     The brothers played one year of little league together while their Dad and Uncle Billy coached the team.

5) The family just got a new car, which brother gets the old family car?

     Ryan: Mike would probably get the new car
     Mike: I'm a much better driver than Ryan, so I'd get the car

6) If you both had to cook a meal for the whole team what meal would you cook?
     Ryan: I'd definitely be cooking some Chicken Parm.
     Mike: If I'm cooking for my team they're having the meal of their lives. I would start with a nice appetizer some fried Calamari to really warm their taste buds up. After that I'm bringing out the second course, some clam chowder and a nice Caesar salad. Then for the main course -- a juicy filet mignon fresh off the grill. The main course will be followed by a sorbet to cleanse the pallet for dessert. The dessert I would serve would be a white chocolate raspberry cheesecake.

7) Mike, there is a big rumor you are a KISS fan, tell us more about that experience.

     The KISS incident happened my senior year when me and three of my friends dressed up as the famous band KISS for celebrity day in our high school. That led to us getting kicked out for safety issues. Us getting kicked out blew up all over social networks which lead to a bunch of local radio stations calling and interviewing us to hear our side of the story. Eventually we became the 3rd most searched thing on the internet and radio stations all across the country were calling to interview us. A radio station in Phoenix, Arizona called us and interviewed us then gave us free tickets to the Rock and Roll hall of fame inductions. The day after the Rock and Roll hall of fame we were interviewed on the Today Show and we met the band KISS. 
--> Mike, which band member were you? Gene Simmons
--> Ryan: Favorite KISS song? Rock and Roll All Night
--> Mike? Detroit Rock City  

8) Ryan, who has been the most influential Blue Devil in your career at Fredonia?
     Dan Greco is probably the most influential Blue Devil I have ever played with.
--> Mike, you've met a number of players when visiting your brother, etc. Which alum did you know the best?
Dan Greco and Dan Fetes

9) Walk up songs?
     Ryan: Something by the Drop Kick Murphys (an Irish rock band).
     Mike: No idea.