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With kind permission from the BBF Board BRIT The Official Voice of the British Baseball Federation Issue 43 95p December 1996

Pitch Hit & Run , the induction, schools will be able British schools baseball and to operate the programme teeball programme, is a fully independently. This means s p 0 n s 0 red.----.--.------.that the burden pro g ram me, •• placed on the which provides local baseball schools with the people IS nee e s s a r y relatively small. resources and~. support to '--~__--====-_----l Essentially we introduce baseball. are looking to operate this programme all This programme is designed over the UK. However we so that after initial training and (Continued on page 4) ***************r------~ -:. Keep in with what's -:. \~ "'J4~':i1I , " ...... \}~ ...... Iili * happening in British * ...." " t II \.\) * Baseball, call the British * .'t .""". * Baseball Federation * ""~I The Executive and , .,... : Hotline. -:.;; Commissioners of the t~ '* * filj British Baseball Federation ~ *-If **.wish you a very : : Merry Christmas and a t 0891 884533 : Happy New Year "* * SUPPORTED BY *: (;illbchatuedat4bplJeJUliflUt.aolt,p~k, * Mle~TS * bOp per !lunule peak time * IlliPr'"VII *************** COUnCil Page 2 Brit-Ball Brit-Ball Page 3 ENQUIRIES PITCHING SCREENS The British Baseball Federation Editorial Enquiries: have nine pitchers 'L' screens and [.21;~J ~d\~~e7~-.L:dlce] British Baseball Federation, 3 square first base screens 66 Belvedere Road, available to teams. Hessle, HU13 9JJ The following items are IThe Sporting News Official i excellent way to promote the available from the BBF to IBaseball Rules -19:l5 Edition i British Baseball Federation Tel: 01482 643551 The screens measure 8' wide x 8' help develop your club. i-only £1 per copy. : Available in red, royal blue, or Fax: 01482640224 high, the frame being made of i BBF Scratch Cards - an easy i white with the BBF logo on the hUp:llourworld.compuserve.com:801 galvanised steel and covered with a Diamond Development - Iway to raise funds. Available I left breast in sizes S, M, L or homepagesfSRHERBERT/bbf.htm green rope mesh. They each have contains details of who you can I at a special price of 15p a card. I XL) An excellent price of £13 apply to for funding. IBBF Baseball Camp IEuropean Championship two wheels, making them easy to Diamond Construction - Full I Handbook - Details of how to 'Caps - An excellent high Editor: Kevin Macadam transport around your diamond. details on how to construct a i organise a baseball camp this I quality souvenir from this Deputy Editor: Wendy Macadam baseball diamond. I summer. It full of ideas and ! year's event. Available in royal BBF Affiliated teams are Introduction to the Game - 'I available at a cost of £3.50. I blue, red or black with the BBF Executive briefly explains the rules and The Sporting News I baseball, stars and Union Jack \' welcome to use these for what equipment is required. Chronicles of Baseball - the logo at a cost of £10. President: Steve Herbert I i f the 1997 season, with the History of the Game - a brief Istory of America's National I European Championship Youth & Coaching: Ian Smyth , following stipulations: in the UK. Pastime from 1SUl to the i Shirts - Again an Technical: Gary Mortimer How to set up a Baseball ! present day. An A4 hardback I excellent souvenir from the Premier Division: Team - How do you go about book containing 700 historic i championships, available in 1. You have a secure storage area to I Rosemary Hancock starting your own team - ideas Iphotographs and 351 pages of i red, royal blue, or white With keep the screens in. Conferences: Sharron Bonfield for fund-raising, recruiting I great baseball events - £15 Ithe baseball, stars and Union 2. You arrange and pay for players, details of fees, where including postage and packing i Jack logo on the left breast in Publicity & Publications: I transportation of the screens from the BBF spend the money etc. I Inflatable Baseball Bats - I. sizes S, M, L or XL. An Kevin Macadam BBF Head Office to your ground. Teeball - an instructional I You've seen Atlanta Braves I excellent price of £13. 3. When the screens are required by leaflet on the game of teeball. !chop, now here's your chance ! European Championship T­ BBF Technical Committee the BBF for use in European Baseball Information Sheet - I to start a new trend and do the : shirts - These are white t­ Conference Commissioners: Championships, National Finals ideal for people new to the I BBF Bash! These inflatables I shirts with the 1996 European game, it explains what the BBF '! are the same length as a l Baseball Championships logo South: Sharron Bonfield etc, they are made available. is and what we can provide. ! normal baseball bat - 32" and on the front. Available in S, M, North: Nigel Moss I 4. The costs for loss or damage to the Parent Information - a leaflet !are approximately twice as I L, XL and XXL at a bargain Scotland: Brian Edwards screens are the responsibility designed for you to hand out to i thick. They are printed with a I price of £10. Umpires Commissioners: of your club. your junior players parents. I, union jack design. £1 each I, BBF Line-up Pads - Each pad North: Frank Scherer 5. The screens will remain Baseball Qualifications - IBBF Caps - Let people know I contains twenty quadruple sets South: Ted Gerard-Thesingh and the property of the gives the aims and objectives! that you belong to the British I which will last you the season. National Umpiring Coordinator British Baseball of the coaching association i Baseball Federation. These i At £4.25 a pad can you afford Federation at all times. and details on how to attain I caps are of an exceptional I to be without? Scorers Commissioners: level A, AA and AAA I quality, embroidered with the I BBF Pin Badges - Identifies South: Brian Holland qualifications. ! BBF logo. Available in either I you with the BBF - excellent as North: Clive Maude The screens will be allocated on a The Great Game of Baseball i white with a blue peak or red i end of season gifts for players Scotland: Liz Graham first come first served basis. - an A2 poster explaining the I with a royal blue peak at a cost !- these iron based three colour GB Team : Ralph Rago Please contact BBF Head Office jf game and it's history. Iof £10. I badges are a snip at £1 each. you are interested. I BBF Polo Shirts - Again an i If you require more information on any of the above please contact: British Baseball Federation, 66 Belvedere Road, Hessle, HU13 9JJ Tel: 01482643551 Fax: 01482640224 Page 4 Brit-Ball Brit-Ball Page 5 (Continued from page 1) The time commitment once need people at the sharp end, the programme is set up is like yourselves who will act as minimal. The local coordinator %e {WorMIs}l great !J3ig !J3ase6a{(f I coordinators. The rewards will act as a first line of contact may be great, as the for any queries or problems This article sees the start of a new Nicaragua 8-1 whilst Japan crushed feature on the game around the USA 11-2. In the final, Cuba's programme will increase schools may have. As we world. To start off with we are Omar Linares hit three home runs, awareness of baseball in your value this programme so looking at this years Olympics and two of them two run homers, to area, and also act as highly and the dedicated work the outcome of the professional power Cuba to their 143rd recruiting potential members of the local coordinators, an vote held in Lausanne, Switzerland consecutive victory during official in September. competition in the home of baseball. for your club. honorarium of £250 is paid. Orestes Kindelan set Olympic Baseball finally became an official records by hitting 9 home runs and The major task for a local Should you wish to become Olympic in the 1992 games in 18 rbis in the tournament. coordinator is to recruit involved in this programme or Barcelona. Before that it had been schools in their area. Ideally a demonstration sport seven times After the excitement of the games want to receive further details, starting in 1912 in Stockholm, had died down all eyes turned to the we would like 8-10 schools in please contact: Sweden. This years Olympics in IBA congress in Lausanne where each area, to make the Atlanta saw eight teams compete the IBA members would vote on programme work effectively. Ian Smyth with the Netherlands and Italy flying whether to allow professionals in the Once the schools are 17 The Quarry the flag for Europe. Nearly one Olympics. This vote would prove million people watched the games in crucial to the future of the game. In recruited teacher training will Alwoodley Atlanta placing baseball third in the past the motion was narrowly be conducted, enabling Leeds attendance behind and defeated. This time the resolution teachers to actually deliver LS177NH track and field. was passed with only seven the programme. countries voting against. The first surprise of the tournament Tel/Fax 0113 2817150 was when Italian pitcher Roberto So what does this mean for the Cabalisti beat Korea 2-1 in front of future of the game world-wide? a 24,000 crowd. Again Europe was Well for a start any player who is successful when the Netherlands signed by a professional team can Boothferrv Trophies limited defeated Australia 16-6 and Italy now once again play for his Country. proved its power on offence when If you sit and think about the Suppliers to the they also beat Australia 12-8. nationalities of some of the Eventually the show-down that top professionals then this has British Baseball Federation everybody was waiting for came some exciting connotations. 4i when the Cubans played For all your baseball trophy the USA emerging victors The positive vote will also requirements call 01482 226459 by 10-8. hopefully result in increased media coverage 94 Spring Bank, HUll, HU3 1QH In the semi-finals the world-wide. Her's to a new 11 Cubans breezed past baseball era. Page 6 Brit-Ball Brit-Ball Page 7 players who occasionally have to CEB scorer for the past ten years 1997 CLINICS umpire for your team. Give them He was a CEB appointed scorer at the opportunity to improve their the 1990 European Cup and 1992 The BBF and MLBI are ~~ . Rob knowledge and the benefits to your European Cup of Cups and has pleased to announce also co.ached the Australi~n team will be enormous. scored at the 1984, 1988, 1996 . Olympic team, and IS European Championships. He has that former Major MA.,on LMOl'~ lW'UUALL currently coaching in the lr'TE:RNA1IUNA.L PONY baseball have offered a been with the Old Timers for six League manager and Australian Baseball British Umpire the chance to years and has umpired on and off player Jim Lefebvre, Rob League. officiate at their next when required over the past ten Derksen and Bill Arce will be year, and only participants at this years. During this time he has also the main speakers at this As always Bill Arce will be on hand years umpires clinic will be held numerous scoring clinics and to provide some excellent advice considered for this opportunity of a he served on the BBF board for 10 years event. and pass on his wealth of lifetime. years. knowledge of the game. The clinic will be held at Cranfield The scorers clinic will be run by two Over recent months Clive and Brian University, Bedfordshire and will The umpires clinic will be of our most experienced scorers, have been studying the CEB commence on the evening of conducted by Frank Scherer who Clive Maude and Brian Holland. scoresheet and have produced Friday 17 January and end in the has been involved in baseball for some excellent material for use at afternoon of Sunday 19 January. It the past 32 years coaching, playing Clive's involvement in baseball this years clinic. The BBF intend to will also include an umpires clinic and umpiring. He has officiated at spans back to early 60's when he adopt the CEB scoresheet for use in run by CEB umpire Frank Scherer, the 1994, 1995 and 1996 Premier was involved as a player, scorer and the 1997 season onwards, and a scorers clinic run by CEB scorers Division series and has conducted umpire. In the eighties he turned to therefore attendance at the clinic is Clive Maude and Brian Holland, numerous clinics. Frank umpired in coaching a team and started a must for all scorers. and a softball coaching clinic to be the European Cup in Belgium in to concentrate on scoring for the run by Bobby Simpson. 1995 and in the CEB Cup in Vienna Mersey Mariners. He has held And what better reason to attend in 1996. He also umpired at the various positions in baseball can there be than the BBF Annual Lefebvre has had stints managing Flanders International Tournament administration including President Dinner and Awards Presentation. A the and Chicago in Belgium in 1996 and at the World of the North West Region, BBF chance to meet all your baseball Cubs as well as being hitting Friendship Series at Menwith Hill in Board Member and currently colleagues in a relaxed and instructor for the 1996 and he was one of the British Northern Conference Scorers entertaining environment and and has been involved in umpires at this years 1996 Commissioner. Clive has congratulate this years award professional baseball for 33 years. European B Pool Championships. conducted various scoring clinics winners. and was one of the scorers at the Jim played his entire Major League This year's clinic will provide a European Championships in Hull in Details of all these clinics have been career with the Los Angeles greater focus on mechanics and 1996. He has been a registered sent to every registered senior Dodgers and was a National situational management; game scorer for many years and on the player, scorer, coach and umpire. League All-star in 1966. management, etc rather than the CEB scoring list for the past 6 years. Please encourage your team to textbook / rules type of clinic. The attend. The only way we can Derksen is the minor league clinic is open to not only those who Brian Holland became involved in improve baseball in this country is to pitching coordinator for the umpire every week, but also those baseball in the early 60's with the improve our knowledge of the game Sutton Braves. He has been a and what better way to do so? scorer for the last 32 years and a Page 8 Brit-Ball Brit-Ball BBF/MLBI COACHING CLINIC 1997 Page 9

TIME SUBJECT CLINICIAN

FRIDAY 17 JANUARY 19.00 Opening Ceremony Arce 19.30 Developing Your Hitter, Mechanically Lefebvre 20.30 Developing Your Pitcher, Mechanically Derksen 21.30 Hitting Flaws; Pitching to them and Correcting them Panel

SATURDAY 18 JANUARY 09.00 Infield Strategy & Cheating Lefebvre 10.00 The Pitcher as an Infielder Derksen 11.00 Hit & Run & The Bunting Game Lefebvre

12.00 Lunch '. 14.30 Demonstrating Coordinated Infield Play Panel 15.30 Stations - Hands On Coaching Panel Hitting, Pitching, Bunting,Base Running 19.30 BBF Annual Dinner & Awards

SUNDAY 19 JANUARY

::. \ \ {' 10.00 Catching Lefebvre 10.30 Coaching the Bases to Improve Baserunning Arce ~~/,~ ~.1~~ ~/~. 11.00 Developing Your Pitcher, Mentally Derksen ')Jj7~1fitA1~Fff@{r~-@ "'1 ~~ 11.30 Developing Your Hitter, Mentally Lefebvre / 12.00 Lunch ~0~\~~~~©lill~~~~J~ ~[1~@ill~UJ(Q)[~J 13.00 Adjustments; The Game within the Game Panel Unifolm. Pit~hins Ma~hinos. Mitts. Bats. For mort information or toj?lace amorder. 14.00 Baseball Stories & Closing Ceremonies Panel Balls. Bases. (aps. (at~hels Kit, Helmets. (f. CALL 01243 867)pT i !.1, , /_ Holdalls. Tees. Tote Bass. Shades, Sox, , ">;, Ask for Keith' ; ,) Ja~kets. mu~h mu~h Shin Gualds. and \ and I~.ye the rest to male. ,,-1 Page 10 Brit-Ball Brit-Ball Page 11 1997 CLINICS REGISTRATION FORM BBF SCORERS CLINIC 1997 I wish to attend the following clinic Clinicians: Clive Maude and Brian Holland Coaching Baseball D Coaching Softball D SATURDAY 18 JANUARY 11.00 Introductions and new scoresheet Scoring Umpiring D D 12.00 Lunch 13.00 Ways of getting on base, being put out, sacrifices, automatic Name: outs, getting around the diamond 14.00 Runs batted in, substitutions, winning and losing pitchers and Address: saves 15.00 Review and break 15.30 Scoring practice and discussion Postcode: 17.30 Wild pitches, passed balls, more complex errors and balancing the scoresheet Telephone No: Date of Birth: 18.30 Session End 19.30 BBF Annual Dinner & Awards Team Name (if applicable) SUNDAY 19 JANUARY 09.30 Review of previous day I enclose the following sum of money 10.00 Batting out of turn and earned runs (cheques made payable to the British Baseball Federation 12.00 Lunch 13.00 Protests, called games and compilation of statistics Clinic £ 14.00 Baseball Stories & Closing Ceremonies

Dinner (Saturday evening) £ FEE STRUCTURE Accommodation £ Coaching Association Member (1996 Registered Coach) £20.00 TOTAL ENCLOSED £ BBF Member £25.00 BBF Non-Member £30.00 I would like to share a room with: Umpires Clinic £10.00 Scorers Clinic £10.00 Please return your completed form and money BY FRIDAY 10 JANUARY 1997 to: Team Rates - 1 extra free clinic place per group of 10 British Baseball Federation 1997 Clinics Annual Dinner - (Dinner, afterdmner speakef5. auction of eqUipment and souvenlfS £15.00 annual coachmg and player awards presentation) 66 Belvedere Road, Hessle, HU13 9JJ Accommodation - Twin Rooms only £52 £26 per person per night bed and breakfast for weekend Page 12 Brit-Ball Brit-Ball Page 13 BBF UMPIRES CLINIC 1997

Clinician: Frank Scherer The question we hear from many new players to your senior team. TIME SUBJECT seniors teams, but just sit and You are all getting older, the think about it for a few minutes. bones start to creak, more SATURDAY 18 JANUARY The youth are the future of 10.00 RULES injuries occur, but with a small * Fair/Foul Balls * Ball/Strike British Baseball, without them senior team who can take your * Infield fly * When run scores with two out we will not exist. Below we have place - juniors. * Appeal Plays * Obstruction/Interference tried to answer a few of the common points that are raised. Take yourselves along to your 12.00 Lunch local youth fixture - it's a whole 13.30 MECHANICS We can't afford it - Local new ball game - a friendly, * Ball/Strike/Swinging strike * Fair/Foul authorities, Princes Trust and competitive atmosphere, no * Safe/Out * Fly ball caught/not caught other grant giving bodies are are whinging at the umpire, players * Interference/Obstruction more keen to give funding to hustle on and off the field, close juniors than seniors - no excuse. 14.30 COMMUNICATION scores. Kids want to play * Pre-game * During the game baseball, all they need is a little * When a ball is hit * Post-game We haven't got the time ­ adult help to guide them on their combine the training sessions way. The 36 teams that 9.30 POSITIONING with your senior team - let all the competed in the BBF / PONY * 2-man crew rotation seniors take it in turns to do the youth leagues this year are 18.00 Session End coaching - you don't need any testament to the above, and in 19.30 BBF Annual Dinner & Awards extra time. 1997 there will be more. Make sure your team is one of them. SUNDAY 19 JANUARY How do we transport them to Don't miss out. games - talk to their parents, get 930 POSITIONING * Plate work (with the use of a pitching machine) them involved. Many are quite If you're interested and need * Bases willing to help if you ask. some advice on how to get started call Ian Smyth on 0113 12.00 Lunch What about umpires and scorers 281 7150. - again talk to their parents. Let 13.00 GAME MANAGEMENT your seniors umpire the games ­ * Attitude & Demeanour * Arguments The BBF also have several * Ejections * Keep the game moving great experience for them. information leaflets to help you. * Building respect Have a look at the examples in Is it worth it - A definite yes. You your BBF Fact File. 14.00 Baseball Stories & Closing Ceremonies will have a continual influx of Page 14 Brit-Ball Brit-Ball Page 15 'Yester-years (j3ase6a{{ gives our coached the senior side to a prayers of tfte past tfte Major Semi Final and under 12s to a Minor Premier and Grand You have heard of PonTel . opportunity to recount tfteir Final Winners 1983/4 saw him praying tfays. 'Ine information start his own club Ingleburn You have read about PonTel . Magpies (summer season Sept­ You have friends who get PonTel ... wi{{ afso pro've 'va{ua6{e April), 2 senior Sides, under 16, Time to take YOUR TURN AT BAT! ftistorica{ information on our 2 under 14, under 12, under 10, sport. under 9, 2 under 8, in the Pontel is the real thing Baseball from your favourite ballpark in Bankstown League, which meant A-, America straight to your telly. The best games. The original a lot of travelling on Saturdays, recordings. The original announcers. The original commercials. A TRIBUTE so in 1984/5 he began his own ~ Association (Macarthur I')t'V This season is your turn to thrill to your Baseball team. Every Friday Association) Campbelltown, \.'. you will get the best available game of your favourite team. Complete I would like to, on behalf of a population around 300,000. ~ •' ,', and uncut. All the action. All the analysis. All the stories. Plus a half number of people pay tnbute to an ~ 'hour of highlights from around the leagues after each game. What English export to Australia in the •. does all this cost? He helped to form 4 new clubs, early 70's. his own, converted one softball Just £9.90 per tape. Including p&p. So try one. Or two. Or take advantage of this club, with a total of 26 teams super offer: Order six weeks of your favourite team, and we'll add the seventh week I've visited his home on a number under 8 to under 16, and 6 senior tape for free. That's right. You thrill to the best games played by your favourite team for of occasions and on my last visit I sides the Association was born about two months for just £59.40. Here is how to order. noticed the BBF Brit-Ball, which I Ron was PreSident of the read with interest, and then Ron Association, the Magpie Club CREDIT CARD ORDERS, TELEPHONE 00 411 202 0024 brought out nearly 12 months of and raised about $15,000 in the books, which he jealously guards. season for the sport. That TO PAY BY CHEQUE, FILL IN COUPON AND MAIL TODAY TO: season his club won the Club I am writing about Ron Naylor and Championship, he spent another PonteI n Parkring 25 n 8002 Zurich n Switzerland compiling the following with the season with the sport and then help of his wife Geraldine. dropped out again for some 4 Yes Send me (how many?) weeks of Baseoon Each video contains a compete game featuring the learn of my choice. plus a hifl1b;f11 show covering the action from around the leagJes Please send me the videos of years. Arriving out here in 71, within 3 o myfavounte team_~ .__. _ weeks he was playing Major One night the then President of o the best game of each week League (winter) With Lane Cove, the Association rang and asked the following years with Waverley, o 1order at least SIX VIdeos and get one additional week FREE Ron if he could help out a both from Sydney Then due to o For each VIdeo I pay just £9 90 (mcl p&.p) I prefer to pay fledgling club (Mets), who were work commitment dropped out for short of coaches, not all that o by credit card (Access. V!s.a. Ameflcan Express) about 9 years. keen to start again he said he would go down and have a look. In 1980 with his two sons Stuart 10 o by enclosed cheque He was asked to take on an years, Darryll 9 years, joined the under 12s side and Geraldine Moorebank club, Ron playing VIVidly members the first thing he senior baseball and the two sons said when he came home "I've playing junior teeball and pitch never seen a worse bunch of kids ball, and this began a great series In my life, they've no idea how to of achievements. 1983 he play baseball" By the end of the Page 16 Brit-Ball Brit-Ball Page 17 season they finished 2nd in the things not mentioned. His one quote Premiership, and won the Grand final when asked about success "The result EDINBURGH 1991-92 on the field is what counts". DID YOU REIVERS He dropped out again for a season. In "Thanks a June 92 Ron received a phone call from lot Ron A'SI RAIH BASEBALL CLUB KNOW.... an ex Mets member, with a request to for the '~F~ Ty Cobb has the highest coach a senior team, which Ron said work you he would think about. Two days later have put lifetime batting average (.367) the member rang back, this time with a into the INDOOR for any Hall of Fame member. different request "we want to start a gam e , .~~~~::~'h new club, will you be President and run and to BASEBALL CAMP 'lii'Ei"". Ty Cobb never played on, It for us", after more phone calls and this club, I just hope along with the nor managed, a World Series two meetings the Cardinal club was team, you decide to have another go. born That's where I come in. My At the start of the 96/97 season there Championship team. husband joined the club and Ron are 60 junior teams under 6 to under 16 Wanna play 'lii'E~"" Ty Cobb, second on the all­ taught me to score, my two girls played and 28 seniors from 8 clubs within the also And this began 3;1, years of Macarthur Association. In 1994 Ron ball? The Edinburgh time hit list behind , success The juniors improved over was made a life member of the Reivers are hosting a was temporarily suspended that time with Ron running coaching Association from baseball for gambling clinics and scoring clinics and he baseball camp for players coached the A grade seniors. Thanks Rob Ray, Baxter, Roger between 8 and 15 years of violations in 1926. Fletcher" Tim Inglis, Richard Frost, P age. No playing '1ii'Ei "" Ty Cobb is one of only two With winter and summer leagues he Andrew Molles, Darryll Naylor, Mal coached 4 semi-finals, 2 major finals Nunn, Shaun Oreilly, Leif Scowcroft, experience is necessary people to hit a before and 1 grand final (we finished runner Allan Smith, Shane Smith, Stuart as the camp will cover all his 20th birthday and after his up), and I was privileged to be the Naylor the skills of the game. 40th birthday. scorer for all of them, he has again dropped out, for how long???? And Cheryl Molles ~P", Ty Cobb stole home more after our last Grand Final appearance I It will be held on Saturday than anyone else (50). asked Ron what was his greatest Scorer 11 th and Sunday 12th achievement. His reply "seeing many '

~---- ,- ~------_..__ .• ._.~ _._.__.._._-_._.~~~-~-- - Page 18 Brit-Ball trophy. There were also some serious awards. These were done barnett® by each team member voting on each others performance EVERYTHING TO FIT OUT YOUR PITCH throughout the year with the following results: In the November issue of Brit-Ball with Sid 'call me Spielberg luvvies' ::::,.m M.."l On 31 st October 1996, the squad for various highlights from our + Golden Bat - Derek Finnegan Razorbacks gathered at the Police season together. These included + Golden Glove - Dave Shepherd Training Centre for its first ever end the following: I'ITCIIJ:R"S PLAT!: of season awards evening. + Player of the Year - Dave Berry rITCUI:R'O plAT!; Mould""lvinvL" 11,h'1! Attendance was very high and * Most ironic nickname - Sid £1' nearly everyone dragged along 'Slugger' James i"rlce:.c 100 their partners not knowing what they I would like to take this opportunity * Most obscene act with a Coke to thank everyone who has helped were letting themselves in for. The bottle on the M6 - Dave Hayes standard of dress for the evening to get the club this far - you know The 'Frank Spencer' accident who you are and we will always be was varied with 'Slugger Sids' outfit * DlrT-o! just taking the award for dressed up prone award - Dave Shepherd in your debt. Big thanks to all at the err or R.U08ER aABT.8 BBF and every team who we came like a dogs * Trying to catch a flyball with a £2 coloW" dinner. After an up against last season, your help ORr""'l pair of shades award - Dave Pric,":£ A and guidance has been invaluable. excellent meal Griffin the evening Hopefully the team will go from began in earnest * The 'I played W".,..... strength to strength in the years to for England - let come. Many thanks to all out there ...------.me tell you all for your support. ~ :R. ~""'II:::"'II""""""""'II:::"'II about it award' - Josh ~~~ ...... ~ Johnson Looking forward to 971 t:.CONON1CAL VINYL DAHl: BOOK. SERVICES * Most obscure nickname "" LI1YIITED award - Earl 'Carwash' cron/j Ontlpe, 90ltlntlger I'rle.,:£ 311 Dias ORDERFORM c7J)es! 9'flfdltlnds CJ(tlzorbtlcks COLOUR Falcon House * The 'If you get lost ask Queen Square a Policeman' award ­ Richard 'Benchwarmer' 1';uIKlp"llun I,) the- Jup"lch <;U"U (·... ~h<'" ,j<:hn::ry ",. (4 Lancaster Abbott Tul).1 IpA) 1'<:< (h~qu<:. cfnhh:~Il.l (n· .<1..1<;) l;>;ul.k Ir,,"ifc! Of COD LA11RN :--; ..Ill<":.lIlJT<;:.

c A R L 5 W E 5 W Find 15 words related BASEBALL ON THE INTERNET to Christmas in the 5 H 0 L Y I T 5 P g rid . The British Baseball Federation have a home E H R V E N U y U W hen page on the internet, the address of which is: ~ y 0 U E A R H D finished here will p M E 5 R R K G D http://ourworld.compuserve.com:80/ T be 24 E RR E Y T C E letters homepages/SRHERBERT/bbf.htm remaining, c A R H R M Y E N which will spell out a If you, or any member of your team have an e-mail address and N p W 0 N S S A L G message to you from would like your team to be linked to the page, please send us a T N A 5 5 the British Baseball message and we will make the necessary arrangements. T M A A - Federation. M 5 T L E T 0 E 5 Brit-Ball Page 27 Page 26 Brit-Ball Comfort is up for hic! grabs. JOSE Good to Surf' - for running up Example To Youth Award for massive bills with his E-mailing T_U_~_DU_N_D_~~_B_OD_G_~R_~_I striking out twice against them at the hobby I__ Seniors v Juniors Derby -MOOSE The OJ Simpson Award for using The Balk Award for constantly OJ's lawyer to get that job in the US As we are all no doubt aware, this all 38 of them. This is their sixth balking then arguing his definition of The Ghostly Pick is the time of year that most clubs year. Other teams can copy our the rule book and spoiling the game. Off Award for 'j,... hold their annual trophy awards. concept but they will never be as FRACAS making a text book We held both the senior and junior coveted and special as the original The Gary Lineker Award for pick off at 1st, shame the runner awards back in September. This is Bodgers. (They are awarded for silly shouting "No more Mr Nice Guy" at was on 3rd. FRACAS because two of our "baseball errors and any embarrassing acts practices - GAZZA The Foghorn Leghorn Award for family" - Jim & Chris Outlaw were connected to the club or league. The Heinz Baked Bean Award for being the noisiest player in the leaving to go back to the United Usually those of bad taste are not beaning most of the Edinburgh team. JESSE JAMES JNR States. They were involved in all printable but I think some slipped players except the one he wanted. The Gary Cooper Award for being three of our teams so we brought through the net this time!). ~. The Canadian Baco.n the quietest player in the team. our festivities forward a couple of 1~...i~ Award Is It working on a pig "JOSE" months. The first one is always the \:~f/ farm eh? or something else Strikeout King and is a big .' eh? And these were just the senior The senior team met in a local pub. wooden spoon the size of a bat. The Gifthorse Award for winning a awards! Bet you can't wait for the With the landlord's complimentary This year's lucky recipient is car then wrecking it. - WILDE next enthralling episode called Are sandwiches eaten we started with Wayne Harvey, a junior. who THING Dragons really a myth? the trophies. The team manager, plays in both teams and oddly The Air Jordan Award for jumping Gary Cumming and I made the enough, is runner up batting up for no reason when catching Overall, despite the above silly Presentation. Brian Farkas champion & M.V.P. for the youth throws to first - SUPERSTAR goings on the senior team did well scooped Batting Champion (.500) teams. He has admittedly felt the The Pirouette Award for~. this year by winning the Scottish and Most Valuable Player. Junior massive jump between youth and his interesting swing and League, top equal with Tayside player, David Farr, who caught the senior leagues this year. Anyway, miss technique. STAN Cobras and only winning on runs season for both senior and junior enough about that, below is a THE MAN conceded. The Dodgers have teams, took Rookie of The Year selection of the printed awards. The Cyclops Award for changing always been able to field a team this while Chris Outlaw won Junior Names have been excluded, except Gary's grand slammer to a double at season and it has been solely Player of The Year. Brian Halliday those who have nicknames: the Edinburgh Game. (To an because of making use of the 15­ was voted Gold Glove Outfield and umpire) 16s from the youth team, Dundee Gary scooped Player of The Year Pepsi Max Dangerous Sport Passing The Buck Award for Dragons - so if any of you senior and Gold Glove Infield. Award for jumping out of first floor begging Gary to let him pitch, giving teams out there are considering windows rather than using the door. up 10 runs then blaming Gary for forming a youth team as well, here's Then we presented certificates for - FIDO DIDO putting him in! - JESSE JAMES one good reason for a start. highest stats. Most went to Brian The Mobile Restaurant Award for JNR Farkas with runner up being Paul always carrying a load of goodies to Passing The Buck II Award for Moodie. We then moved on to the Brian Edwards every game. - HOOTS MON messing up but always having an awards that everyone cringes President Dundee Dodgers The Joker Award for being excuse.- HALIBUT about. Yes, you guessed it! 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