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Made available online by Project COBB (the Project for the Chronicling of British Baseball) http://www.projectcobb.org.uk/brit-ball.html With kind permission from the BBF Board BIF ~ ..~,~.. British Baseball Federation The Official Voice Issue No 30 of the British Baseball November 1995 Federation 75p clinic is another success. Bookings have already started to come in for the event which will take place 19-21 January next year. The clinicians for the 1996 BBF/MLBI Annual Strom has been a pitching coach in the Astros Coaching Clinic will primarily be provided by the organisation for the last five years and during a career Houston Astros. cut short by injury pitched for the New York Mets, Cleveland Indians and the San Diego.Padres. The BBF and MLBI are pleased togonouncethat Coiiins wasappoinied Astros manager in 1994 and Houston Astros manager, Terry Collins, along spent the majority of his playing career with the with Brent Strom, pitching coach of the Tuscan Dodgers. He turned his hand to managing in 1981 Toros, the Astros AAA affiliate of the Pacific Coast and spent much of the 80's managing the Dodgers League, will be the main speakers «:3t this years AAA affiliate, the Albuquerque Dukes. event. They will be assisted by Ralph Rago, the Great Britain manager and the Junior clinic will be Ashkinazy played in the Red Sox minor league run by Alan Ashkinazy from Pony Baseball. organisation for four years and coached high school ball for six years. He has been a Pony Baseball coach Once again the quality of the speakers is for the last five years and coached the Greensboro outstanding and hopefully this will assure that the Palomino team to victory in the 1993 World Series. Rago has coached for thirty five years and most Keep in touch with whafs happening recently for University California Davis where he held the position of Assistant Head Coach and Recruiting in British Baseball, call the Co-ordinator. British Baseball Federation "oOine. There will also be a MLB Umpire present running ail umpires clinic at the event and details of this person will be made available as soon as possible. SUPPORTED BY SPORTS Calls charged at 37p per minute off-peak, 49p per minute peak time. counCil ENQUIRIES CALLING ALL Editorial Enquiries: British Baseball Federation, G8 PLAYERS 66 Belvedere Road, Hessle, The season has ended but with many meetings taken far too long to do but the need for an unambiguous North Humberside, HU13 9JJ, and preparation of the year end accounts for the document that will stand the test of time is important. With Tel: 01482643551 Is there a player on your team who you AGM, the officials of the BBF are continuing to some way to go on the use of the language the basic Fax: 01482 640224 think has the right aptitude and attitude to work for the growth of baseball in Great Britain. principles are however sound. Further dafting next congress is expected. Those of you familar with travel to Compuserve 10 No. 100417,2103 play in the Great Britain senior squad, but Next year the emphasis will be on the push to get our Senior some foreign climates will know exactly what I mean when never seems to be seen by the right squad out ofthe B-pool. This must be done for our game to I say that for most of the time I had the "Cuban two step" Editor: Kevin Macadam and what with getting sun bumt as well was glad to arrive people? Well now progress, to attract increased funding and most importantly Deputy Editor: Wendy Macadam back home to sunny Sheffield. is the chance for sponsorship. The drive must not stop there as we expect to get into and remain in the A-pool of European baseball. BBF Executive Meetings this month include Junior and Senior Leagues, President: steve Herbert them to make Ralph Rago has outlined his coaching staff for both squads and with camps budgeted for the Board, Council and NPL. Preparation for the AGM and the Coaching: Ian Smyth themselves ~-- finalising of the European B Championship committees will juniors and cadets it 100kS~likea Technical: Gary Mortimer see most of this year out. The revision of tasks and known. busy year ahead. Feeling in "., ~ National Premier League: Gerry Walmsley personel will continue and I expect a document to be issued Europe is that we should be ' ~ Director: Greg Welch r:. to all voting members at the AGM outlining the a major playing force and I 'r- \: Publicity and Publications: Kevin Macadam If they are interested in trying out for the administration, functions and goals for the next year. cannot agree more with _"':!"~-r: ~ -<I":~- 1996 Great Britain senior squad then they \=-~~~/O 0~.,<~ X~/ Negotiations with MLB, Steve Baker and Clive Russell, for BBF Council that sentiment. n . ~\l f the commencement of the Pitch, Hit and Run program for Conference Commissioner - South: should attend a meeting on Saturday 2 \;:( r 1996 are being finalised. This program will go into select Sharon Bonfield T.he world of ba. s.eball '-<;K'~ C" ~.'(J. schools and be run with local and regional championships. December, 12 noon at the Tally Ho Club, has still yet to m~ke it's \.J0 Conference Commissioner- North: Nigel Moss c:s The national finals with be held at a major event in the West Midlands Police Train~ng Academy, decision to allow the . ~ j Conference Commissioner - Scotland: Autumn giving a high profile and awareness to baseball anij participation of::,,\ ~"J Brian Edwards Birmingham. ~ our youth programs. Umpires Commissioner - North: Frank Scherer professionals into the Umpires Commissioner - South: Olympics. This is still the main Mack McKinney For directions to the club, and to confirm contentious issue splitting the main I hope that all your input was submitted to the Great Britain Team Manager: Ralph Rago their interest, please phone or fax Ralph continental confederations ofthe IBA. the IBA now has 99 office for any bye-law considerations as this was members and a probable extra-ordinary congress will be your chance to put right your rules. I look forward called before the Atlanta games to pave the way for Advertisement Enquiries: Rago on 0113 266 9530. to seeing everyone at the AGM in December and Kevin Macadam (01482 643551) inclusion of the woJ1ds supreme athletes for Sydney in 2000. This seems an easy statement but confusion is still of course at the Annual Clinic and dinner in Marketing and Promotions Enquiries: rife that a pre Atlanta vote would mean professionals January. Keith Peskett (0171 8375117) competing in those games. This is a non-starter and a pre-condition of any vote taking place. So one last time, "There will be no professional players in the 1996 games!" Subscription Rates: 12 issues, FOR SALE Yours for baseball inclusive ofpostage £9.00. Cheques and The congress in Havana was mainly uneventful with the Stephen R Herbert, Postal Orders payable to 'British THE SPORTING NEWS statutes finally being passed by the members. 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