Spring 2012 – Issue 5
Spring 2012
We can pass for siblings!!!
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About The Batter’s Box
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BYSC Sand Wiffle Tourney Flyer
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Announcements
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Schedule & Standing
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Recaps
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Charities & Sponsor bar
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Wiffle Ball for Dummies
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DOs & DONTs
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Pictures
Tournament Dates: • Va Beach Surf – Sunday, June • Norfolk Volley – Wednesday, June 6th • Blue Diamond – Thursday, June 7th 17th
James Salgado & Charm Reyes
Coming Soon To a “Batter’s Box” Near You Every team will be offered a space every edition of the Newsletter to submit something funny... write about their game... whatever...and since we’re doing a newsletter every Tuesday of every week, you have plenty of time to come up with something! If your team doesn’t submit anything, and isn’t in the newsletter, talk to your captain!
Ideas for Team Submissions Then email them to me at backyardsportsclub@gmail.com
When I say, submit something for your team, here are some ideas: • Play by plays of the game • Document the debauchery at the bar - i.e. describing someone’s amazing acting skills hobbling across the bar with a “sprained ankle” just to Ice a teammate. ] • Draw pictures!!!!! • Favorite quotes, poems, song lyrics, movie scripts, YouTube video, or motivational speeches! • Email chains from the morning after . • Funny pictures of you, your team, or something random on the internet • Give your team member awards - drunkest, loudest, person with the least shame, best off the face catch, etc.! • Anything. Really. Someone on your team is creative.
Submissions are due EVERY Tuesday by 7 p.m. ** If you need extra time, email me and just let me know.
backyardsportsclub@gmail.com
Double Pitcher Contests
Backyard Sports Club’s email is backyardsportsclub@gmail.com. I look forward to working with all of you! DISCLAIMER: if you have problems with keeping your language in check, not bashing refs, being overly nasty to other teams, and other no-no’s, the Editor does have the right to not include your write up in the newsletter if the content is deemed inappropriate or out of line. We will try to screen write ups as they are received, will try to let teams know so that they have time to resubmit, but there is no guarantee. The easiest thing to do is to keep it clean, be nice, and remember this is all in good fun.
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Pembroke Chiropractic
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Holly Hickson and Marcie Masterman from Holey Balls in Your Mouth work at Pembroke Chiropractic for Dr. Mark Soccio. Allow your body to “Fall Into Good Health” this season without the use of harmful drugs or surgery. Our holistic approach goes beyond the medical approach. Our first goal is to help you get out of pain as quickly as possible by assisting your body’s inborn ability to heal. Discover Chiropractic!
Don’t forget to like us on Facebook! Happy Healing! 757-490-5828
REMINDER: There is NO smoking at the fields! And please be discreet if you are drinking alcoholic beverages. Coolers and Solo cups are your friends!!! We do not want to lose these fields, so PLEASE respect the rules! Thanks Please send any requests for “Announcements” to backyardsportsclub@gmail.com
Week 6 Schedule- Thursday, May 24th 6:30 Games • Take a Wiff of This vs. Holey Balls in your MOUTH • Wiffskey Militia vs. Sons of Pitches
Field 1 Field 2
7:30 Games • Take a Wiff of This vs. Da Bombers • Wiffskey Militia vs. Down Wiff It
Field 1 Field 2
Blue Diamond Week 5 Score Board Teams
Score
Wiffskey Militia vs. Da Bombers Holey Balls in your MOUTH vs. Down Wiff It Take a Wiff of This vs Sons of Pitches Holey Balls in your MOUTH vs. Da Bombers Sons of Pitches vs. Down Wiff It
6-4 12 - 25 9 - 10 34 - 14 34 - 35
Standings Team Name
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Wiffskey Militia Down Wiff It Da Bombers Take a Wiff of This Sons of Pitches Holey Balls in your MOUTH
8 9 9 8 9 9
7 5 4 4 3 2
1 3 5 4 5 7
0 1 0 0 1 0
Captains and players, please remember to read the rulebook which is posted on our website, www.backyardsportsclub.com. We made a few revisions. Please note, that there are NO SUBS allowed. You can play with 3 girls, but you have to take an out for the 4th girl in the lineup. If you have any questions, please direct them to either James, Jon or Charm. Please submit all scores and write ups about your teams to backyardsportsclub@gmail.com
Wiffskey Militia
Boo Ryan Roebuck!
WIFFSKEY MILITIA Tighten up, Buddy! Da bombers
This was a pretty close game and low scoring. We got off to an early lead but the Milita came right back and we had a chance in the end but came up a little short. It’s always fun playing the Milita and I hope we get to play Ryan and those guys again down the road.
Holey Balls in Your Mouth So being short-handed on girls and Wiff It Good having the wind advantage made it into a not-somuch-fun game. I believe they scored 10 or so runs in the first inning. With our defense being short, they were hitting the ball in the open spaces. Plus, it doesn't hurt to have Mike "I hit the ball till it reaches" Mars and Doug "I measure the distances in yards because of Kurt" Werner on your team. The game MVP is Ken "I know there ain't no 'I' in team, but dammit, there is a "Me" for hitting 2 homeruns and helping the team get over double digits. - James Salgado
Down Wiff It We came out swinging here and nearly batted around twice in the first inning. I’m very proud that our team came out and EVERYONE was hitting, even without our fearless leader. We decided to send him to Alabama as punishment for all his recent overthrows. Andrew was able to field a hot shot from James and threw him out for the first time ever! Despite being short two girls Holy Balls was able to make a valiant effort scoring 12 runs. Great game guys. - Doug Werner
Take a Wiff of This Ughhhh….we are definitely in a losing funk right now, and let me tell you, this is NOT fun! I can’t even remember the last game we had where we didn’t have to take an out for our 4th girl. Who decided on this no sub rule anyway?!?!? Hahaha. Great job Sons of Pitches, ya’ll played like awesome, and your defense was on point. I hate your short stop by the way…can you please move him to right field? Just playing Ricky. Hopefully we’ll see ya’ll in the tourney…we’re ready to bring our A game! - Charm Reyes
Sons of Pitches Fantastic defense in the first game holding the league's top team to only 9 runs. Big props to the ladies who hit .500 all game and made a lot of key outs defensively. The wind was definitely in the favor of both teams but neither was able to take advantage of it. Defensively, Take a Wiff of This made zero mistakes and kept singles to singles and doubles to doubles. Smart heady defense from the champs. The Pitches had a 4 run lead going into the bottom of the 6th and, as we tend to do, let them back into it. They had the winning run at the plate with a runner on second but we were able to hold on for the third out and secure the win by the narrowest of margins. - Will Buker
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Holey Balls in Your Mouth Why must we resort to Facebook trash talking? It happens ALL the time before I play the Da Bombers. But you know, you are just feeding the Tiger. The teams were equally matched...both teams had 2 girls...haha. No more taking an OUT or two for a missing girl. This is how the game went.It was pretty much like an Oprah show...we were just giving away homeruns! I mean, you get a homerun, and you get a homerun, and EVERYONE gets a homerun. Ken had 3, I had 2, Roman had 2, Marcie had 1, Duane had 1, and I think Rachel had 1. The defense was there too for this game. It was fun playing against De Bombers. Great game by all. - James Salgado
Da bombers This was a tough one. Both teams were short and played hard. We did what we could but Holy Balls brought there bats. The score was pretty out of reach from the beginning. Good job by Wade and Ash for cracking a few homers of course. Good job by that entire team and also my fellow Bombers considering the circumstances. - Gordon Boothe
Sons of Pitches I didn't think our second game from last week could be topped. well it was. in a valiant loss, we scored 34 runs! how do you lose when you score 34 runs??!? couple mindless defensive plays but mostly... wind! the roughest winds we've ever played in and it was definitely blowing out. In game 2 alone, i hit 3 home runs, Christopher hit 1, Caroline hit 5, Elizabeth hit 1, Ricky hit 1, Brian hit 2, Billy Gorham hit 1, and Nicole hit 1. That's 15 home runs in one game capped off by Caroline going a sweet 5 for 5 with a million (maybe) RBIs. And let’s not forget me getting absolutely plowed at home plate by that guy trying to score a run. We had a chance for some last bat heroics again but just couldn't string the last couple hits together. Either way, that was an absolutely heroic performance by everyone on the field. - Will Buker
Down Wiff It Can I say Game of the Century??? Wow, both teams did not want to give in at all. SOP kept pounding out the home runs, especially batting around twice in the first inning. We made one hell of a comeback in the third and it was back and forth from there. Thanks to Mike for orchestrating all the shifts in the outfield and who knew Sabrina could catch? Our stellar defense in the last two innings really helped keep the game close. This was definitely the most intense/fun game I’ve been a part, great showing SOP, and Great Job Down Wiff It!!!!!
Charities & Sponsor Bar
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Wiffle Ball Well, since no one wants to read the official Backyard Sports Club Wiffle Ball rules, here is a simple Wiffle Ball for Dummies to help you out as the season starts out! •
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When running to first base, remember to run across the outside base. The reason for this is so the first baseman doesn’t crush you trying to tag you out. However, if you’re running to 2nd, you can touch 1st base and book it to 2nd.
Wiffle Ball Well, since no one wants to read the official Backyard Sports Club Wiffle Ball rules, here is a simple Wiffle Ball for Dummies to help you out as the season starts out!
NO SLIDING!
NO CLEATS! Unless the ground is wet!
NO GLASS BOTTLES!
NO SMOKING!
Wiffle Ball MOST IMPORTANTLY….DO NOT, DO NOT THROW YOUR TRASH BAGS WITH EMPTY CANS OR BOXES OF “ADULT BEVERAGES” INTO THE TRASH RECEPTICALS THEY HAVE AT THE FIELDS.
These DO NOT Go Into the Trash Cans at the Fields:
The Field Manager has already warned us about this, and if he has to tell us one more time, he will take away our drinking privileges at the fields…or worse, he can end up kicking us off these fields all together! So PLEASE take your trash bag full of cans, cups, and boxes with you!!!
The Dos and DONTs •
DO NOT bring alcoholic beverages to the field….or at least be discreet about it!
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DO clean up after yourselves! Unfortunately, maid service was cut out of Backyard Sports Club’s budget due to the economy.
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DO be friendly to the Refs: Please do not yell at them…just remember, you’re the one that will look like a jerk if you yell at them.
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DO NOT be “that guy.” We do not own Uno Chicago Grill or the premises around it; so when you do something stupid, you’re not excluded from any laws just because you are wearing a Backyard Sports Club t-shirt.
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DO NOT leave a fellow wiffleballer behind; we take care of our own. Don’t let your teammate drink like a champ and drive home. Find the closest decent looking guy/gal, introduce them, and have them go home together.
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DO NOT be bitter. It’s super important that if you end up having a “sleep over” with a fellow wiffleballer, be cool with them for weeks to follow. We’re a small community, you’re gonna end up seeing them all season! When they drop you off at your car, hug it out, smile…and say “hi” the following week.
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DO NOT try to guess that persons name!
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DO go to our sponsor Bar, Uno Chicago Grill. It’s what the cool kids are doing.
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DO NOT fight! This is a fun league, HAVE FUN! If you fight, fun’s over for you, you’ll be kicked out.
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DO always wear your Backyard Sports Club shirt. I know laundry once a week may be too much, so it’s cool if you go a couple weeks without washing….unless you’ve got bad B.O. like Robbie Wright!
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DO NOT smoke at the fields!
**DISCLAIMER** Nothing in the Backyard Sports Club Newsletter is to be taken seriously, except for the schedules and scores! Please send scores, recaps, pictures, questions, funny quotes, and/or any information that you would like to be added into the week’s newsletter to backyardsportsclub@gmail.com
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