Sept 1:
This years Teams and Schedule for the Wind up Scramble are now posted. The link can be found in the Sept Scramble section to the right of the page. Also a link can be found below.
August 22:
On Saturday, September 13th @1:00 pm at Lorne Holden, 23 of the 24 active 75+ players in our league (Golden Geezers, as Jim Noon affectionately refers to us) will be playing an inner squad game between team blue and team green.
On Sunday, September 14th @1:30 pm at Lorne Holden, there will be an inner squad Co-Ed game featuring the ladies who have honored us with their presence and great play during previous fall ball years.
August 18:
A couple of Monday website updates:
-There is a summary/Report of the August Scramble now posted. It can be found in the August Scramble Section to the right of the page.
-There is also one Game Play Photo page available for viewing. Hoping to have a couple more posted this week.
-May not have mentioned this earlier, but there are 5 Game Play photo pages posted in the Med Hat Tourney Section.
Dollar Hotdog Night:
Wednesday's dollar hotdog night was an outstanding success. Thanks to the entire Mavericks team for supporting the event. A special mention to those who worked tirelessly in the kitchen - Kerry Schentag at the grill, Darren Heinz on cash and David Hammel distributing drinks and chips and providing support where needed. Thank you to the spouses: Sharon Schentag, Loretta Hammel and Marilyn Emann, for keeping the kitchen tidy and helping everything run smoothly. Special out of town helpers were the Emann kids - Tannis and Matt from Calgary and Sarah from New Zealand. Their help allowed dad (Moose Emann) to work the crowd, hand out icy treats and ring the cowbell.
Members of the league and spouses along with our fans came out in large numbers to support the event and we are grateful for that. The final number for hotdogs sold came to 410. While we are still well short of the volume sold by the Toronto Blue Jays, we are gaining with steady increases every year.
The closest guess to hotdogs sold was 409 with the winner being Rick Parker.
Again thank you all for working, eating and simply going along with a fun evening.
July 26: Fall Ball Notice
- Due to substantial work being done on the diamond starting September 15th, there will be no fall ball this year.
July 24: League Note
Clarification on the infield fly rule, with emphasis that the ball can be caught by an infielder with ordinary effort.
- When the rule is in effect, if a fair fly ball is in play, and in the umpire's judgment is catchable by an infielder with ordinary effort, the umpire shall call "infield fly" (or more often, "infield fly, batter's out" or "infield fly if fair" when there is a chance of the ball drifting foul). The batter will be out regardless of whether the ball is actually caught. Umpires typically raise the right arm straight up, index finger pointing up and call to signal the rule is in effect.
July 21:
Just a couple of Web Site Notes:
- Team Photos have been added to both the Lakers and Mavericks Team Pages. They have also been added to the team photo page. Thanks to Harold Enslen for taking and submitting all the team photos.
- There has also been a 2nd History Tab created above. This will be for league History from 2024 On, and will be added to as events happen.
June 28:
Below is an important notice from the league about subs.
- Due to the amount of inconsistency and misunderstanding with sub usage, the executive has decided, as of July 1st, we will be starting over with the record keeping of sub usage and we will be including a penalty for not following the sub rules.
- Starting on July 1st, if a sub is needed, the team will first pick an “A”, then next a “B” and then next a “C”. After the team has picked a “C” you will start over with “A”, then “B”, then “C” etc. There will be no exceptions to the order.
- The penalty for not following sub usage in the correct order of “A”, then “B” and then “C” will be loss of your “A” sub pick for the rest of the season.
- This season, if players have already subbed, their subbing still counts towards their maximum of two times per year. That will not change. Any player violating this rule will be subject to an automatic three game suspension.
June 27:
League Notice about umpires:
- To all who are umpiring, please wear a high visibility vest. Wearing this vest identifies you as an umpire while on the field and not a subbed in player.
June 22:
A league History Link is now available in the above tabs to an article written by Rod Sommerfeld.
This is an outstanding article that takes the reader back to the very beginning of the league. You can also use the link below to access the page.
June 6:
A note form the league about Team 70:
- If any eligible player is interested in coaching the 2026 70+ Huff &Puff Team, please contact Larry Hurrell @ bearlkh956@gmail.com