The rain scared the players away from practice today. Only Brandon Guttman and Gordy showed up at Triple Creek Sunday mid-morning.
Team Franklin schedule there own indoor practice, at Champions Sports Academy this Sunday. For 2 hours Team Franklin worked on hitting and other strategies for their first game.
A undisclosed source, tells this blog reporter that 2 members of Team Schwartz also held an abbreviated workout for the pitching staff and battery mates, by the way their combined age totals 139 years old. That’s just 2 players! Early reports also indicate Team Schwartz is missing several key players for their first game.
Team Grefer also has been in private preparation for Wednesday’s opening night game. “Too Tall” Grefer and his younger brother “Refer Grefer” have been in the video room. They have been watching Angels in the Outfield, Sandlot, and Bad News Bears.
Team Newman is looking to pick up their second “Pink Shirt” Award in three years. Teaming up with the Lefton brothers makes this a lock. By the way, the “Pink Shirt Award” is now unoffical. Members of the commission found this “offensive and “Should not be part of this league”.
Boring!!! Well, we are still allowed facial hair, even if it looks bad.
This should be a great year, we have many new players and a big increase in the sublist, with many players biteing at the bit to play on a regular basis, Gotta sign up early next year.
Some changes, Mark Weisser and Dan Glassman, are not a captain, David Wernick and Anton Looooooooooon, are now captains for the very first time, good luck to you. Former “Commission for Life” Big Gig is now a captain, returning to lead a team for the first time since 2002. Joel “Sparky” Fogel is back too.
Rookie Night is comming, details will follow in a week or so.
Commissioner Mike Rothstein has a great year planned both on and off the field. Please give him your support and suggesstions. He wants to make this the best league it can be!