The Batter’s Box

Fall 2012 – Issue 2

• About The Batter’s Box

• Announcements

• Schedules.Scores.Standings

• Team Write-Ups

• Charities & Sponsor Bar

• Wiffle Ball for Dummies

• DOs & DONTs

• The Weekly Catch

• Pictures

• The END

James Salgado, Charm Reyes, & Jon Reyes

Summer 2012 – Issue 1

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Coming Soon To a “Batter’s Box” Near You

Then email them to me at backyardsportsclub@gmail.com

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Contests

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 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.

Backyard Sports Club’s email is:

backyardsportsclub@gmail.com. I look forward to working with all of you!

** If you need extra time, email me and just let me know.

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.

Announcements

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

Hair Graphics

Owner and Master Stylist, Joy Godfrey has been creating avant-garde looks for over 10 years. Educated by some of the leading companies in the salon industry; Vidall Sasson, Bumble & Bumble, Wella and Paul Mitchel, to name a few. She has a acquired a multitude of skills to give clients the exact look they want. Her work is inspired by the love of art and design specializing in texture cuts and creative color techniques. Joy believes that your hair is a very important part of your life, as well as your self-image and personality and looks forward to working with you.

Pembroke Chiropractic

Marcie Masterman from Friends Wiff Benefits 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

BYSC American indoor karting

We have AIK reserved for Tuesday, October 23rd from 7-8ish. For $25, you get 2 races (8 min. each.) Teams of 4. Minimum 1 guy/1 girl. It’ll be relay style where you switch drivers after your 8 minute race. If you can't form or find a team, sign up as a free agent. When: Tuesday, October 23rd Where: American Indoor Karting 2736 North Mall Drive (by Lynnhaven) Time: 7 PM – 8 PMish Why: Cause it sounds FUN! You can register on our website: www.backyardsportsclub.com

Please send any requests for “Announcements” to backyardsportsclub@gmail.com

Come out and get a true sports conditioning burn at Mt. Trashmore! You will learn Speed, Agility and Quickness techniques to improve overall Speed, footwork and quickness. Time: 9 AM – 10:15 AM Cost: $10 per person Where: Mt. Trashmore Instructor: Terence Boone Contact: 757-561-1923

WANNA ADVERTISE? If you have a business or an event that you want to

get out to the league, email me with details.

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Everything from relaxation massages to injury rehabilitation. Swedish to Deep Tissue. We are all about customizing your massage to fit your specific needs. You deserve an "Hour Escape", you're worth it!

Social Sports Club Special If you are a member of any Hampton Roads Social Sports Club you get $10 off your Hour long massage.. or $15 off an hour and a half! That's only $40

for an hour, or $55 for an hour and a half!!

Call to book an appointment 757-717-1931 Gift Certificates available

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Please submit all scores and write ups about your teams to backyardsportsclub@gmail.com

Week 3 schedule – Thurs, oct 11th

standings

Sons of Pitches 3 3 0 0 Down Wiff It 2 2 0 0 Wiffskey Militia 2 2 0 0 Clown Babies 1 1 0 0 Holey Balls in Your MOUTH 2 1 1 0 Wiffle While You Twerk 2 1 1 0 Make it Rain 3 1 2 0 Friends Wiff Benefits 2 0 2 0 Ball Bangers 3 0 3 0 Rec ‘N Ballz 2 0 2 0

Team Name GP W L T

Week 2 scoreboard Teams Score Holey Balls in your MOUTH vs. Clown Babies ?-? Rec ‘N Ballz vs. Wiffskey Militia F-W Ball Bangers vs. Sons of Pitches 13-14 Down Wiff It vs. Make it Rain 9-4 Friends Wiff Benefits vs. Wiffle While you Twerk 4-16 Holey Balls in your MOUTH vs. Sons of Pitches 9-10

6:30 Games • Holey Balls in your MOUTH vs. Rec ‘N Ballz Field 1 • Make it Rain vs. Wiffskey Militia Field 2 • Down Wiff It vs. Wiffle While You Twerk Field 3

7:30 Games • Friends Wiff Benefits vs. Clown Babies Field 1 • Ball Bangers vs. Rec ‘N Ballz Field 2 • Sons of Pitches vs. Wiffskey Militia Field 3

Team write-ups We the people of Down Wiff It showed up eager to see our new tai dye t-shirts on Thursday, and if you saw how inter-galactically bad ass they are, you would know beyond all doubt that we were NOT disappointed! Seriously, they make Versace gowns look like prison inmate uniforms.... They are like sparkling electric sapphires mixed epic-ness and sex appeal. THEN, when you add the tai dye knee highs, it only adds to the visual carnival to be experienced when you play our team.... and we won our game 9-4. It was Antonio's birthday.

- Mike Mars

Vs. Clown Babies. I didn't know what to expect. They were a new team but they had some kickball knowledge. They had beaten Ball Bangers in the previous week 20-2. All this mystery was solved when we came up to bat. We were consistently hitting base hit after base hit. The game was probably our most productive game ever. We had the defense to back it as well. Chris Snyder had a couple of grabs in the outfield and Andrew Hass stopped someone from scoring. All in all, it was a great game.

Vs. Sons of Pitches. Buker and the Infamous Green Goblins...The Battle of Chop Stars...Chopper vs. Choppee...Ok, I'm going to stop. I knew it was going to be a good game. The trash talking is at its highest when playing against them. 'Watch out for his Salgado Chop' and 'Move up, Buker is up' was said throughout the game. SOP came to play when they hit 2 3-run homers in the first inning. Really, guys...check your HGH levels at the door. My team didn't back down on this though. We were able to inch ourselves back. At the bottom of the sixth, it was 10-8 SOP. Bases loaded. 2 Outs and I was the tying run on 2nd base. Then a pop up to the right field. Game over. Both sides played well and I'll see you guys in the Finals. Too soon?

- James Salgado

Team write-ups

Another epic installment of Will and James’ Battle of the Chop. We were able to come out victorious on this one but Salgado’s chop was running wild on us all game. He was tough to stop as well as some big shots by a few of his teammates. We had an offensive outburst in the first inning and held on to secure a dramatic late inning victory. Holey Balls came back to within one with the winning run at the plate but a long fly ball to right center field ended the game and kept the Sons of Pitches undefeated… for at least one more week. Thanks to homers from Brian and Travis to fuel the offense all night. Up next, the annual renewal of Sons of Pitches vs. Wiffskey Militia.

- Will Buker

Promoting Ball Awareness...Since 2008

Besides the million home runs Wiffle While You Twerk got during this game, we put up a tough fight! Offensively, we performed fairly mediocre. Everyone got on base at some time or another and Steph had an RBI! Defensively we made some kick ass plays! Marcie caught a line drive, or two, at third base. Lee and Vincent tore it up in the outfield, not letting any balls drop, except for ONE, but Vincent then turned around and got a friggin awesome tag out at second, IN THE FOOT! America also got a tag out! Looking forward to a 'W' in the near future!

- Marcie Shreve

Team write-ups

Although it was a beautiful warm night I was pretty nervous going to the game knowing that we would be facing last season champions. But I was glad to see almost all my team present on the field. The first two innings were great with the most memorable catch from Megan in the right field. PJ caught every fast ball coming his way. Jamie's hands didn't disappoint either. Amazing home run hits from Tommy and Joy gave us hope that we would be the first team this season to beat the best team on the league. But the more experienced team Sons of Pitches wouldn't give up either and in the third inning they managed to tie the score. Last two innings didn't bring us many points and with the difference of one run they won the game. Oh well, we fought hard. And a combination of beautiful weather, Shane's birthday and flip cup challenge made it the best Thursday so far!

- Nadia Kraft

BALL BANGERS

Promoting Ball Awareness...Since 2008

vs. Ball Bangers. This was an exciting game from the start. Nadia’s team came out with hot bats and put up a ton of runs in the first inning. Thankfully they cooled down in the next few frames and we were able to claw back. Then they scored again in the final inning forcing a late rally from the Pitches in the bottom half of the sixth inning. We were able to come back and win by one. Thankfully, their team captain is terrible at paper-rock-scissors. We had a good time playing on the new fields. That first field seemed a little short because balls were flying out of there left and right. Shout out for Liz’s walk off hit that almost* went over the fence!

- Will Buker

Team write-ups We played Friends wiff benefits last week and def brought our A-game. We won 16-4 on the backs of the middle of our order. Shout out to Ashleigh T for her 2 jacks and to Wade for his Ruthian-like homerun. While they were hitting HRs, everyone else were busy hitting lasers all over. Kevin V, Jenny R, Kevin K were standouts. Defensively everyone was awesome. Gordon/Dee combo on the infield was clutch. And of course, your's truly's pitching was stellar as always. ahem! Kudos to Friend wiff benefits for hanging in there and kept on fighting despite being down a lot early. Their attitude the entire time was awesome which made for a great experience. Now, on to the next one! Looking forward to playing my friends from Down Wiff It. Will surely be tough with all the wily veterans they have there. But Im sure we will be up for the challenege.

- Joe Equitan

Right from the get go I knew that this game would be a defensive struggle. Both teams play great defense in the infield and the outfield. The only way you can win this game is to hit well. The game was tight for most of the game tied at 4 I believe. Then Down Wiff It had a hot streak of batting and hitting the ball over the fence. Nothing you can do about that. It was a great game, but MIR will learn from this experience and get better as the season goes on.

- Jon Reyes

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! • DO clean up after yourselves! Unfortunately, maid service was cut out of Backyard

Sports Club’s budget due to the economy. • 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. • 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• DO NOT try to guess that persons name! • DO go to our sponsor Bar, Uno Chicago Grill. It’s what the cool kids are doing. • DO NOT fight! This is a fun league, HAVE FUN! If you fight, fun’s over for you, you’ll be

kicked out. • 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!

• 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

T h e w e e k l y c a t c h

This guy needs all the help he can get in the women department. He’s tall, dark(?), and ummm….funny? Our next bachelor is from the Ball Bangers and he goes by the name of Jackass, oops I mean Jamie Hop. Jamie and I have a love/hate relationship, so to those that don’t know us, this is normal and this is how we communicate. So a little about this guy, he LOVES the Red Sox. Although you might see him sporting Yankees cap these days since Boston is out of the playoffs. He loves to play baseball, although he’s not very good. But at least he tries, right? If you’re looking for an honest guy, Jamie might be your guy. Some may say he’s brutally honest, but hey, at least he’s honest. I do have to give credit where it’s due, he’s a very witty guy. Although, sometimes his wit can cause some awkwardness. If you’re the type of girl that thinks awkward moments are hilarious, PERFECT! In my opinion, Jamie’s saving grace is his sweet dog, Molly! If Jamie ever gets annoying to be around, at least you have Molly to fall back on!

Jamie hopkins – ball bashers

Errday I’m wifflin

Wiffle wiffle wiffle

Norfolk, Virginia Backyard Sports Club, Blue Diamond Divisions