The Batter’s Box

Summer 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

The Batter’s Box

Double Pitcher Contest will be decided this week at 9 PM.

Team with the most people at the bar WINS!

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

Then email them to me at backyardsportsclub@gmail.com

backyardsportsclub@gmail.com

Double Pitcher

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

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

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 Gillenwater from I’d Hit That 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

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

American Red Cross Sand Wiffle Ball Open

August 18th 2012

In conjunction with Red Cross, Backyard Sports Club is hosting an Open Tournament for teams everywhere.

Cost: $30 per player; Late registration after July 30: $40 per player.

*Teams Co-Ed, minimum of 10 - maximum of 12 players (must have at least 4 Females/Males).

*Ages 21 and up. ... *Sponsor Bar: Calypso's Bar and Grill.

*Pool Play Games and Top 2 from each pool will advance into single elimination round.

*Register at www.backyardsportsclub.com, under the 'Tournament'

tab: www.backyardsportsclub.com/tournaments.

If you would like to volunteer to help, please send me a message.

Please message me for any companies wanting to be a Tournament Sponsor and I can e-mail or mail the sponsor letter.

Thanks to everyone for helping to make a difference!

1st Annual Charity kan jam tournament

To benefit Special Olympics

Sponsored by The Virginia Beach Sportsplex & Professional Printing Center

What: Charity Kan Jam Tournament When: August 4th, 2012 @ 12:00 PM Where: Virginia Beach Sportsplex Who: Teams of 2. No gender requirement Why: To raise money for the Special Olympics Registration: $40 per team Please visit htto://form.jotform.us/form/21725945944160 to register for the event. Cash prize to top 2 teams, 50/50 raffles, food, beverages, music, etc.

Great Event for a Great Cause!

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

Week 3 schedule – Thurs, july 26th

standings

Rec ‘N Ballz 3 3 0 0 Make it Rain 2 2 0 0 Wiffskey Militia 2 2 0 0 Down Wiff It 3 2 1 0 Da Bombers 2 1 1 0 Sons of Pitches 2 1 1 0 Pitches & Hoes 3 1 2 0 Wifflin Dixie 2 0 2 0 Holey Balls in your MOUTH 3 0 3 0 Ball Busters 2 0 2 0

Team Name GP W L T

Week 2 scoreboard

Teams Score Make it Rain vs. Holey Balls in your MOUTH 15-7 Rec ‘N Ballz vs. Pitches & Hoes 23-18 Wifflin Dixie vs. Sons of Pitches 8-14 Rec ‘N Ballz vs. Holey Balls in your MOUTH 16-10 Wiffskey Militia vs. Ball Busters 32-5 Down Wiff It vs. Da Bombers 11-4

6:30 Games • Wiffskey Militia vs. da Bombers Field 1 • Wifflin Dixie vs. Down Wiff It Field 2 • Sons of Pitches vs. Holey Balls in your MOUTH Field 3 7:30 Games • Make it Rain vs. Ball Busters Field 1 • Sons of Pitches vs. Pitches & Hoes Field 2 • Wifflin Dixie vs. Rec ‘N Ballz Field 3

Team write-ups

Well, we were on the losing side again. We are showing signs of improvement though. We scored 4 of our 5 runs in one inning, taking advantage of the small ball game. We are adding some new people, and rumor has it, David “Big Papi” Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox will be making 2 rehab start for our team over the next two weeks, so look out opponents! All kidding aside, we play hard. We may not win, but we have fun playing. Everything will come together in time.

- Glenn Krinsky

Rec ‘N Ballz came out to play! Our first game, the top 11 people scored, and of those top 11, 6 of them hit BOMBS! I can’t even count how many HRs were made during this game…on both teams. Pitches & Hoes held their own and made it a close game. Going into our 2nd game against Holey Balls, we were pretty confident, but of course we have to be weary of their bush-league ways. Uh huh…don’t think I’ll forget about what ya’ll pulled on us in the playoffs! Shout out to Timmy for making all sorts of awesome plays. He stopped a bomb from leaving the field in the first game. He had a key grab out in left; that, without a doubt, would have made it onto the ESPN highlight reel…and lets not forget all of his in-field homefuns! Good job to all the teams for games well played!

- Charm Reyes

Team write-ups

Promoting Ball Awareness...Since 2008

Excellent redemption from week 1. Finished with a 14-8 win. We were hitting moon shots all night led by Angel Sanchez going 3-3 with 3 home runs. In total, we hit 7 homers on the night with Billy Gorham, Liz Germanos, Brian Wurst, and Will Buker contributing the other long balls. Save a few booted balls, we played solid defense all night despite being quick pitched (they’re tricky!). Shout out to Cody Wurst and Susan Pauley for going a combined 4-6 with 4 runs scored at the bottom of the order. Well done. Wifflin’ Dixie played solid defense the whole game but had a hard time stringing together that big inning on offense. The heat was unbearable so we were glad to have one game and get off the field. Big thanks to Angel and Cody for supplying beer for the evening. Looking forward to the double header next week!

- Will Buker Really Reyesess?!?! That was back to back to back games with all 3 of them involved. The first week was a loss to Daniel Reyes from Down Wiff It. The second week was followed by Jon Reyes from Make It Rain and Charm Reyes from Rec 'N Balls. I'm just glad I got all 3 Reyseses out of the way so I could focus on winning the rest of the season. I mean, its all about the tournament, right? We will just sandbag the rest of the season just to make it to the Finals....haha. As we play against these great teams, my team is getting better with their offense and defense. Duane stepped up with a homerun and it always happens on a non-pressure situation. Caleb also had one. Michelle made a great catch. I know this league doesn't allow cleats, but that doesn't mean shoes as well. Rec N' Balls had 2 or 3 players without shoes! All in all, it was a great time.

- James Salgado

This game was tough from the beginning. We hit pretty well as a team but couldn't turn them into runs and Down Whiff It jumped on us. Down Whiff It is always fun to play and congrats to those guys on a well played game. Bombers played well also. Good job by both teams.

- Gordon Boothe

Team write-ups

Well, apparently our fearless leader has taken the week off and abandons both the write up and his team, typical hippie. There must be some concert in town. This week we only had one later game but we tried to get to the field to practice but ended up socializing with our soon to be competitors. We took on the Da Bombers, a super fun team with some kick butt gals! Oh, and the fellas also come on pretty strong in royal purple. The magic in Gordon’s socks must have been evaporated by the heat because we smoked ‘em 11-4. Down Wiff It had some elite MVPs this time around. There were the Lane sisters who can sprint faster than a Phish fan to the Hampton Coliseum from base to base. Although he was injured David, who sports the retro t-shirt, had some great at bats. Mike “the magic man” Mars actually decided to run the bases when he hit a home run, sadly, it was at this point he decided to run and it was not a homer and the second basewoman was holding the ball. In the end all the Da Bombers were able to bomb was our groovy team photo. It was a great game and after party at Uno’s. Let’s just be happy that Doug does not treat the wiffle balls like he does the ping-pong balls. PS we have located a bus for the team and we found Daniel in it; score, a new team member!

- Beth Pearson

Team write-ups

Pitches &

Hoes

Wow, what a team Rec ‘N Ballz is! The Ballz got off to a sizzling start by scoring 11 runs in the top of the first inning. We Pitches and Hoes did all we could to mount a comeback, led by Trey Kube’s 2 home runs and double (thank you wind for blowing out!), but it was to no avail and we eventually lost 23-18. Special thanks to Krysta McKee who battled through illness while playing a stellar right field.

- Jen Price

We played Sons of Pitches and lost 14-8. They have a great team there. I’m just mad at the person who told them it was home run derby instead of a real game. No one gave us the memo. We had faults of our own however. We had 2 innings where we had them at 2 outs with no runners on base just to give away runs after. My team definitely knows how Adam Scott is feeling this morning. And for the second week in a row, my performance was on par with human trafficking. Ok slight exaggeration but it was atrocious. Shout out to Kevin K who's straight playing like Josh Hamilton (post drug abuse). Also shout out to his bff Kevin V and also Shawn for playing like bosses. Flo with some awesome snags on second and to Jenny with two hits including a laser down LF. We cant wait till next Thurs. Big shout out to Charm's entire team for having the most colorful inappropriate conversations of the night. Wont share here but it was hilarious.

- Joe Equitan

Team write-ups

Once again our team played great Defense, and held Holey Balls from scoring runs. I don't know what type of kool-aid my team is drinking but i need to get me some, because everyone was hitting the ball except for me. Maybe it's because I'm sick or something, but I need to step up my game. Marc Anthony’s bat was on fire when he started the game with a Grand Slam from there we didn't let up and cruised onto Victory. Our team is coming along nicely. Half the team made it out to the bar which was good thing. We challenged the SOP to flip-cup and naturally we took them down 3 to 1 best out of 5 games. They left are table looking all SULLEN!

- Jon Reyes

I just want to say, “Boom”! Hats off to Wiffskey Militia! Our bats were HOT! Everyone did a phenomenal job. Our starting line-up was killer; Marcus, Jess, and Joe you three were right on, and our clean-up Kevin, let’s sign him up now for the home run derby, we have a ringer!!! Kevin made three home runs bringing in tons of runs for the Militia. Way to go Kevin! Also bringing in home runs were, Marcus, Ryan, Colin, and myself (April). Edge, Breezy, and Julie had some awesome line drives to keep us bringing in more runs and batting through the line-up. Sarah was right on point with her bat too. She got on base every time at bat…Great Job Sarah! Also, John and Trip brought their game to the field and pumped in more runs. What can I say, Militia was just here to play some Wiffle!

- April Cooke

WIFFSKEY MILITIA

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

Many of you guys have been inquiring about this week’s Batter’s Box “Hook-Up,” so listen up…This hot chica is originally from Maryland. She attended the University of Maryland and earned a degree in sociology. She’s presently an Administrative Assistant to Dr. JoAnne Lopes, and is taking classes in web design (this is good news for all you computer geeks who have been looking for someone to whisper that special code to.) She’s not only intelligent but she loves to have fun. You can find her dancing at concerts, doing fireball shots at the bar, drinking “good” beer with friends, and spending time with family. To keep her killer bod’ she does hot yoga, runs marathons, and participates in Backyard Sports activities (Volleyball and Wiffle Ball). If you would like to strike up a conversation with this hot lady buy her a black cherry vodka/soda and ask her about her plans to travel the world.

Kim forney – holey balls in your mouth

Errday I’m wifflin

Wiffle wiffle wiffle

The Beautiful Faces of Wiffle Ball

Norfolk, Virginia Backyard Sports Club, Blue Diamond Divisions