Newsletter 1-08 11.28.07
I. 2008 Registration for 15U PSBL:
1. 33 Teams - 20 Olympic and 13 Cascade
2. Two teams didn’t respond to request for Division so they were placed in the Cascade Div [Northwest Athletics & Mudville Pinnacle]
3. Cascade Division: Bellevue Baseball, ESBA Eastlake Tigers, Magnolia Baseball, Marysville Hawks, Mudville Pinnacle, Northwest Athletics (if in league?), Rainier Vista Monarchs, Reality Sports, Seattle Rainiers Grey, South Sound Outlaws, Trident Baseball, Washington Dodgers, Woodinville Baseball-Falcons-[so the rest of you are in the Olympic Div]
II. Monies due & no responSE to request to verify records
1. Boys of Summer Stampede
2. Northwest Athletics (no response to emails or phone)
III. NEEDED TO COMPLETE REGISTRATION
1. Boys of Summer Stampede-a second working email address and $ and owner address
2. Magnolia Baseball $ (check in the mail)
3. Mudville Pinnacle to respond to Division
4. Northwest Athletics to just respond?
5. Rainier Vista Monarchs (check in the mail)
6. Seattle Rainiers Grey $ (check in the mail)
7. Snohomish County Express $ (check in the mail)
8. A mass of 15U emails came back, so I wrote them down wrong, couldn’t read your writing or whatever, but need working email addresses. SBA Bombers3, SBA Buzz2, SK Wolfpack2, Klarsho@hotmail.com, esba Eastlake tigers2, NW athletics, Snohomish Cty Express2, magnoliabaseball, stods sting2, stods sting3, Mudville pinnacle, Rainier Vista Monarches2, jettapuningperformance@yahoo.com, limbartlett2@yahoo.com - if your team is here, look at the dist list above and correct the email address in question for us-thanks J
IV. FYI
1. Checks to and Address of PSBL-Article 5
2. Constitution on web site www.eteamz.com/mm15mm16seniors and click on handouts
3. Communicate with PSBL by Email.
4. Rosters forms are on the web site & they must be in excel and they must be sent as an attachment (not a PDF file) Article 17 - Roster protect your team from tampering.
5. Question: “when does the season start” Article 12
6. Question; “When is the State Tournament?” Generally 15U July 5-9th + or – a day or so & depending on the dates of available field time for the host.
7. Question: “Last day can play league games-generally 4 days before tournament starts
8. Would have sent money-but don’t know the address- Article 5!!!!
9. FAQ Article 26 can be helpful.
10. 99.9% of all Questions are answered in the Constitution email Les for the .1%
11. We, in the past, considered playing a North and South League, however since we divided between Cascade & Olympic Divisions, it has not appeared logical to have a No & So.
12. We won’t post your addresses and/or emails on the web site-to reduce spam for you.
IV. NEXT CRITICAL DATES
1. 1ST half fees due (not yet determined-newsletter will go our later) Article 9
2. Scheduling deadlines: Before March 1st - Article 12 - also see My Site News on the Web page!
V. TOURNAMENTS
1. 15u Olympic State is at Hartman Park July 6-10th, 2008 Hosted by Dow Baseball Club 15-top 7 finishers & host
2. 15U CABA Regional Tournament at Hartman Park Hosted by Dow Baseball Club- June 20 thru 25th, 2008 - $650 + dozen baseballs - $300 deposit holds spot (fees non-refundable unless you can be replaced) 4 spots taken at 11.28.07. It is qualifier to WS. Address of Dow Baseball – Article 5.
3. Tournaments fill up quickly so if you interested, suggest you sign up.
4. Anyone who knows of other 15U tournament please let us know and we’ll put out in a newsletter.
Newsletter 2-08 11.30.07
I. REQUEST FOR GOING TO A NORTH SOUTH CONCEPT VS OLYMPIC & CASCADE
1. **Have had a single request for going to a North and South 16U League instead of Olympic and Cascade!
2. Currently there are 11 Cascade teams and 23 Olympic teams- and a couple haven’t responded to us about their division-so this is + or -.
II. CONSIDER
A. Cascade teams could or would be playing the more select teams.
B. Have to decide where the cut off is for a South Team. I ASSUME FROM Kent south & across the water in one league.
C. Would still have two State Tournaments-but the Cascade teams would not likely make either State Tournament.
D. If competition is your goal, who knows, the better teams may all be in the South and the Northerners don’t get to play them.
E. Some Travel would be easier to handle.
F. As it is: Cascade teams would play a home and away schedule & the Olympic teams would play each other once.
G. NOTE BELOW HOW THE BREAKOUT WOULD BE BY OWNERS ADDRESS. 7 South teams (four Olympic & 3 Cascade teams) (unless Seattle wants to be in the South + 4 teams-3 are Cascade teams and 1 is Olympic)
H. The North has 28 teams including the 4 from Seattle- this would be a 27 game schedule or if 4 go South then a 23 game schedule.
III. NEED RESPONSE-PDQ
1. Here is the deal: if you feel strongly for the North South Concept then send me an email: ID your Teams and League and preference.
2. You four Seattle Teams-need to let me know if you want the No./So. That you’ll play in the South.
3. Otherwise if not enough responses then we’ll stay Olympic and Cascade.
4. Need to do this quickly so we can set up the league and get things rolling. I’LL RECAP THE PREFERENCES ON TUES NEXT-DEC 4TH, so vote or your non-vote -you’re voting for the status quo!
Les Dow PSBL
My 16U team _____________________ votes for 1. No/South or 2. Olympic/Cascade
Seattle teams if you want the No/So Leagues then tell us your willing to play in the South League.
Newsletter 3-08 12.13.07
15U Olympic:
I. Leagues and Divisions Set as follows: Note Dean has you listed by team and in which division we want this to be correct so holler or forever hold your piece :-)
There is a 9 team division and 10 team division. The 9 team division will play within division twice and out of division once for 26 game schedule. The 10 team division will play within division twice and out of division once for 27 game schedule.
The divisions would be: Boys of Summer Stampede, Dow15 BB,
Kirkland Heat, Northwest Bandits, Pacific Edge, Seattle Select Purple, Snohomish County Express, Stods Sting, Mudville Pinnacle,
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Auburn Reds, Cannons, Eastside Giants, Kent Bulldogs Blue, SBA Bombers, Seattle Senators, SK Wolfpack, South Puget Sound Shockers, Washington Brewers, Wash Nationals
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15U Cascade:
12 teams - Play each other twice for 22 game schedule. That is 11 home games
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II. Note the "official" team name we have as the owner of the team may be shortened for the Schedule
due to space, but you're Insurance and Rosters need to be noted with your "official Team Name,
kind of like nick names for you guys with long names.
III. A lot of the emails keep coming back, so obviously I've written them down wrong, so if you don't get
this, then correct your email or you could check the dist list and see if your other email address
isn't correct-it's called relating:-).
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V. So far two teams have asked to Host the 15u Cascade State Tournament: Trident Baseball
(Auburn Mountainview HS-Field Turf Field) & Magnolia Baseball (Magnolia Field -Seattle). Both
you teams need to tell me the dates you have your field . FY: 2007 tournament was held
July 12-16th 8 teams Making cut off for league games to count July 8th. The exact dates of the
tournament can be matched to your field times-so let me know the dates you would want to host
the tournament - Can be + or - . Read the Constitution about Post Season Play -dream
wish for a tournament host.
VI. COMMUINICATION WITH LEAGUE (PSBL) .
A. Please use the Subject line: Re: 15U MM & your team name and then the questions or
comment :-)
B. We have 90 teams and a lot of teams have multiple teams and or names that sound alike, each
league can have a different answer to the question & we'll recognize your name, but may not
association it with the team your talking about :-)
C. Multiple emails is good, more chance that you get the message from one of your baseball
buddies.
D. All newsletters are put on the web site, so if your email is down or your out of town or whatever
you can always get updated by going there: www.eteamz.com/mm15mm16seniors
E. Please communicate with your team mom, treasure, administrator, mgr, coaches- we don't
have time to deal with all of them on the same questions/answers we covered in the
Constitution or the newsletters-please :-)
F. Dean Veal does all the scheduling (including for Dow Baseball 16's) so if you have a scheduling
question please contact Dean (it's fine to CC me but do not expect an answer from me unless
you just can't get hold of Dean).
G. Again the Constitution has 99.9% of all possible questions and the FAQ is very helpful (it does
require some reading to sometimes find the answer-ever for me).
VII. NEXT: 1. Get in Insurance Certificates (covered in Constitution)
2. Rosters (covered in Constitution)
3. League Fees will be out soon.
Newsletter 4-08 1.31.08
To: 15U MM Olympic and Cascade PSBL’ers: Your first half league fees are delinquent- oops – sorry my bad-
here they are…………….. so you have until Feb. 15th ! J As per the Constitution if we add or drop out
teams or anything was missed, we’ll adjust on the 2nd half fees.
I. LEAGUE FEES 15U MM CASCADE LEAGUE: 14 TEAMS - 26 League Games – 13 Home games.
Playing each other twice. League Fees $2,132. (this does not include the performance deposit you have already paid).
1st Half Fees due Feb. 15, 2008. Treasurers: $2,132/2 = $1066 less deposit paid. For most the deposit was $500 which would leave $566 Due Feb. 1st & $1,066 bal due April 1st please. Or if you want to pay the entire thing that is fine also. See Article 5 for whom and where to send $. Appreciate not sending checks with cents.
II. 15U MM Cascade State Tournament: Host Magnolia Baseball Club July 12-18th. Top 7 teams and the host Entry fees is 1 doz. Baseballs. CUT OFF FOR LEAGUE GAMES COUNTING FOR FINAL STANDINGS IS JULY 8TH. Please consider this when submitting your schedules to Dean Veal.
III. 15U Babe Ruth (BR) State Tournament: Host Tentatively Scheduled for Port Angeles. # of Entries TBD. Both Olympic and Cascade Leagues will have opportunity to enter into this State. This is the first year PSBL has gone Babe Ruth giving our teams another opportunity for a post season tournament trail. Regional most likely will be in Washington although we’ll have to get back to you on that. NOTE WE NEED TWO ROSTER FORMS FROM ALL 15U TEAMS. It does not matter that you don’t intend to go the BR State route, it is for national registration so that “other league teams” may choose that route. Both rosters are on the web site- read Article 17 & note you need to enter your insurance certificate/policy numbers on the BR form. Read Article 9 2. F. $150 charge from the league, if, we have to cut and past your second roster for you - J Save money-you do it J
IV. NOTE: BR HAS A NEW REQUIREMENT THIS YEAR-IN ORDER TO COACH A BR TEAM YOU MUST PAY A FEE, of course, AND GET A COACHES CERTIFICATE. I UNDERSTAND IT’S NOT OWNERSOME-BUT YOU WILL HAVE TO DO IT; can be done online. www.baberuthleague.org and click on the Coaching Certification link.
V. LEAGUE FEES 15U MM OLYMPIC LEAGUE: 18 Teams – Two 9 team Divisions, playing twice in Division & one cross division - 25 League Games – 12.5 Home games (this doesn’t compute) League Fees $2,080 (this does not include the performance deposit you have already paid). 1st Half Fees due Feb. 15, 2008. Treasurers $2,080/2 = $1,040 –deposit paid, for most the deposit was $500 which would leave $540 Due Feb. 1st & bal, $1,040, due April 1st. Or if you want to pay the entire thing that is fine also. See Article 5 for whom and where to send $.
VI. 15U MM Olympic State Tournament: Host Dow Baseball Club at Hartman Park July 6-10th 2008. Top 7 teams and the host. Entry fee is 1 doz. Baseballs. CUT OFF FOR LEAGUE GAMES COUNTING FOR FINAL STANDINGS IS JULY 2nd Please consider this when submitting your schedules to Dean Veal.
VI. NEXT MILSTONES: 1ST HALF FEES DUE FEB 15TH - SCHEDULES INTO DEAN VEAL . The sooner the better.
VII. 99.9% of all Questions and needed information can be found in the Constitution & newsletters issued-. Please read Article 26 FAQ. On the web site are posted past newsletters, and the roster forms as well as the medical release forms you should have are all there. Please get all this info to your coaches, treasurer, administrator and/or team mom’s before they call me-please! J
Les Dow PSBL
NEWLETTER 6-08, 6-09-2008
Guys/Gals need to know “if” you qualify for State either Olympic or Cascade you will take a spot!? [per the general newsletter sent out 6.5.08-where all the dates were layed out for you]
So far we have one going BR State and one going Cascade State and one going MM Olympic State.
Not enough to make it worth while holding the tournament!:-)
Please respond, silence means “no” & we move on without you.
Les Dow PSBL
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