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Post by MWBL PRES on Apr 4, 2013 20:46:17 GMT 10
Hi all, with the season just around the corner it is worthwhile letting you know what activities are taking place in the MWBL. The new Ringwood District and Diamond Valley Junior league websites are up and running. A few more tweaks and additions and we will have 2 excellent, dedicated junior league websites to promote our sport. a big thanks to Slade Squire and the Melb Uni Baseball Club for their assistance in getting these done. You can log on through the MWBL website or go to www.dvbl.baseball.com.au or www.rdbl.baseball.com.auThe MWBL is please to announce Sally Hepplestone as the new media officer. Sally comes to us with great experience in journalism and media so will be a great addition for our league and an even better resource for our clubs. We would like to welcome Sally on board and than Stephen George for 2 years of excellent reporting. The season kick off between GMBC and Greensborough BC is coming up. April 13th at Malcolm Blair reserve. This has been a great initiative by these 2 clubs to open our season with a heritage game between 2 very strong clubs. We encourage all baseball fans to get along to watch Monty and Burra go head to head. Reserves start at 12.15pm, A grade starts at 2.40pm. New updated match conditions will be available soon. The MWBL pennant committee has presented the proposed changes to the MWBL delegates and club coaches. The original proposal document is now on the MWBL website, and the complete match conditions will be available shortly to download, and distributed in match booklet form on April 16th (April delegates meeting) You would have seen fixtures starting to filter through. Our administrator is working hard to get these finalized for all grades. As more grades are completed, we will get these live on the website. Again this year we have received an increase in team nominations which is fantastic for baseball and our league. All things being as they are, we are expecting 105 senior teams to take to the diamond and an increase in junior team entries. B Grade - yes, much talk about B grade. We have a 12 team competition which is again a credit to our clubs. Many may remember not so long ago we had trouble filling more than 6 spots in B grade, so this is a great step forward. The MWBL pennant committee will send out an official notice of the structure for the fixture by April 16th. The MWBL Board would like to thank and wish all the best to Brett Hidson. We have enjoyed a very positive and professional relationship with Brett whilst in the role of BV CEO, and would like to thank him for his support of the MWBL. Do you know we still have a board vacancy. The position of Treasurer has yet to be filled. If you would like to get involved in the best league playing baseball in winter, speak with MWBL President Peter Dihm or MWBL Secretary Matt Nicol. Details on the MWBL website. The MWBL will continue to use this forum to share information along with our (now) 3 websites that are live. MWBL President Peter Dihm and the MWBL Board want to pass on their best for the upcoming season, not just for MWBL players and clubs, but to all the winter leagues in Victoria, and if you are like the rest of us, and just champing at the bit to get going, well..... it isn't far away. Good luck.....PLAY BALL!! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2013 23:26:06 GMT 10
30+ kids at our 'Come and Try' day today at the Nth Coburg Rebels, add about 6+ new adult faces (some new to baseball) and the club is in a really good place these days - well done to the past and present Commitee and Members there :-)
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Post by Chilli Wil on Apr 14, 2013 11:07:45 GMT 10
Fake to third pick to first; in or out this year?
I know it is no longer allowed at the MLB level, but can we still use it?
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Post by oldracer on Apr 14, 2013 18:55:08 GMT 10
Fake to third pick to first; in or out this year? I know it is no longer allowed at the MLB level, but can we still use it? what for, it never works |
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Post by Chilli Wil on Apr 14, 2013 19:07:58 GMT 10
It isn't just a tool to pick someone off. It can help keep a runner at first honest and not just take 2nd automatically as does happen in the lower grades; where it does work and quite often I might add.
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Post by stockley on Apr 14, 2013 20:38:47 GMT 10
I've seen it work plenty. Its all in the sale of it by the pitcher.
I understand it is still in at this stage. No change to the rules has been made in Australia.
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Post by MF on Apr 15, 2013 8:39:14 GMT 10
I've seen it work plenty. Its all in the sale of it by the pitcher. Mostly because they're actually balking i.e. not actually stepping towards 3rd base, or they step towards 3rd base and wheel back to 1st base in the one motion, both of which are explicitly balks but lower-grade umpires don't call them. |
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Post by stockley on Apr 15, 2013 15:39:46 GMT 10
I've seen it work plenty. Its all in the sale of it by the pitcher. Mostly because they're actually balking i.e. not actually stepping towards 3rd base, or they step towards 3rd base and wheel back to 1st base in the one motion, both of which are explicitly balks but lower-grade umpires don't call them. Actually, the guys I've seen it work for, make a big leg kick, the same as their normal pitching motion, but straight up, then step properly to 3rd base and wheel around. By the time the step to third base is completed, the runner has 2 hops in, and is stuck. |
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Post by oldracer on Apr 15, 2013 18:11:19 GMT 10
I've seen it work plenty. Its all in the sale of it by the pitcher. I understand it is still in at this stage. No change to the rules has been made in Australia. Stockley, I must be watching the wrong grade of ball, maybe seen it twice and that was juniors |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2013 19:54:38 GMT 10
I'd expect that in mid level ball downwards it works about 1 in 4 or 5 times from what I have seen.
Im not thrilled seeing it used or using it as it can waste time but if it deceives a bloke stealing (or gives you an idea as to whether he is thinking of going or not so as to think about a pitch out the next pitch then whats the problem ? - they are trying to STEAL a base afterall arent they so they are fair game surely.
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Post by behindthedish on Apr 16, 2013 23:32:40 GMT 10
I have seen it executed effectively by those who can in higher grades (and there are some that can do it quite legally) and would like to see it remain part of the pitcher's game.
Nothing worse than giving up a "cheap" steal and removing the double play ball.
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Post by p26 on Apr 20, 2013 18:18:42 GMT 10
oldracer, I've seen it work twice in the bigs. Once at a Giants game at Candlestick that I was in the bleachers for and once on tv. if it can work in the bigs it can work anywhere. If it never works, why would mlb make it illegal?
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