This plaque is in memory of the following Over 50 athletes who have left us for a better place. It is located in The Pavilion on the wall next to the stairs with these names:
1998 - Earl Peacock, team #2 Grumpies
1999 - Alan Ruesch, team #2 Grumpies
2000 - Thomas Felicelli, team #5 Telephone company/Green Guys
2002 - David Rojek, team #4 Good Ole Boys
2003 - Jim Rowan, team #8 sixteen inchers
2004 - Harold 'Hal' Thompson, team #4 Good Ole Boys
2006 - Jud Gaspar, team #5 Orange Crush
2006 - Martin O'Donnel, team #5 Orange Crush
2006 - Paul Salley, team #4 Good Ole Boys
2007 - Frank Czarnik, League Commissioner and manager of team #2 Grumpies
2008 - Fred Malinowski, team #6 Huffers & Puffers
2009 - Bart Dill, team #4 Good Ole Boys
2009 - Joe Merle, team #12 Mudville (over 50) and Mavericks (over 60)
2009 - Chico Velazquez, team #10 Lucky Stiffs
The best form of baseball ever devised is the Chicago style 16 inch bare handed version. Why? Unlike the 12 inch version, you do not need any more equipment other than a minimum of one bat and one ball. No gloves allowed. The required field size is smaller than any other version of baseball, with the possible exception of little league. Fences are not needed, you do not even need a backstop. The field does not need to be manicured, any level surface will do, grass or dirt. Without a glove there is no such thing as an easy out. You need to use both hands to catch the ball, therefore every play is an uncertainty, no sure outs. Every batter puts the ball in play almost all the time, so every defensive position is important, unlike the 12 inch fast pitch version where the best pitchers almost always strike everyone out, so you only need 4 fielders as proven by the King And His Court. Hard ball baseball takes well over 2 hours per game. 16 inch softball takes only about one hour, which gives you more time to spend at the bar and have some comeraderie with your buddies.
Mike Royko on softball (click on the following link) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpuXfcx0pRU
The real essence of this game (this is what it is all about my friends) can be seen here: http://learnthehardway.blogspot.com/ on the link for helping Dead Cougars, read it from the oldest post first.
Mike Royko on softball (click on the following link) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpuXfcx0pRU
The real essence of this game (this is what it is all about my friends) can be seen here: http://learnthehardway.blogspot.com/ on the link for helping Dead Cougars, read it from the oldest post first.
Our league's history:
1997 - 62 players showed up at the field for a draft, 4 volunteered to coach. Each of the 4 stood at one of the bases, and that is how they got their team number. Games commenced right after the draft. Team #4 (Good Ole Boys) won the championship, going undefeated, and also beat the all star team (taken from page 104 of the book "Just One More Season" by J.M. Heffern).
1998 - Added two more teams, #5 at the time known as the Austins, Telephone Company or the Green Guys, and #6 Huffers and Puffers. Champions were Team #2 (Grumpies), and runnerup was Team #4 (Good Ole Boys).
1999 - Champions Team #6 (Huffers and Puffers), runnerup Team #2 (Grumpies).
2000 - Champions Team #4 (Good Ole Boys), runnerup Team #6 (Huffers and Puffers).
2001 - Added two more teams, #7 (F.O.G. I am not sure but I think it means freakin old goats, somebody correct me if that is wrong), and #8 (16 Inchers). Champions were Team #3 (Code Blue), runnerup Team #1 (Oldies But Goodies). A bit of irony - Team #1 was ahead after 7 innings but this was the only year the final game was 9 innings long.
2002 - Added two more teams, #9 (Dawgs) and #10 (Charlie's Chargers). Champions were Team #2 Grumpies, runnerup was Team #3 Code Blue. A bit of irony - Team #2 did not make the playoffs outright, they had to win a play-in game first after barely being over .500 during the regular season.
2003 - Champions Team #6 (Huffers and Puffers), runnerup Team #1 (Oldies But Goodies).
2004 - Champions Team #5 (Green Guys, later known as Orange Crush), runnerup Team #9 (Dawgs).
2005 - Added two more teams, #11 (Classics), and #12 (Mudville). Champions Team #2 (Grumpies), runnerup Team #11 Classics. Also this was the first year for competitive Over 60 league. Team #1 (last place O.F.O.G) won playoffs.
2006 - Champions Team #2 (Grumpies), runnerup Team #9 (Dawgs). Over 60 champions Team #2 (Spades).
2007 - Champions Team #11 (Classics), runnerup Team #6 (Huffers and Puffers). Over 60 champions Team #1 (O.F.O.G.), runnerup Team #2 (Mavericks).
2008 - Champions Team #7 FOG, runnerup Team #13 Unknowns. Over 60 champions Team #6 Good Old Huffers, runnerup Team #2 Mavericks.
1998 - Added two more teams, #5 at the time known as the Austins, Telephone Company or the Green Guys, and #6 Huffers and Puffers. Champions were Team #2 (Grumpies), and runnerup was Team #4 (Good Ole Boys).
1999 - Champions Team #6 (Huffers and Puffers), runnerup Team #2 (Grumpies).
2000 - Champions Team #4 (Good Ole Boys), runnerup Team #6 (Huffers and Puffers).
2001 - Added two more teams, #7 (F.O.G. I am not sure but I think it means freakin old goats, somebody correct me if that is wrong), and #8 (16 Inchers). Champions were Team #3 (Code Blue), runnerup Team #1 (Oldies But Goodies). A bit of irony - Team #1 was ahead after 7 innings but this was the only year the final game was 9 innings long.
2002 - Added two more teams, #9 (Dawgs) and #10 (Charlie's Chargers). Champions were Team #2 Grumpies, runnerup was Team #3 Code Blue. A bit of irony - Team #2 did not make the playoffs outright, they had to win a play-in game first after barely being over .500 during the regular season.
2003 - Champions Team #6 (Huffers and Puffers), runnerup Team #1 (Oldies But Goodies).
2004 - Champions Team #5 (Green Guys, later known as Orange Crush), runnerup Team #9 (Dawgs).
2005 - Added two more teams, #11 (Classics), and #12 (Mudville). Champions Team #2 (Grumpies), runnerup Team #11 Classics. Also this was the first year for competitive Over 60 league. Team #1 (last place O.F.O.G) won playoffs.
2006 - Champions Team #2 (Grumpies), runnerup Team #9 (Dawgs). Over 60 champions Team #2 (Spades).
2007 - Champions Team #11 (Classics), runnerup Team #6 (Huffers and Puffers). Over 60 champions Team #1 (O.F.O.G.), runnerup Team #2 (Mavericks).
2008 - Champions Team #7 FOG, runnerup Team #13 Unknowns. Over 60 champions Team #6 Good Old Huffers, runnerup Team #2 Mavericks.
2009 - Champions Team #7 FOG, runnerup Team #14 Backwash. Over 60 champions #6 Good Old Huffers, runnerup #4 Barons
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