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Notes from senior softball meeting March 5, 2018 with Brian, Larry, Mark, and Joe

League fees for 2018 will be the same as 2017, $600 for resident teams and $650 for nonresident teams.

50+ league currently has 14 teams, may or may not have more. Team registrations will have a deadline sometime in early to mid April.

60+ league currently has 11 teams. If no other teams join, one team per week will have a bye, and we will use the Byrd school field as before. To counter the main argument against this field, the park district confirms there will be no more missing umpires at Byrd school as the pool of umpires has expanded. Alternately, 9pm games are still a possibility, but only if there are more than 11 teams registered.

The proposed 65+ league currently has 3 teams. At least one more team is needed for the park district to support this new league which would be on Tuesdays using the same rules as the Monday leagues. Joe will send out email requests for more players, using his 60+ distribution list from last year. All players age 65+ are invited to join this new league, even if they are already on a Monday team roster.  This includes players under 65 who cannot get onto a Monday roster.  It is also OK for Tuesday players to be on a Monday roster.

March 26 has been set for the next managers’ meeting. In advance of this meeting, managers will receive emails asking for their opinions on several topics. Final decisions from managers’ feedback will be announced at this March 26 meeting, so all managers must respond to emails in order to form these final decisions.

Our park district contact for all leagues is Brian O’Malley, email bomalley@elkgroveparks.org

Driver's Licenses (DL's) - Here is an alphabetized list of names for those who already have a DL on file. If your name appears here, you do not need to provide another copy of your DL.

If your name does not appear here, and you fail to provide your DL, you will be considered to be an illegal alien and will be deported to the other side of the Rio Grande.

If you refuse to go, you sure as hell will not be allowed to play in our league games, because that makes you an FR (Freakin Ringer or illegal player), so make sure your name eventually appears on this list before somebody calls you out.

For those of you bounty hunters who want to Police the league by spotting FR's after they have kicked your butt during a league game, simply ask to see their DL, after all, they probably did not walk to the field so they must have a DL with them, right? Why would they refuse, do they have something to hide? Is the name on the DL also on the list of names below or not? Is it on that team's roster or not?

You have to admit, that is one shameless way to make people read this site, eh?

For those of you who disagree with this approach, all you have to do is get the commish fired and use all the 25 year old FR's you want. Here is the current list in alphabetical order, are you on it? If not, better get a photocopy of your DL turned in before the next game.

Abbinanti, Phillip
Abplanalp, William
Abruzzo, Frank
Adams, James
Albers, Edward
Alesi, Michael
Amidei, Paul
Andrews, Terrence
Antoszek, Walter
Archam, James
Arco, Alan
Arlington, James
Arimura, Brian
Baade, Charles
Ball, Mike
Balog, James
Balogh, Laszio
Barranco, Joseph
Baumgarten, Carl
Becker, Tyler
Behnke, Fred
Bell, Willard
Belzer, Richard
Berens, Gary
Berglund, Karl
Bergmann, Robert
Bergner, Gary
Bergo, James
Bianchi, John
Bilotti, Bob
Binkus, Robert
Bjankini, Eric
Blackwell, Randy
Block, Walter
Booth, Richard
Boyer, John
Boyle, Daniel
Boyle, Joseph
Brackney, Benjamin
Brandt, Steven
Bratko, Garret
Brendel, Paul
Brennan, John
Brichetto, Daniel
Bronder, Kenneth
Browall, Harold
Broznowski, Daniel
Brummitt, Leroy
Bruski, Mitchell
Bruzek, Kenneth
Bryerton, William
Buettner, Philip
Burda, Frank
Burnagiel, Steven
Burzynski, Richard
Byrne, Adrian
Byrne, Bernard
Caponi, Anthony
Carlson, George
Carlson, Robert
Carlson, Thomas
Carr, John
Carroll, Mark
Casey, John
Castellanos, John
Chakeen, Anthony
Chakeen, Martin
Chambers, Robert
Champagne, Lance
Charletta, James
Chiusolo, Nick
Chlebik, William
Christensen, Gene
Christensen, Richard
Cichowicz, Stephen
Cirrincione, Salvatore Jr.
Citko, Steven
Clarke, Patrick
Cnota, Jerry
Coats, William
Consiglio, Aldo
Consolazio, John
Contorno, Michael
Cortesi, Gary
Cozzone, Thomas
Crone, Ronald
Crow, Junior
Culen, Richard
Cummings, Patrick
Czwornog, John
Dalinis, James
Damato, Nicholas
Dankers, Bruce
Danza, Sam
Daus, Gary
De Cleene, Richard
Dean, Robert Foster
Dearhammer, William
DeGrazio, John
Del Monico, Joseph
DeLorenzo, Joseph
Dempsey, Patrick
Denk, Alan
Devlin, Gerald
Dibartolo, Tony
Dill, Michael
Dillon, Robert
DiPaolo, Emo
DiTommaso, Michael
Doherty, William
Donato, James
Dore, Thomas
Dotson, Ronnie
Driscoll, Patrick
Duchen, Jerry
Duszynski, John
Dynek, Robert
Dzielawa, Lawrence
Eberhart, William
Eberlein, James
Eckholm, Jay
Edelson, Kenneth
Eggert, John
Einsweiler, James
Eischen, Robert
Elkins, Richard
Engleman, Richard
Engler, Robert
Evans, Jay
Fahey, John
Fahey, Patrick
Farmer, Timothy
Farrell, Richard
Felicelli, Thomas
Felske, Curtis
Felske, Mark
Fieri, Brian
Fijalkowski, David
Filarski, Richard
Finley, John
Firestone, William
Fisher, Daniel
Fitzgerald, Arthur
Fitzgerald, James
Fitzpatrick, Joseph
Fitzpatrick, Thomas
Flood, Daniel
Forgue, David
Forman, Herbert
Forster, David
Forsythe, Thomas
Forte, Nicholas
Fowles, Michael
Frank, Gerald
Frank, Thomas
Frasco, Daniel
Frede, Robert
Friel, John
Friel, Martin
Frighetto, Mark
Gabe, Allen
Gagliardi, Mark
Galicia, Gilberto
Garcia, Felix
Garcia, John
Gawne, Thomas
Gazda, Kenneth
Gehrling, Ken
Gera, Joseph
Geraghty, Daniel
Geraghty, John
Geraty, Robert
Giacomuzzi, Bruno
Gieseke, Randal
Gillespie, William
Ginter, Gerald
Glab, Michael
Glim, Paul
Goeller, Thomas
Gorzynski, Robert
Grabski, Ronald
Graziadei, Daniel
Greco, James
Greenberg, Philip
Gregg, Arthur
Grember, Allen
Grosso, David
Gruber, Michael
Guercio, Robert
Guerrieri, Victor
Hagstrom, Charles
Halston, James
Hamilton, David
Hamilton, James
Hartman, Ronald
Hartnett, Daniel
Hauswirth, David
Heavington, Michael
Hedman, William
Heffern, James
Heinrich, Michael
Hendrickson, Scott
Hert, Glenn
Hetland, Daniel
Heyse, William
Hicks, Peter
Himpelmann, Nicholas
Hindenburg, John
Hoban, William
Hoffman, David
Hohs, Robert
Holznagel, Ronald
Hopkins, George
Hoving, Kenneth
Howard, Michael
Hult, Richard
Hunt, Larry
Hunt, Ronald
Hunyady, James
Hurney, George
Idstein, James
Iovino, Robert
Jakubowski, Gerald
James, John
Jaskowski, Robert
Jensen, James
Johnson, Bruce
Johnson, Herb
Johnson, Keith
Johnson, Thomas
Jones, Terry
Jordahl, Brian
Jost, John
Jozwiak, Wayne
Jursich, Donald
Kaczmarski, Richard
Kaczmarski, Ronald
Kadleo, Louis
Kalamatas, Christ
Kaminski, Mitchell
Kapusta, Thomas
Karas, Gary
Kass, Clarence
Keehn, George
Kelliher, John
Kennedy, Michael
Kerstin, Donald
Keuth, Edward
Kiersch, Ronald
King, Steven
Kirmess, Donald
Kirs, Matt
Kitten, Jack Jr.
Klaus, Fred
Kleinschmidt, Ronald
Kloss, Mark
Knapp, Albin
Knapp, Mark
Knapp, Paul
Knorowski, Richard
Koelper, David
Kolet, Jerome
Komacki, John
Kompanowski, Robert
Korth, Theodore
Kosciulek, Gary
Kosciulek, Ronald
Kozial, James
Kozlowski, David
Krahn, Kevin
Krass, Joseph
Kress, Michael
Krus, Frank
Kudelas, Steve
Kujanski, Stanley
Kujanski, Ted
Kunkle, Robert
Kupon, Robert
Kusinski, Daniel
Kutska, Jeffrey
Ladewyck, Robert
Lange, Richard
Lanham, Bruce
LaPalermo, Phillip
LaPalermo, Thomas
Lappa, Peter
LaRosa, Salvatore
Larsen, James
Laskowski, Robert
Latas, Lawrence
Laube, Larry
Lavacchi, Richard
LaVicka, Gregory
Lawler, Richard
Lawson, Keith
Lawson, Mike
LeBlanc, Herbert
Leidecker, Edward
Leider, Douglas
Lenihan, Marc
Lentine, Frank
Lester, Lawrence
Levar, Thomas
Lewandowski, Norbert
Lewin, Jerome
Lieberfeld, Morris
Linhart, Gregg
Linsenmann, Bruce
Lipinski, Stephen
Lippert, Ronald
Lissner, Michael
Locascio, Michael
Lohndorf, Joseph
Lorch, Mark
Luccesi, Frank
Lukes, David
Lutsch, David
Lutz, Paul
Luttrell, Lawrence
Lynn, Patrick
MacArthur, James
Mack, Anthony
Madigan, Mark
Madl, Frank
Madura, Wayne
Magnuson, Dwight
Magnuson, Richard
Majcher, Gary
Maletz, James
Malinowski, Ferdinand
Mancuso, Stephen
Mandala, John
Manzara, Gary
Marchand, Tim
Marron, Louis
Marrano, William
Martin, Dean
Martin, James
Martin, Richard
Mason, Ken
Matson, Michael
Matthias, James
Mavridis, Thomas
Mazzone, Gregory
McGarry, Michael
McGinn, John
McGrath, James
McGuire, Michael
McHugh, James
McKeon, Michael
McKeon, Michael
McManus, Arthur
McNeil, Michael
McNicholas, John
Medcalf, Kevin
Meister, Joseph
Melind, Randal
Melnick, Harrison
Mennella, John
Merle, Joseph
Messineo, James
Meyer, Mark
Mezzano, Louis
Mika, James
Miller, Dennis
Miller, Glenn
Miller, John
Minch, James
Mitchell, William
Molitor, Joseph
Molloy, John
Moore, Donald
Morris, John
Moss, Daniel
Mrugacz, Fred
Mrugacz, Mark
Mueller, Robert
Mueller, Russell
Mueller, William
Muller, Ronald
Munn, W Dale
Murray, Patrick
Musielak, Thomas
Musolf, David
Musolf, Roger
Mutter, Alan
Myers, Michael
Nagy, Theodore
Nannini, Robert
Napolitano, Eugenio
Nazarowski, Anthony
Nelsen, Scott
Nelson, Ronald
Netiuk, Michael
Nocek, Gregory
Noonan, George
Noone, Terrence
North, William
Nyc, David
O'Donnell, Martin
Oginski, Richard
Olesiak, Ron
Olita, Anthony
Olita, Mark
Olsen, Bobby
O'Malley, Tom
O'Reilly, Timothy
Ostberg, Daniel
Oster, Jeffrey
Ostermann, Stephen
Ostrander, Thomas
Otte, Robert
Owens, James
Palm, John
Paradies, Brian
Parrin, Gary
Patterson, Douglas
Patterson, Gerald
Pearson, Gary
Pecs, Valdis
Peercy, George
Pellegrini, Anthony
Pendy, Gregory
Penkala, Daniel
Pennelle, Robert
Pepe, Frank
Pesce, Gino
Peters, Michael
Peterson, Paul
Petryniec, Howard
Pick, Martin
Pickering, David
Pietro, Anthony
Pietro, Joseph
Pietrucha, Edward
Pisano, Peter
Pittman, Steven
Pitts, Edmund
Placek, Alan
Plucinski, Herbert
Pochop, Frank
Podulka, Wendell
Powers, Andrew
Prause, Edwin Jr.
Pudlo, Edward
Pupa, Jerome
Pusaleri, Mark
Radlein, Donald
Raethz, Roger
Ranallo, John
Redding, James
Reed, Rickey
Rega, Robert
Regner, Le Roy
Reter, James
Rhea, Gerald
Ribando, John
Richardson, Michael
Rinkor, Vincent
Riley, Timothy
Roe, Vincent
Roe, William
Rohan, Terry
Romero, David
Rosenwinkel, Ed
Roth, Jim
Rowan, James
Rubenstein, Michael
Rubly, James
Runtz, John
Rutili, Temistocles
Ryan, Eugene
Rzeszutko, Robert
Sabatino, Michael
Sabres, Lawrence
Sacco, George
Sagil, Joseph
Sahagian, Jeffrey
Salazar, John
Sandberg, Jerry
Sanford, Derek
Sarillo, Frank
Satern, Jason
Savage, Donald
Savage, Terrence
Savage, William
Saxton, Lawrence
Sbertoli, Terry
Scheiwe, Robert
Schlitter, Richard
Schmid, Robert
Schmidt, Stephen
Schneider, John
Schneider, Ronald
Schretter, William
Schuller, Mark
Schultz, Jeffrey
Schultz, Richard
Schulz, Arthur
Schulze, Dean
Schwind, Harold
Seng, David
Serafin, Rob
Serritella, Richard
Shafar, Larry
Sherman, George
Shulman, Mark
Sibly, William
Siciliano, Leo
Singer, Howard
Skelly, James
Skelly, Mike
Skvarla, David
Smith, John
Smith, Terry
Sobosan, James
Sochantin, Marlin
Sokolowski, Donald
Sopko, Michael
Soteras, George
Soucek, Ronald
Sowa, Daniel
Sowa, Glen
Spacek, David
Spathies, Thomas
Sperandeo, Dennis
Spidale, James
Sporn, Michael
Squiller, John
Srednick, Ronald
Sromek, Greg
Stagl, Barry
Steffen, Robert
Steger, Kevin
Steigerwald, Karl
Steinke, Mark
Stezskal, Craig
Stockwell, James
Stoczynski, Adam
Storto, Daniel
Straub, Joseph
Streetz, Wayne
Styzek, Frank
Suerth, Stephen
Sugrue, Jim
Sullivan, Ralph
Swanson, Donald
Syslo, Kenneth
Szubert, David
Tabus, Barry
Tau, Michael
Taucher, Carl
Taylor, Robert
Taylor, William
Tepper, Edward
Theriault, William
Thomas, Kaye
Thompson, Harold
Thompson, Matt
Thompson, Paul
Thomson, Bruce
Thomson, Kenneth
Thorne, Ronald
Thorsen, Gary
Tiberi, Jerome
Tiritilli, John
Tomaso, Sal
Trigg, Charles
Trispel, Mark
Trotier, Jeffrey
Troyke, Thomas
Tuhowski, George
Turinski, Stephen
Turk, Mark
Tursi, Michael
Tushner, Neal
Tzoumis, Spiros
Udrow, Kevin
Urso, Michael
Valenti, Victor
Van Eck, Thomas
Vavruska, Mark
Veach, Wayne
Vickerman, Gary
Velazquez, Cesar
Viverito, Joseph
Waite, Ron
Walker, Robert
Wallin, James
Walsh, Mark
Walter, Daniel
Walter, Erich
Walter, Kenneth
Walter, Richard
Wangler, Loran
Warzynski, James
Waszkiewicz, Jeffrey
Wedan, William
Wedell, John Jr.
Weinmann, Richard
Wekony, Thomas
Wente, Craig
Werner, John
Weiss, James
West, Wallace
White, Mark
Wiess, Richard
Wilhelm, James
Wilkinson, William
Wille, David
Willeumeier, Gilbert
Williams, Gregory
Williamson, Joseph
Wittman, Ronald
Woytek, Donald
Wright, Willard
Wronski, Richard
Wuestenfeld, Kenneth
Wuestenfeld, Richard
Wyka, Richard
Yearsley, Robert
Zafiris, John
Zeidman, Michal
Ziegler, Dennis
Zupko, John

Complaint Dept.

This is an ongoing list from our over 60 commish. All are invited to participate in this open crabfest. The following questions have been overheard in various places.
Names are withheld to protect the guilty.

Question:  The over 50 league playoffs are seeded according to won-lost records, why isn't the over 60 league done the same way?  Code Blue and Grumpies should not meet until the finals.
Answer:  The over 50 league has no divisions as the over 60 league does, so the 60's playoffs have a defined structure agreed upon by the majority of managers. Defined structures are also used for NFL, NBA, MLB playoffs, so in all these leagues if the two best teams happen to be in the same division, they will have to meet before the playoff finals.  There is no guarantee that either Code Blue or Grumpies are the best 2 teams anyway, thus far neither team has ever won the 60+ playoffs, and for most of the last several seasons, the champion team has come from the other division.

Question:  Is there a liability issue with the over 60 league playing on #5 grassy field?
Answer:  No, the waiver form clarifies that.  If you have not read it, please do so.

Question:  Our team may refuse to play on a grassy field, is it OK to forfeit those games?
Answer:  Don't use outfielders on any of our fields, there's grass out there, and hope your first playoff game is not scheduled for the grassy field or you might forfeit that too.

Question:  Our runner was called out for running into the 3rd baseman, how is he supposed to know which side of the base to run to if his back is to the play?
Answer:  I guess your 3rd base coach is only out there for eye candy, right?

Question: Is it true you are no longer commissioner?
Answer: I am still commish for 60+, but not for 50+, also I am still the webmeister. Over 50 commish is now Joe Meister (Scandal team). Give him the same respect you gave me. No wait, that might be bad for him.

Question: If a rule is being abused, why can't we just throw that rule out?
Answer: Any rule can be abused, so I guess that means we should throw out all the rules, right? Either that or just throw out the abusers instead.

Question: If a guy can play the outfield, why does he need a courtesy runner?
Answer: He does not really need one, but apparently his team prefers to have a faster runner on the bases.

Question: What is the difference between the advantage of using our fastest runner as a courtesy runner every inning, or the advantage of another team having a good power hitter?
Answer: The power hitter cannot bat every inning.

Question: Last year our Olympic team lost its first game. Why were we not guaranteed two games?
Answer: There were 4 teams, one of which canceled the morning of the event. So you did have 2 games, one of which was a forfeit victory. Congrats on that.

Question: Why are umps asking us to remove harmless jewelry?
Answer: Our Board is going to fix that. In the meantime, as a form of protest, have your entire team dress up like Mr. T.

Question: Why do we need a Board? Why not just let the managers make all decisions?
Answer: First of all who breaks a tie in the managers vote? Secondly, this league was founded on certain principles which the Board is chartered to uphold. We want to be able to make our own rules to minimize the chance of injuries, hence the no slide no contact rule. We also want to make sure everyone has a chance to play, hence the continuous batting order rule. If you want to be ultra competitive, go join a younger league.

Question: How should we handle hotheads who get out of hand?
Answer: It is hard to legislate common sense. We are too old for this. We just want to have fun and play ball. The proper way to handle an incident would be for both managers to tell everyone to get in the dugout, meet with the umpire, and pull out the rules, which read that taunting, vulgarity, and other derogatory or inflammatory remarks are not allowed. After one warning, the next offense is automatic ejection, zero tolerance. Those who do not like this can find some other league to play in.

Question: Does it take a lot of smarts to manage to handle all the B.S. that happened last year?
Answer: No, but I did stay at a holiday inn last week.

Question: Who makes the decisions, you or The Board?
Answer: If you agree with the decision, it was me. If you disagree, it was The Board. Talk to them if you don't like it.

Question: Being an ump is a hard job. On every close play either one side or the other is going to complain. I hate complaints. Do you have any concerns about complainers?
Answer: Yes, they can vote and they can breed.

Question: Why can't we wear gloves in the field on cold days?
Answer: I do not want to see any Michael Jackson impersonators.

Question: I think you are doing a lousy job.
Answer: Take a look at this (!), you have just been e-mooned.

Question: The ump called our catcher an axxhole, do you think that was right?
Answer: Yes, that was probably the first right call he made all night.

Question: We lost because the ump sucked. You saw the game, what do you think?
Answer: What I saw was your team sucked more than the ump.

Question: On windy days it is impossible to pitch a strike. Why can't we use a bigger mat or include the plate as part of the strike zone?
Answer: Just accept the fact that Wisconsin sucks and Indiana blows and Chicago is caught in between.

Question: I cannot get my teammates to turn in copies of their driver's licenses, what should I do?
Answer: Tell them to save up their money and buy a dime, take it to the local library, it is only a few blocks away from the field, put the dime in the copy machine, and while you are there, pick up a book, you might learn something.

Question: Why are you not willing to discuss considering legalizing sliding? I have tried to talk to you about this, what else can I do?
Answer: You can check out my buns as I walk in the other direction.

Question: Can you try to be a little more professional and dignified at your meetings? You are losing your class.
Answer: I am not losing class because I never had any in the first place. Is there a rule that I must suck a lemon to obtain the proper facial expression to conduct these meetings? I like to get right to the point. People at a fox hunt would say "Tally Ho the fox", but I prefer to say "Huh? What the hell does that mean? Let's just get the little S.O.B."

Question: People always question the rules. They do not seem to understand why our rules must be different than regular softball rules. How do we deal with such ignorance and apathy?
Answer: Within the context of ignorance and apathy, I don't know and I don't care.

Question: Do you think we will ever use ASA rules instead of our own? Answer: I have 3 things to say about that, no, hell no, and finally no.

Question: How did an idiot like you ever get to be Commissioner?
Answer: Three reasons, first, nobody else wanted the job, and second, many people have stated you have to be an idiot to take this job, therefore your own words have just validated that I am eminently qualified. And third, I barely passed the interview process, which consisted of one question, which was "Do you have a pulse?"

Question: Why can't you make a schedule that does not allow Byes?
Answer: I am not a math major, but with an odd number of teams, somebody either must have a bye or must play with themselves and go blind.

Question: Based on some of your remarks, I have to ask, do you suffer from insanity or are you just conceited?
Answer: I don’t suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it. And it is not possible for me to be conceited because conceit would be an imperfection ;-)

Question: You think you know everything, so let me give you a tough question. What is the meaning of life?
Answer: I don’t know everything, but I know this much, and actually that is not such a tough question. A great part of the meaning of life is to glorify your Creator by giving thanks for what you have, to treat others with respect, to make the world a better place using whatever talents you are given, to brighten someone else’s day, and if you are not sure how to do that, just try to make people laugh, because laughter is the best medicine for whatever ails us. Now let me give you a tough question – if I were to tell you my vacuum cleaner sucks, is that good or bad? And if you get it wrong, you get 7 years bad luck.

Manager's pep talk

You might be a redneck...
if you just stand there and take a called third strike
if you and your dog both use the same tree
if you hit a foul ball with 2 strikes
if you bring a fishing pole to Sea World
if you hit a ball to 3rd base with runners on 1st and 2nd
if you think a quarter horst is a ride in front of Walmart
if you try to throw a ball before you catch it
if you think safe sex is a padded headboard
if you drop an easy catch, it is only a normal human error, but still...
if you bring a load to the dump and leave with more than you brought
if you have to ask where and when your next game is
if the blue book value of your truck depends on how much gas is in it
if you do not know the name of your team, either you are a f-ing ringer, or...
if your halloween pumpkin has more teeth than you do
if your team has 20 player and you do not understand why you must sit a few innings
if your stereo speakers used to belong to the Moonlight Drive-in movie theater
if you fail to take an extra base when the throw goes to home plate
if your favorite nightly entertainment is having a beer while watching the bug zapper
if you let a grounder go between your legs
if your school song was Dueling Banjos
if you step on the wrong home plate
if your fur coat was home made
if you throw the ball to the wrong base
if you feel it is necessary to berate an umpire, get a life, and...
if you think the name of your team is the Rednecks, then I guess you are one.

HISTORY

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 across from the front desk 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
2009 - Jim Groat, team #1 Oldies But Goodies
2009 - Jim Cashman, team #1 Oldies But Goodies
2010 - Tom Rodgers, Silver Foxes
2010 - Jim Hirsch, Good Old Boys
2010 - Bill Bawoll, Oldies But Goodies
2010 - Don Gould, Code Blue
2011 - Dan Gilbert, Code Blue
2011 - Ron Foster, Team 5
2011 - Don Sokolowski, Oldies But Goodies and Mavericks
2011 - Fred Schuster, Oldies But Goodies
2011 - Stewart Hale, Silver Foxes (aka Code Blue)
2013 - Russ Mueller, Lucky Stiffs and Mavericks
2013 - Tom Klingsporn, founder of Oldies But Goodies
2013 - Dan Minch, 16 Inchers
2013 - Thomas Kapusta, Lucky Stiffs
2014 - Lew Smith, Grumpies
2014 - Carl Baumgarten, Oldies But Goodies
2018 - Jim Heffern, Oldies But Goodies

If you know of others who should be added to this list, email Joe at swingfixer@hotmail.com

EARL PEACOCK: An original member of team#2, the Grumpies.

ALAN RUESH: Original member of team #2, the Grumpies. Always wore his umpires uniform to the early attempts to start an “over 60” league on Sunday afternoons.

THOMAS FELICELLI: Team #5 then known as the Telephone Company / Green Guys. Had a heart attack while shoveling snow at his parent’s house in Chicago. Was found by neighbors laying in the snow.

DAVID ROJEK: Team #4 Good Ole Boys

JIM ROWAN: Team #8 Sixteen Inchers

HAL THOMPSON: Pitcher and original member of team #4, Good Old Boys, Always wore a handkerchief hanging out from under his cap to protect his neck from the sun. When he was playing he was the oldest player in the over 50 league. Today his sons Matt and Paul play in the over 60 league.

JUD GASPAR: Team #5 Orange Crush

MARTIN O’DONNEL: Team #5 Orange Crush

PAUL SALLEY: One of the original four volunteer captains, of team #4, Good Old Boys, on the first day of the over 50 league in 1997.

FRANK CZARNIK: One of the original four volunteer captains, of team # 2, Grumpies, on the first day of the over 50 league in 1997. He formed the over 50 annual golf tournament in 1998. Became commissioner of the over 50 league in 2007. Was elected and served 2, six year terms as a commissioner for the Elk Grove Park District.

FRED MALINOWSKI: Team #6 Huffers&Puffers (today’s Unknowns) Was retired from the U.S. Air Force and the Elk Grove Police Department, short and stocky, very tough.

BART DILL: Team #4 Good Ole Boys, the only person in the history of Elk Grove Village to have been elected and serve on all three taxing bodies; Library, Park District and Village Boards.

JOE MERLE: Team #12 Mudville (over 50) and Mavericks (over 60). A gentle giant. Played first base and was known for his ability to catch hard thrown balls with one hand.

CESAR VELAQUEZ: Team #10 Lucky Stiffs (formerly Charlie’s Chargers and T’Wood)

JIM GROAT: Team #1, Oldies But Goodies

JIM CASHMAN: Team #1, Oldies But Goodies in 1997, also served as a commissioner on the Park District Board.

TOM RODGERS: Original member of team #3, the Silver Foxes, now known as Code Blue.

JIM HIRSCH: Team #4, Good Ole Boys. Produced, directed and acted in Shakespeare plays every summer in large tents as part of the live entertainment available in Elk Grove Village.

BILL BAWOL: Team #1, Oldies But Goodies

DON GOULD: Team #3 Silver Foxes, now known as Code Blue. Announced High School basketball games for many years on CH-6. Also was a certified official for Illinois High School Football.

DAN GILBERT: Team #3 Silver Foxes (now Code Blue)

RON FOSTER: Team #5 then known as the Telephone Company / Green Guys, (now Orange Crush). Served as an elected Commissioner on the Board for the Elk Grove Park District.

DON SOKOLOWSKI: Took over as captain for team #1, Oldies but Goodies, in the third year of the league. Also player/manager for over 60 Spades/Mavericks. Also, served on the Planning Commission of the Village for many years.

FRED SCHUSTER: Original member of team #1, Oldies but Goodies. He formed and managed the Senior Golf League. Was a retired Reserve Naval Officer, and also a retired High School teacher.

STEWART HALE: Original member of team #3, Silver Foxes, now known as Code Blue. Served in WWII as part of General Patton’s 3^rd Army from the day it was formed until the end of the war. After the war he and a friend formed a commuter airline.

BILL COX: Original member of team #4, Good Old Boys. Also coached in the early years of Elk Grove Boys Football. Served four years in the U.S. Coast Guard.

RUSS MUELLER: Team #10 Lucky Stiffs (over 50) and Mavericks (over 60). Was a retired High School coach and teacher.

TOM KLINGSPORN: Original volunteer captain of team #1, Oldies but Goodies. Selected team members on the first day of the over 50 league in 1997.

DAN MINCH: Team #8 Sixteen Inchers. Retired Chicago Fireman. Dan once had a fingernail ripped off by a line drive but of course kept playing anyway.

THOMAS KAPUSTA: Team #10 Lucky Stiffs.

FRED MRUGACZ: Original member of team #4, Good Old Boys. Also played in the over 50 basketball league. Fred was present on the very first day when teams were selected in 1997. His team won every game that year, including a win against the all star team consisting of 4 players from each of the other 3 teams. Fred also played in the 60+ league, and was a longtime Chicago firefighter and avid volleyball player

LEW SMITH: Played with the Grumpies, team #2. Served as an elected commissioner for 18 years with the Elk Grove Park District. Was the major force behind the planning and building of Fox Run Golf Links.

CARL BAUMGARTEN:  Carl joined the Oldies But Goodies in 1999 and played 3^rd base for several years.

JIM HEFFERN:  Jim was the founder of our senior softball leagues. For more information on Jim, go to the Home page and select the Label on the right.

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

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.

2009 - Champions Team #7 FOG, runnerup Team #14 Backwash. Over 60 champions #6 Good Old Huffers, runnerup #4 Barons

2010 - Champions Team #7 FOG, runnerup Team #5 Orange Crush. Over 60 champions #2 Mavericks, runnerup #4 Red Barons

2011 - Champions Code Blue, runnerup Grabbers, Over 60 champions Barons, runnerup Mavericks

2012 - Champions Code Blue, runnerup Backwash, Over 60 champions Barons, runnerup Old Dawgs

2013 - Champions Grabbers, runneerup Orange Crush, Over 60 champions Barons, runnerup Mavericks

2014 - Champions Backwash, runnerup Orange Crush, Over 60 champions Shamrocks, runnerup Barons

2015 - Champions Backwash, runnerup 16 Inchers.  Over 60 champions Barons, runnerup Grumpies

2016 - NCAA Champions Backwash, runnerup 16 Inchers.  NIT winner Grumpies.  Over 60 champions Code Blue, runnerup Stiffs.

2017 - NCAA Champions Grabbers, runnerup Orange Crush. NIT winner Wise Guys.  Over 60 champions Grumpies, runnerup Code Blue.

2018 - NCAA Champions Orange Crush, runnerup Oldies But Goodies, NIT winner Rebels. Over 60 champions Code Blue, runnerup Grumpies.  First ever over 65 champions Grumpies, runnerup Odds and Ends.

SKILLS, OCCUPATIONS, ETC. (alphabetical order)

AIR CONDITIONING & HEATING
Gary Bratko 847-909-8009

ATTORNEY
John Molloy 847-673-3960

BANKING
Phil Buettner 312-396-7135
Ken Bruzak 630-916-0248

BARBER
Tom Cozzone 847-593-7217

COMMERCIAL PRINT SALES
Dave Musolf, Envision Graphics, cell 847-310-5237, office 630-825-1200

CASH REGISTER REPAIR
Bill Roe 630-529-3679

COMPUTER SYSTEMS
Nick Forte 630-876-8964

CONTRACTOR, ELECTRICAL
Dave Hamilton 847-593-7991
Steve Lipinski 847-291-2000

CONTROLLER
Rich Christensen 847-279-2475

CPA ACCOUNTANT
Don Moore 847-593-1237
Howard Singer 847-836-1200
Jim Wallin 630-860-3013
Bob Gorzynski 630-595-1442
Fred Kalita home 708-452-0820, work 847-647-0250

DECORATOR-PAINTER
Don Penkala 630-351-8909
Jim Rubly 847-718-4506
Temistocles Rutili 630-540-2110

DESIGN TOOL
John Mandala 773-533-3000
Don Sokolowski 847-228-5025

DESIGNER MECHANICAL
Rich Burzynski 847-576-4167

DRIVER EDUCATION
Ron Kiersch 847-529-5988

ELECTRICIAN
Ron Hunt 847-895-1923
John DiGrazio 847-895-3020
John Squiller 847-682-2126

EMBROIDERY AND SCREENING (also custom uniforms for any sport, corporate apparel)
Mike Caliendo (A Winning Edge) 630-830-5378, cell 630-740-6363, mike@awinningedge.com

FINANCIAL PLANNER
John Castellanous 847-328-7700

FLOORING
Joe Meister 630-417-0901

GOLF INSTRUCTOR
Joe DeLorenzo 847-895-6884 FAQ's at http://www.swingfixer.blogspot.com/

HARDWARE STORE OWNER (ACE)
John Palm 708-453-0600

IMPORT/EXPORT
Jim Heffern 312-739-5927

INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES
Dave Nyc 630-875-9600

INSURANCE, FINANCIAL & ESTATE PLANNING
Larry Dzielawa 847-464-4875

MANAGEMENT
Dan Hetland 847-451-6955
Ron Nelson 847-997-3233
Bob Gorzynski 630-595-1442
Tom Wekony 847-437-3953
Bob Geraty 847-439-6144

MANUFACTURING
Tom Krolak 847-833-6932
Dick Elkins 847-285-4819

MFG. REP.
Ron Crone 815-334-3405
Ken Edelson 847-812-3952
Jim Messineo 847-949-7526

MORTGAGE LOAN OFFICER
Gene Hoban 847-506-0296

REALTOR
Vic Valenti 847-545-7575
Rick Sanford 630-545-5083
Ron Soucek 847-952-0909
Kenny Edelson (Remax Destiny Real Estate Agent) 847-812-3952

REMODELING
Joe Meister 630-417-0901

RINGERS (play for pay)
(just kidding)

ROOFER
Bob Rega 847-456-1891

SALES
Ron Dotson 630-876-5584
Bob Nannini 630-226-0841
Tom Ratkovic 773-447-7470
Neal Tushner 708-817-7504

SALES, KITCHEN
Jim Arlington 847-381-2977

SALES, MANAGER
Al Consiglio 847-258-4374

SALES, PAINT
Don Savage 847-437-0875

SALES, PARTS
Bill Mitchell 630-483-1400

SALES, PHARMACY
Frank Lentine 773-237-2388

SALES, STEEL
Ken Thompson 847-228-0665
Terry Savage 708-544-1462

SALES, STORE MGR.
John Serritella 630-955-3581

SOFTWARE (free tips on Microsoft Project, Excel, Word)
Joe DeLorenzo 847-895-6884

SPECIALIST, COST
George Carlson 847-862-2649

SURGEON
Mike Kennedy 847-884-6086

TAX CONSULTANT (PROPERTY)
Gary Cortesi 847-394-0515

TEACHER
Bob Schwartz 847-323-4695
Bruce Baszali 847-718-4502
Jim Rubly 847-718-4506
Bob Carlson 630-932-8801

TILER
Rick Reed 847-671-6454

TOOL & DIE
Don Sokolowski 847-228-5025

TRANSPORTATION
Dave Fijalkowski 312-303-3318

TRUCKER
Vince Rinkor 847-647-8194
John Morris 630-776-2635

WRITER/REPORTER
Rich Wronski 847-755-8942