5/11 is Mother's Day, no regular scheduled games, only make up games.

Any games that were scheduled for April 13 need to be made up.  Please work with the other manager to schedule the make up and then notify Doug.

** Father's Day 6/15 is a regular schedule week.  If there are any teams that want the week off, please notify Doug by Monday 5/5 so changes can be made.  There are 3 possible dates (5/11, 5/25, 7/6) to make the games up or play at 1:00 **

NOTE: We will need to schedule afternoon games on 6/1, 6/8, and 6/15. Please provide dates to Doug that your team would be available to play or we will just make a schedule. Thank you for your understanding.

WE ARE A MODIFIED PITCHING LEAGUE, NO SLING. PITCHERS CALLED ILLEGAL 2 TIMES IN A GAME WILL BE REMOVED AS A PITCHER FOR THAT GAME.  A PITCHER CALLED ILLEGAL IN 2 GAMES WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SEASON, INCLUDING PLAYOFFS. 

All teams are responsible for bases. In regular season if you do not have bases. Your team forfiets choice for that day. In the playoffs, if higher seed does not have bases, the lower seed will be home 1st and 2nd games.

Bats - teams are to look over the other team's bats before day begins.  Note: if almost all batters use the same bat, the other team can request to use that bat too.  If team refuses, umpires will pull that for the day. 

All teams are being handed scorebooks.  It is the team's responsibility, not the League's responsibility, to prove playoff eligibility. 

Parks Department permit fees have increased.

PARKS DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO ISSUE VIOLATIONS FOR GARBAGE AND MOTOR BIKES. TEAMS MUST TAKE YOUR EMPTY CONTAINERS, PAPER, ALL GARBAGE WITH YOU.  PARKS STAFF ARE TAKING PHOTOS.  TEAMS WILL BE CHARGED A FEE.

WE ALL MUST WORK TOGETHER.  THANK YOU

Contact Michael at 917-744-2159, Whitey 718-300-3088 or Doug at 917-748-4681 for any additional details.

The modified pitching rule is being changed to align mostly with ASA/USA RULES.

BATS continued:

- WE HAVE BEEN RECEIVING CALLS CONCERNING BATS.

- NO ALTERED, NON ASA/USA, NO SENIOR OR SHAVED BATS ARE ALLOWED IN OUR LEAGUE!!!

- ASA/USA SITE HAS THE BANNED BAT LIST. 

- ANY BAT NOT ON THE BANNED LIST IS LEGAL. 

- A LIST CAN ALSO BE EMAILED TO YOU, CONTACT US.

A player caught with an illegal bat will be suspended.  If there was a hit, it will revert to an out.  If less than two outs, all runners revert to the base they held at the beginning of the play.

DO NOT USE ILLEGAL BATS!!!!!!

- REMEMBER, IT IS TEAMS RESPONSIBILITY, NOT THE LEAGUE, TO PROVE PLAYOFF ELIGIBILITY

- GOLD or CORKER LABELED SOFTBALLS ARE NOT ALLOWED!!!

IT IS NO JOKE !!!!!!

PARKS DEPARTMENT IS STRICTLY ENFORCING NO ALCOHOL, NO SMOKING OF ANY KIND, NO LOUD MUSIC, NO MOTORCYCLES/BIKES, NO GARBAGE LEFT BEHIND.

WE WILL LOSE PERMITS.  NYC LAW - NO ALCOHOL, NO SMOKING OF ANY KIND, NOT JUST A RULE.

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Thank you for your continued support.  Your participation makes our league one of the best.

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As always, in case it rains before Sunday, we ask the teams to bring equipment to help fill in BATTERS BOX and PITCHERS MOUND.  

We work hard getting the water off the fields, but we need help.

TEAMS MUST BRING RAKES, SHOVELS AND BUCKETS TO THE FIELD.  THANK YOU.

If you need bases, you can purchase a set, contact Michael.  Too many teams are not bringing them to the field.

If there is a one umpire game, each team umpire fee will be $90 per team.

BYES:  NONE