Sandy Hook's Looking Forward to 2007
The Newtown Sandy Hooks are recruiting for 2007 and want all able ballists in Northern Fairfield County who are interested in either forming a new team or joining the Newtown nine for another season of good old base ball fun.
The Newtown Sandy Hook Base Ball Club will be embarking on their third season in 2007 and have already scheduled a number of exciting events including: the Waterbury Tournament in on May 6 with three other vintage nines, the highly successful Memorial Day Tournament in Pittsfield on May 26 & 27 where as many as eight teams will compete, the Westfield Tournament on July 14th with six teams and discussions are in play to attend this year's Old Bethpage Tournament in early August. Other matches and events will be scheduled in the coming months.
The team appeared in last year's Pittsfield Tournament and are part of the yet to be launched Major League Baseball Productions video called 'Vintage Base Ball' which is due for broadscale distribution in the Spring.
All interested parties should contact Ray Shaw at rcshaw1@earthlink.net or Doug Pendergist at dougpend@yahoo.com for further information.
The Newtown Sandy Hooks have decided to step back in
time, shed the polyester and play 1860's ball in '07.
A pretty aggressive schedule of overhand games in '06 that resulted in numerous injuries helped reinforce this new direction. Detractors on the current squad who favor the new Federation approach which will feature overhand pitching and 10/10 speed action have been politely told to start or seek a separate club. That is not to say Newtown won't play the occasional overhand game with old friends but, the emphasis for the coming season will be on a '60's style of play.
It should be noted, the squad intends to play by 'real' sixties rules and not 'muffin' rules that seem to dominate the sport in some quarters. The fear of running and stealing bases provides little interest to true athletes and the Newtown Sandy Hook team plans to play a highly competitive brand of ball or not at all.
Since Newtown is outside of mainstream New England, the Hooks are hoping to schedule regional, special events and round robin affairs so as to be able to play multiple teams on one game date and limit travel time for all parties.
Current plans are in place to:
- Conduct tryouts in early Spring to find interested ballists who may either want to join the Sandy Hooks or be part of a sister team based in the local area;
- Seek suitable home field(s) and venues for special events both in Newtown and beyond;
- Connect with area Civil War Reenactment organizations to plan demonstrations and matches in conjunction with local events;
- Partner with civic groups who may want to use the old fashioned base ball platform to generate interest in their organizations or events;
- Conduct youth related educational events to stimulate interest in base ball history and the game.
Please contact Ray Shaw if you are interested in discussing any of the above topics. We'll be happy to hear from you.
Best wishes to all and hope to see you in '07!
Shutta
The Newtown Sandy Hook Base Ball Club will be embarking on their third season in 2007 and have already scheduled a number of exciting events including: the Waterbury Tournament in on May 6 with three other vintage nines, the highly successful Memorial Day Tournament in Pittsfield on May 26 & 27 where as many as eight teams will compete, the Westfield Tournament on July 14th with six teams and discussions are in play to attend this year's Old Bethpage Tournament in early August. Other matches and events will be scheduled in the coming months.
The team appeared in last year's Pittsfield Tournament and are part of the yet to be launched Major League Baseball Productions video called 'Vintage Base Ball' which is due for broadscale distribution in the Spring.
All interested parties should contact Ray Shaw at rcshaw1@earthlink.net or Doug Pendergist at dougpend@yahoo.com for further information.
The Newtown Sandy Hooks have decided to step back in
time, shed the polyester and play 1860's ball in '07.
A pretty aggressive schedule of overhand games in '06 that resulted in numerous injuries helped reinforce this new direction. Detractors on the current squad who favor the new Federation approach which will feature overhand pitching and 10/10 speed action have been politely told to start or seek a separate club. That is not to say Newtown won't play the occasional overhand game with old friends but, the emphasis for the coming season will be on a '60's style of play.
It should be noted, the squad intends to play by 'real' sixties rules and not 'muffin' rules that seem to dominate the sport in some quarters. The fear of running and stealing bases provides little interest to true athletes and the Newtown Sandy Hook team plans to play a highly competitive brand of ball or not at all.
Since Newtown is outside of mainstream New England, the Hooks are hoping to schedule regional, special events and round robin affairs so as to be able to play multiple teams on one game date and limit travel time for all parties.
Current plans are in place to:
- Conduct tryouts in early Spring to find interested ballists who may either want to join the Sandy Hooks or be part of a sister team based in the local area;
- Seek suitable home field(s) and venues for special events both in Newtown and beyond;
- Connect with area Civil War Reenactment organizations to plan demonstrations and matches in conjunction with local events;
- Partner with civic groups who may want to use the old fashioned base ball platform to generate interest in their organizations or events;
- Conduct youth related educational events to stimulate interest in base ball history and the game.
Please contact Ray Shaw
Best wishes to all and hope to see you in '07!
Shutta
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