League Meeting Minutes - July 24, 2008
Ian Chester
Attending: Paul Usiner, Trevor Dickie, Evan Goldie, Brad Devilger, Al Luhowy, Wayne Dobbie, Ian Chester, Jack Reynolds, Bryce Birch, Mark Derlago, Darryl Gosseye, Curtis Campbell, Tyler Nicol
Provincial Business:
- Work Crews are as such: Canadian Tire = Grounds crew (3 at Kinsmen, 1 at Andrews), Classics = Gates (min 1 at both diamonds), Young Guns = scores and announcing (2 at each), Maruaders = Kitchen at Kinsmen (2 minimum) Breakfast will be optional pending Greg coming back. If available, will post in program
- Chessy will do programs (approx 500 1 page programs)
- Work Crew: set up for August 6th evening, approx 5: 30. Each team to try and send 2 guys to help. For work crew: Sod Cutter (Birchy to get), field paint, chalk, dig in mound, weed wackers, rakes, grey clay.
- Dobbie to contact Star FM about star car for Saturday.
- Chessy will handle media (scores to paper, radio, new)
- Expos receive first 2 pickups, cubs second 2 picks. Birchy and Derlago to notify Dobbie no later than Sunday with all picks.
Playoffs:
- playoffs will start Monday (classics vs cardinals), Tuesday (Marauders vs Guns) and so on.
- Second series will start Wednesday after provincials (aug 13) with expos vs lowest advancing seed, cubs vs second lowest seed advancing on Thursday (aug 14th).
- All games to start at 6:30 at kinsmen. Will continue at Kinsmen until game become to dark.
League Business:
- Automatic game suspension with writing up from Umpires: rule voted on and changed. League rules from now on (including this coming playoffs) will now state that any player written up is not automatically suspended, pending league executive review. Wayne and Bryce will review any written up incidents, and decide within 24 hours. If a player is from either Wayne or Bryce’s team, that individual will step aside and another league rep will step in for decision. In a very serious offence (more than 1 game), all league executive will vote on punishment.
- Travis Campbell is suspended from participating in the All-Star Tournament next season, and cannot be picked up for provincals by any team in the league if his current team is not participating next season.
- Cubs/Expos: present to Jack that umpire crew has thrown out 3 players in the last 2 games. Other teams present the same complaint (that 2 umpires in particular are baiting players, making challenging comments, giving the “finger” to a team at the end of the game) The BSAABL is making the official stand that this is unacceptable, and Jack as umpire in chief must deal with these officials, or they will face suspension from officiating our league in the future.
Meeting adjourned.