A bunch of info you guys need to know…

  • Our season starts this Friday (5/10) with our only pre-season scrimmage… 6pm at Bristol Eastern High School vs the Portland Panthers (expansion team). Please try and get there for 5:30. I plan on getting 5 or 6 pitchers an inning on the mound… so be ready. Make sure Scott knows if you will be IN or OUT
  • During the course of the game, Scott plans on distributing the hats and jerseys for the season. Sometime this week, we will send out and email with a list of player numbers to confirm what is taken and whats available for guys to use, so hopefully we’ll have it figured out who is what number BEFORE we get there.
  • The schedule is now posted on the site. THIS WILL BE YOUR PRIMARY SPOT TO SEE OUR SCHEDULE. I won’t be emailing the excel and pdfs of the schedule anytime there is a change, but I will let everyone know when the schedule on the site is updated. The schedule can be found in the schedule link on the navigation bar at the top of the page… or by going here: http://www.bristolknights.com/schedule/2013-schedule/
  • A few people still owe some money. Please get me your final payment ASAP. I’ll need that money to pay for the new hats this week.
  • We likely have 1 or 2 more openings on the roster, and I’m trying to figure out who I should approach about filling those last spots, or who to bring in for a tryout. If you know someone who is/was a solid ballplayer, and wants in… let Scott know. Positions of need in order are Outfield, Pitcher, Middle Infielder. We have lots of corner infielders, catchers, and DHs.
  • BATS: Everyone must have at least 1 personal bat. We have the team use bats, but they are not there for you to always depend on… If you are going to buy a bat… please support out league sponsor, BWP. They make a superior bat, which are what all our team bats are. When buying one, make sure you enter our discount coupon code at checkout. Enter MTL13 and click the little plus sign to get the discount. You can shop for them here: http://www.shopbwp.com/ The bats come quickly, especially if you get one of the models on the site. If you want more of a custom bat, I’ll give you the info to get in contact with our league representative to get you what you want.
  • Scott will be updating the roster and team pages soon, to reflect the 2013 team, and we’ll also be posting an article about the new members of our team. So far, the new guys are Julio Oswaldo Ortiz Rivera, Brian LaRochelle, Luke Palma, Mike Scanlon, Walter Klimczak, Glenn Hyatt, and returning is long time Knight, Kyle Faust. We are getting a lot younger, and I believe a lot stronger. We should be a very solid team.
  • LASTLY, we’ve lost a lot of players from last years team… Chris Taylor, Drew Yukelson, Matt Doyle, Ernie Meza, Ryan Palumbo, Ron Pezzullo, maybe Doug Whitehorn (still not sure if he plans on playing or not?), Chris Klepps, and player-coach Paul Franceschi. Taylor and Paul are very tough losses. We hope Taylor can join us again at some point, and suit up and clean up at second base… maybe next year? As for Paul, its a tough loss. Paul did a great job managing on field, making the tough decisions, and telling me when I was wrong. Paul was a solid catcher, and a tough/fun guy. He just moved home to southern jersey this past weekend with his wife Dawn, where he is starting a new job today. Maybe if we are lucky, Paul will visit on a game day and swing by a game.