G.D. Newsletter "Sure to Entertain" 5th ed.

Glory Days Sports week 5 games were…well not so Awesome for some! Like the LawnKrafters for instance, they had two huge games against teams on either side of them in the standings. Take a guess how they fared. How about the enigma of a team, Blue Jays. They play almost every game tight but just can’t put together some wins. The Green Monsters looked more like the “Bad News Bears” than the Buttermaker (everybody’s favorite team).

With all those losers, someone had to be winning! ARH, Title America, Buttermakers and Team Awesome all went undefeated on the day.

Another winner on the day was Sharon DeNafo (pictured here). She now knows everything there is to know about this umpire. “His positioning is im-pecker-able” says Sharon! After the game, the umpire exclaims, “That catcher has some soft hands!”
**We kid because we love you both! Thanks for the great photo**

NOW TO THE SCORES:

Game 1
ARH cuts the LawnKrafters 15-7.
Highlights- Johnny "Walker" Jones of ARH leads off the day with 3 walks! This dude loves our league so much he fly’s in every Sunday from North Carolina…North Carolina and didn’t even take the bat off his shoulder! We also had another swinging Strike Out, this time by Adam of the LawnKrafters. Thanks for coming out Adam!

Game 2
Buttermakers finally win one against the Blue Jays 9-6.
Highlights- Tim Carty of the Blue Jays, returning from a one game suspension (given to him by his own team) goes 3 for 4...3 for 4 but for the Buttermakers! The Buttermakers were short a player, so his team ever so easily traded him over. Poetic Justice for you Tim…keep up the good work!

Game 3
Team Awesome smokes the LawnKrafters 11-6.
Highlights- Team Awesome thought the rule was a 2 guy minimum for this one. 8 girls was all the LawnKafters could handle! There is still a search for the sniper that shot Kori of the LawnKrafters. While running for a ball in the outfield, she collapses blowing out her shoulder and leg. Her boyfriend had no problem getting to that ball though. Oh yes, he would like to make a public apology for stepping on Kori while she writhe on the ground in pain!

Game 4
Title America hold off the Green Monsters 14-7.
Highlights- Chrissy Kalani with another masterful game at pitcher for Title America, this game she gives up no walks. She sure is a little competitor! I mean big (sorry I slipped). Dave Moderski of “T&A” goes 3 for 3 and then recruited after the game by the Green Monsters for the Fall Season. They love those sweat pants Dave! Speaking of uniforms what was with Ted of the Monsters…dressed for a fashion show with all those wristbands and those J-Lo sunglasses!

Game 5
Team Awesome play the Blue Jays 12-8 (you guess who won).
Highlights- The Blue Jays another game close. Keeping the scored tied at 5 late in the game. Again to no avail though. I have to say the Blue Jays are the best last placed team in our league! Captain Flipper Anderson of Team Awesome says this win is owed to Lynnel Fernandez, “She outplayed her sister Courtney again!”

Game 6
ARH beat up the Green Monsters 11-5.
Copa Joanna (a Fan Favorite) of the Monsters DNP due to “large balls” on her thighs. She did keep great notes of the game. Dave Gilligan make another amazing diving catch in the outfield. Yes, Johnny "Walker" Jones (our Frequent Flyer) makes another guest appearance! This time with 2 more walks! Moving Forward Rentals (Segway Rentals and Tours in Sea Isle City) is now sponsoring Johnny for next week’s walk-a-thon. He should be able to raise thousands of dollars for a charity of his choice!


UPDATES

***Glory Days Sports asks for clarification to the rather unclear “banned bat list” from ASA and RipIt Reaper. Here are the specific answers from the bat manufacturer. The first bat was made illegal to ASA so they made a new bat that meets certifications. Here are the differences between the 2 bats results:

*The ASA legal RipIt Reaper bat has a yellow outlined Skull facing the end of the barrel of the bat.
*The ASA illegal RipIt Reaper bat has a green outlined Skull facing the handle of the bat.

Remember, the reason for the banned bats are strictly for the safety of your fellow players.

***WiffleBall Tournament registration is now open!!! You have to read the next post below. This is definitely going to be an awesome time!

***The issue with the umpire on field 1 has been addressed with his superiors.

***The Fall Softball League begins August 29th. All teams will play double headers each week. We are shooting for approx. 10 games for each team. Registration is $600 per team. Save your team spot now!

***http://www.glorydayssports.net/ is now up and running! This is our new official website. You will find everything you need here. Check it out and let us know what you think. It is still evolving to meet all of your needs!

Until next week...this is Jamie Connor signing off!

WiffleBall Tournament: Now Open To Registrants

Glory Days Sports Presents

Our Inaugural WiffleBall Tournment

(for the serious Wiffleballer and Recreational Wiffleballer alike)

Teams: Rosters will consist of a minimum 3 players to a maximum 5 players

When: Saturday, August 8th

Where: PTLM Daniel Calabrese Memorial Park 37 North Central Avenue Cedar Brook, NJ (Winslow Township)

PreRegistration: By Saturday, July 25th (ALL PLAYERS GET A FREE T-SHIRT when preregistered)

Final Registration: Saturday, August 1st

Cost: $25 per player; includes a guaranteed minimum of 3 games, 1 FREE hotdog and 1 FREE soda

Setup: A 32 team tournament. First come first served!!! Approximately 8 fields will be setup with lines all painted in, a Home Run fence, Backstop, Strike Plate, and much more... Plenty of food and beverages will be on hand. Hosting a beautiful playground, picnic tables, and sufficient parking. Perfect facility for the tournament.

Official Rules: Will be provided upon registration

Contact: Nick Gargano (856)264-1687 or GloryDaysSports@gmail.com

Register Now

G.D. Newsletter "Sure to Entertain" 4th ed.

Glory Days Sports week 4 games were AWESOME!

Before we get into the games let's recap how week 3's Newsletter played out. 1st- I pour my heart and soul into writing and being as creative as possible until after midnight on Monday. 2nd- The 3 other members of Glory Days read it, get nervous that it is too provocative and pull the picture. 3rd- I actually receive a voicemail being berated, cursed, and threatened! 4th- I update the newsletter to make all pantie wastes feel better!

Now, to start this week I am changing the tagline from "Sure to Entertain" to "If You Lack a Sense of Humor...Don't Read Me"! All kidding aside, this Newsletter is just written to have fun with everyone...no one excluded! We specifically asked all teams if they had an issue with it or if anyone personally has an issue with it. To a man (and woman) we received nothing but rave reviews and asked us not to change it one bit. So without further adieu....


NOW TO THE SCORES:

Game 1
NKOTB (I mean ARH) is in town and rocking the Buttermakers 13-3.
Highlights- It would be easy to get on Ricky for sliding in to home (he just forgot he was no longer on the Phillies and this is Coed Softball), so we'll just say he was a single away from hitting for the cycle.

Game 2
Green Monsters eat up the Buttermakers 9-5.
Highlights- After another 0 and 2 day, the Buttermakers are really living up to their name!

Game 3
LawnKrafters out last Title America 8-3.
Highlights- LawnKrafters bench their starting pitcher (Mark DeNafo) and put in their ace in the hole Brian Pino! Brian pitched an amazing game...just ask him!

Game 4
Green Monsters lose a heart breaker to Team Awesome 12-10.
Highlights- The Highlighters left everything on the field for this one. (The previous statement becomes absolutely hysterical once you read further on to the "game of the day"!)

Game 5
LawnKrafters beat the Blue Jays 2-0.
Highlights- Sean Geary showcases his "strong arm". It is a shame second base is no longer in right field! Between the 2 games today, Sean (shortstop) tried to throw the ball 6 times to second...maybe you should stop trying to throw so damn hard and shoot for a little more accuracy Mitch Williams!

Game 6 (Game of the day)
NKOTB (ARH) absolutely annihilate, obliterate, eradicate or just ate Team Awesome 19-3.
Highlights- (refer to Game 4's Highlights for Team Awesome) The "New Kids On The Block" pounded the ball all game. With 3 Home Runs and countless other shots at the fence, (and a bit of foreshadowing) complaints will deluge the blog about Glory Days Sports not enforcing our "Steroid Policy" next. The ARH team is HOT!...(anyone know what a "double entendre" is?)


Updates

***Moving Forward, all umpires will follow ASA rules for foul balls. You do not get to burn one foul ball. A foul ball on the third strike is strike 3. (as per our rule book)

***The Wiffleball Tournament is already going to be a huge hit! Tentatively we have set it for Saturday, August 8th. A Cash Prize will be rewarded!!! More news to follow (hopefully we can submit the finer details by the end of this week).

***If you do not have a sense of humor you should not have been reading this (especially this far down, what if I was going to say something negative about you, then you would be all upset and be like, "I don't want them to make fun of me anymore" and we would have to be all like, "Stop whining" and like "If you don't like it you don't have to play in our league anymore")!

***Glory Days Sports Fall Coed Softball League is now forming! Get your team registered now! All games will be played on Saturdays. We will begin play either the last week in August or the first week in September. To achieve maximum games, all teams will play double headers every week. Spread the word!!!

Until next week...this is Jamie Connor signing off!

The Standings: Coed Softball Spring/Summer

G.D. Newsletter "Sure To Entertain"- 3rd ed.

Week 3 of Glory Days Sports Coed Softball League was really awesome. By the looks of the picture to the right, some of us would not have missed it for anything (even a bathroom break). That is just fine by us...just not right by us, if you know what I mean.

***AFTER FURTHER CONSIDERATION (AND SOME ARM BENDING), GLORY DAYS SPORTS HAS JOINTLY DECIDED TO CENSOR THIS PICTURE TO PROTECT THE ANONYMITY OF THE INNOCENT. MOVING FORWARD ALL G.D. NEWSLETTERS WILL BE WRITTEN IN A STRICTLY POSITIVE AND STATISTICAL MANOR. PLEASE CONTINUE TO FORWARD ALL TEAM STATS AND ALSO PLEASE RESPOND TO THE BLOG, AS WE ALWAYS WANT TO HEAR YOUR VOICE. IF I PERSONALLY OFFENDED ANYONE, PLEASE ACCEPT MY APOLOGIES. IF I MADE YOU LAUGH, PLEASE FORWARD ANY GRATUITIES MY WAY!***

NOW TO THE SCORES:

Game 1
Title America loses their first game of the season to Team Awesome 12-4.
Highlights- Dustin smokes a Home Run over the fence...rumor has it, that it was a routine pop fly with 30 mph winds playing a big part!

Game 2
LawnKrafters barely edge out the Buttermakers 10-9.
Highlights- Jim Casey of the Buttermakers falls face first to the ground on a running throw to first base. Then gives me, my daughter, my niece and nephew, and pretty much the entire crowd the finger (for applauding his effort).

Game 3 (The afternoon rock concert)
Green Monsters beat the Blue Jays 9-6.
High Life (I mean Highlights brought to you by Miller)- John Sherwood of Team Awesome entices NSYNC to make a guest appearance for this quite game. While we do not encourage blasting the radio during the games, it would have been just fine if he had some kind of taste in music!

Game 4
Title America gives the now Bittermakers their second lose of the day by the score of 9-4.
Highlights- Guess who slid (fell) face first in to third base while knocking the wind out of himself...that's right this season's Fan Favorite, Neil Wetzel!

Game 5
ARH remains undefeated after beating the Blue Jays 10-2.
Highlights- The Carty Tandem with great individual performances. Chris swallows everything at short and Pop Carty records Glory Days Sports first ever Strike Out! Unfortunately for the Blue Jays, Ricky Haggen's aggressive approach at the plate also afforded him a 2 for 4 day with a Triple and 2 Runs and oh yes, The Strike Out.

UPDATES

*** Glory Days Sports has a 3 on 3 Wiffle Ball Tournament in the works for August!!! This is going to be AWESOME!!! 50 teams, 1 day, several official Wiffle Ball sized fields, first come first served! CASH PRIZE TO THE WINNER!!!

*** Metal Spikes are prohibited from use during all games. Some players have been wearing them and this must not continue. We do not want to see anyone get hurt from this. Thank you for your understanding.

*** The Coed Softball Fall League will be forming soon. We anticipate a late August early September start. The schedule will be accelerated to get as many games in, in as short of a span as we can. Form your team now!

*** A special thanks goes out to Tommy Daddazio at Dazzy Os Grill and Bar for hosting a Softball BBQ on Saturday evening. We had a terrific turn out and everyone had a great time. If you did not make it, What did you have to do that was so damn important?

*** Don't miss Sunday's Game of the Week...Team Awesome vs ARH at 4 pm! This will be for the early lead at first place!!!

Until next week...this is Mark DeNafo signing off!

***ALL G.D. NEWSLETTER ARE WRITTEN BY ME, JAMIE CONNOR. THE ABOVE STATEMENT WAS A JOKE BETWEEN MARK DENAFO AND MYSELF. THANK YOU AND KEEP READING!***