Practice/Games: Weeks of March 30 & April 6

April 3 Email: 

Team,

Next week's practice will be on MONDAY, April 6, from 6 pm till 7:45 pm. It is the best day for the weather. I will be there at 5:40 pm and have the spot staked out so we can actually begin at 6. We will be using the area marked "4" (see below regarded annotated map), so park on the corner of Eastern and Linwood. I'll be North of the backstop, which means you'll have to get up on the field to see me. I'll have a rainbow colored beach towel with me to help you find me. 

I created an annotated map of Patterson Park (see attached and in multiple places on the blog). Should I be unable to get a spot on the spot marked "4," I will text you the appended map and a different location BEFORE 6 pm. So please keep your phones on.

Please bring your official kickballs. We had problems today with some of the kickballs and ended up with only two that worked well. Bring gloves and cleats, as well.

If not enough people show up Monday, we'll have INDOOR practice on Thursday, as well.

Please let me know whether you will be attending Monday's practice, and whether you could attend a practice on Thursday, should we have one.

Thanks! 

See you soon.

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It looks like it's going to be gorgeous on Thursday according to the weather forecast.

Practice this week = Thursday, April 2, from 6 to 8 pm OUTSIDE. We may have to switch to Roosevelt Park in Hampden (where we had our first practice) because of that league that plays in Patterson Park on Thursdays. I'll definitely make sure you know the location when we get closer to Thursday.

NO GAME EASTER WEEKEND. The BSSC tried to trick us out of time we had already planned to spend with relatives who complain too much, but we fooled them! Besides, it makes more sense to play when it's warm outside.

Practice the week of April 6: Depends in large part on the weather. I really want to be outside. Monday and Tuesday are not feasible for a couple of reasons, so expect practice Wednesday, Thursday or Friday--whenever we can get the best field and the best weather and the most people.

First game is Saturday, April 11, on Field 1 at Patterson Park HIGH SCHOOL (i.e., NOT where we've been practicing).

Questions?

:) e


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EMAIL FROM APRIL 1

Date: Thursday, April 2, 2015 (as in, tomorrow)

Time: 6 - 7:45 pm. Sunset is at 7:31 pm so we have to start a bit early. 

Location: Patterson Park near the Virginia Baker Rec Center. 

Mimi will have an orange flag to mark our location. Look for it. 

There will be another league playing where we like to play. Do not join them. Look for the orange flag. It will be either really close to Baltimore St. by the Virginia Baker Rec Center or down by the ice rink. Hopefully Mimi will text us and let us know so we're not wandering like lost penguins. 

Format of practice: Work ya asses off. Mimi is going to get the outfield in shape. None of this two-people-run-for-the-ball / both-stop / ball-drops / people-start-yelling-accusatorily BULL SHIT. What separates us from the apes? Yeessssss. Language. Good, girls. Now USE IT. 

In the mean time, I'll be keeping all the rest of y'all busy. How? Don't worry your pretty little heads about that. Drill after drill after drill that conveniently keep the outfielders on their toes. 

What to bring: Cleats if you have them. Kickballs (of any type). Gloves (that you might wear during a game). 

Also please bring Donations to the House of Ruth (see blog for details). If it's just a bag, bring it to the field. If it's more than a bag, leave it in your car, and I'll get it after practice. Please, please, please put donations double bagged in trash bags. 

TELL ME IF YOU WILL NOT MAKE IT TO PRACTICE--please and thank you. 

Love you 

Check the blog if you need directions to the field, etc.

-e

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I dislike preventable confusion. My sincerest apologies to those who drove to practice and never found us, and also to those who wandered around for unacceptable amounts of time looking for their teammates. That will NEVER, EVER happen again.

On multiple places on this blog, I posted an annotated map of Patterson Park. Click on the image of the map to make it larger.

From now on, we will refer to the numbered location when giving you directions to our general location. 

As a reminder, the best spot to park for Virginia Baker Rec Center is where Luzerne crosses Baltimore.

Sound good?

PLEASE let me know if you have any trouble at all opening the map.

-Elizabeth