It is Memorial Day Weekend and we are having a rash of non-weather-postponements right out of the gate that have nothing to do with Sectional conflicts.Teams were provided a fully customized league schedule just a few weeks ago. By the completion of the first full week of the regular season, approximately 75% of all games scheduled to be played in ... read more

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Sunday, MAR, 07, 2010Meeting came to order at 2:00PM and was adjourned at 3:45PMLeague Officers Presiding:Ed Frye, President, Admin DirectorAnother very good age division meeting. All major aspects of 2010 college program were discussed and decided. Attendance percentage was highest of any age division. I thank those of you who took the time to att... read more

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Sunday, Feb, 28, 2010Meeting came to order at 2:15PM and was adjourned at 4:30PMLeague Officers Presiding:Ed Frye, President, Admin DirectorMatt George, Vice-PresidentMatt Terry, Members' CouncilPaula Casey, Assistant Admin DirectorOnce again, attendance was less than what we hoped for but those who attended were extremely interactive and that is a good thing. Undoubtedly, from my point of view at least, this was our best meeting of the year. I especially thank those of you who came from as far away as Syracuse and East Fishkill to attend. --------------------------------First order of business - 2009 Playing Rules were adopted w/o change. Thus, rules for all ages 13U thru 18U will be the same with the exception of the wooden bat ruleNOTE: Wood bat rule WILL be in force for ages 16U-18U in 2010 regular season. For regular season only, wood is defined to include bamboo, composites, etc.NOTE:15DR teams, when they play a 16 or 16DR team, are required to use wooden bats.Memorial Day Weekend and High School Sectional PlayBecause Memorial Day falls late this year, it would be beneficial if the older teams began play that weekend. The Sectional schedule was handed out and discussed. The semi-Finals will be held on Saturday of that weekend. So most teams will have close to full squads by Saturday or Sunday. It was unanimously agreed as follows:(A) Teams that want to play that weekend but may be affected by the sectionals (ages 16-17-18) should make themselves available for ENYTB play that weekend.(B) If, after the Sectional Quarter-Finals conclude on Thursday, it becomes clear that you will not be able to play on Saturday, contact your opponent, who shall be obligated to give you a no harm/no foul cancellation or postponement/reschedule, whichever is agreeable to both parties.(C) Once a game has been "canceled", both teams should contact me ASAP. I will keep track of all teams similarly affected, and will attempt to match up those teams still able to play.(D) Similarly, teams should follow B and C after the Sectional Semi-Finals conclude on Saturday. Regular Season Standings for Tournament QualificationIn general, the discussion and decisions in this age division meeting followed very closely the age division at 13 thru 15U.ENYTB's new standings methodology was described and discussed (see handouts below). The new methodology builds on last year's changes i.e., FLEX scheduling and Division Rankings based on strength-of-schedule adjusted won-lost percentage.2010 ENYTB Tournament StandingsThere will be a single standings for each sanctioned tournament where berths are determined on a competitive basis;Only teams eligible for a tournament will appear in the standings for that tournament.Whether a game counts in whatever standings your team is in, does NOT depend on your opponent being registered for the same tournament;All games count;When DR teams play up, that game counts in the older age standings only;When two DR teams in the same age play each other, the game will count in the standings for both ages;Teams are required to have played 12 games to be eligible for a berth awardForfeit wins count towards 12 game min, forfeit losses do not.Three forfeit losses in any tournament division makes the team ineligible for a berth award.These changes mean there will no longer be separate divisions for each competition level but berths can still be earmarked to the top teams in each competition level.Tournament berths will be earmarked to various competition levels when registrations in those age divisions are sufficient to warrant it. Otherwise, all berths will be available to all teams, regardless of their competition level. All eligible teams will be ranked by their W/L percentage adjusted for SoS.ENYTB Will Host NABF SANCTIONED REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS at 16U and 18U, Conditional On Member Support!Teams present voted to have the league host an NABF Regional tournament at 16U and 18U, open to ENYTB member teams only, on the condition that at least 10 teams at each age division sign up for this option. An eligibility fee will be required to cover the cost of purchasing the five additional NABF berths (breakeven). If fewer than 10 teams sign-up in an age division, surplus monies from other ages, if any, shall be applied to offset deficit. If a deficit still exists, teams will be given the opportunity to pay an additional amount to keep the tournament.BERTHSEach tournament will include six berths, which shall be awarded based on regular season play (if host fails to qualify, one berth will be reserved for the host). Registration to this tournament is available to all Gold and HiSilver teams. If at least three HiSilver teams register for this tournament, one tournament berth will be earmarked to the HiSilver Division. This is necessary to attract interest from teams in the HiSilver Division and is beneficial to the overall well-being of the league. This issue arose out of a discussion of the new standings methodology and I'm sorry I was not quick enough to realize that what was decided at the meeting yesterday contradicts what has been the policy of this league since it introduced competition levels, namely, to guarantee a minimum of one berth to each eligible competition level, provided the number of team registrations from that competition level was sufficient to support their own berth. The league wants to continue that policy. Gold teams will still have an ample number of berths (five) to compete for.The winners of both NABF tournaments will receive $2,000 travel allowance from NABF to advance to its World Series.16U - July 21 at Northville, MI18U - July 28 at Jackson MSThe NABF eligibility fees are (breakeven):16U - $20018U - $250Joiint NABF/PONY tournament at 16UIt was also decided that the NABF 16U Regional tournament would be used to determine what team from our league qualifies into the next level of the PONY National Championship Tournament Series (Regional). Thus, two teams will advance from this tournament, one in the PONY National Championship Series and one in the NABF National Championship Series. Therefore, to be eligible for either, 16U teams must be register for both tournaments on their team registration page. The NABF 16U Regional will be hosted by the DevilCats, with assistance from Waterford. A tournament host has not yet been decided at 18U. Anyone interested should contact Ed Frye. NOTE: NABF has adopted a wooden bat rule for all its Regional and World Series play. All ENYTB hosted NABF tournaments will be played as wooden bat tournaments, which is no different than regular season play at 16U and 18U. NABF Wooden Bat Rule9.05B Wooden Bats. The following rule will apply to NABF Regional and National Championship Tournament Games. The bat shall be a smooth round stick not more than 2 ¾ inches in diameter at the thickest part and not more than 42 inches in length. The bat shall be one piece of solid wood. Cupped Bats – Forming an indentation in the end of the bat up to one inch in depth is permitted and may be no wider than two inches and no less than one inch in diameter. The indentation must be curved with no foreign substance added. The Bat Handle – For not more than 18 inches from its end may be covered or treated with any material or substance to improve the grip. (see official Rule 1.10A, B, C, and D)PONY Sanctioned TournamentsAs explained above, the NABF 16U Regional tournament will be used to determine what team from our league qualifies into the next level of the PONY National Championship Tournament Series (Regional). At 18U, regular season PONY18 standings as of Sunday, June 28, will be used to determine what team from our league qualifies into the next level of the PONY National Championship Tournament Series (Regional).AABC Sanctioned TournamentsA major topic of discussion in this meeting as well the other age division meetings, was the considerable and growing dissatisfaction among ENYTB teams at how they are being treated by AABC since George Rogers, our AABC Association Commissioner left this league last year. Those tournaments are hosted by other local AABC leagues. Those hosts provided everyone but ENYTB teams with information on where and when the tournament meetings would be held and where and when teams would be playing their first game. Rogers did not disclose that information to ENYTB teams until literally, midnight before the day of the tournament. And once our teams got to the AABC tournaments, they were treated no better. For example, Rogers personally required a couple of ENYTB teams to buy AABC insurance at the tournament and then failed to forward the money to the insurance carrier. One team had an injury and was unable to collect for that reason. Teams also complained that when they played George Rogers' teams (Dodgers) head to head, they were not treated fairly. In one case, tournament directors allowed Rogers to withhold the names of his bench players on his lineup card. In another instance, Rodgers went to a game where one of his Dodger teams was trailing one of our teams and stood menacingly behind the plate. The home plate umpire, obviously intimidated, began calling all stikes against our team's batters and no called strikes against the Dodgers' batters. The Dodgers took the lead and won. A fracas broke out and upon leaving the scene, Rogers turned to the crowd and said, "it pays to be a Dodger". Several teams also reported that the tournaments did not follow AABC prescribed rules for who gets the last BYE in a tournament when Rogers' teams were involved.Couple all of the above with more untruths from George Rogers again this year about his reasons for increasing the AABC registration fee another $20 and it is easy to see why ENYTB members now prefer anything but AABC sanctioning/tournament play when there is a choice e.g., NABF and PONY. Leagues in NYC and Long Island, the same AABC region as us, pay as little as $40/team AABC registration fee. ENYTB now pays $85 at most ages and $150 at the older ages. We are paying more than twice as much as other AABC Associations and the difference goes to George Rogers, the Commissioner of our AABC Association, to do with as he pleases. Calls and emails to AABC Regional Director are met with repeated "we have no authority over George". And, now I am told, AABC has passed a rule allowing AABC tournament hosts to charge tournament teams an entry fee of as much as several hundred dollars per team. Not coincidentally, Rogers suddenly finds it lucrative to host host AABC regional tournaments at 14U and 18U. That's a lot of money for teams to be paying for a few tournament games, especially when you aren't given any tournament information until midnight before the tournament begins and once you get there, not getting a fair shake. What you do with your money is your business but this information is provided so that you can make an informed decision. Were every team in this league to sign up with AABC, I'd be writing Rogers a check for nearly $15,000 of your money. I understand he runs AABC and I understand that creates a conflict of interest for Rogers when it comes to his Dodger teams and/or other leagues that he is now a member of. It is no secret that he avidly recruits teams and players from our league on behalf of himself and others. The important thing is that you understand it as well.NOTE: At 15U and 17U AABC provides tournament winners with no travel reimbursement. NOTE: At 16U and 18U, AABC provides some reimbursement for travel expense for the World Series only. This is a reduction from years past when AABC provided full travel reimbursement for transportation, food and lodging for all World Series participants. Finally, the NABF/PONY tournament at 16U is on the same date as AABC16. The NABF tournament at 18U is one week after the AABC18 tournament. Thus, 18U teams that pass on AABC and elect NABF only or NABF and PONY, will have an extra week for regular season play. Given that most older teams aren't ready to play until early June, the extra week would come in handy.FINAL REGISTRATION PERIODAll teams not yet activated need to contact me ASAP to get activated, as we are entering the final four weeks of registration. All activated teams need to: (1) Complete their team registration form and send payment, payable to ENYTB, 5227 Bridle Pathway, Schdy, NY 12303 no later than April 1st.(2) Scan/email paperwork to Paula at paula@enytb.com. Full instructions are provided at Registration > Hard Copy.(3) Be prepared to be contacted by Paula in the next few weeks to provide team availability info. Teams are encouraged to enter info on their own. If you do so, please click CONFIRM when finished and you will be contacted first for verification purposes. (4) Email your field availability info directly to me (Ed Frye) at fryes@nycap.rr.comA 10 page handout providing an overview of ENYTB/ENYPONY as well as detailed charts describing the 2010 program was provided to all present (presented below). They can be viewed below.Handouts:For CHART ONE, Click here.For CHART TWO, Click here.For CHART THREE, Click here.For CHART FOUR, Click here.For CHART FIVE, Click here.For CHART SIX, Click here.For CHART SEVEN, Click here.For CHART EIGHT, Click here.For CHART NINE, Click here.For CHART TEN, Click here.

Sunday, Feb, 21, 2010Meeting came to order at 2:00PM and was adjourned at 4:00PMLeague Officers Presiding:Ed Frye, President, Admin DirectorMatt George, Vice-PresidentJohn Barna, Members' CouncilMatt Terry, Members' CouncilPaula Casey, Assistant Admin DirectorFirst order of business - 2009 Playing Rules were adopted w/o change.NOTE: Wood bat rule w... read more

If there is membership support for this effort, we will do it. This will be discussed/decided at the upcoming age division meetings. One factor is cost. It will cost the league an extra $1,500 at each age division just to buy the extra berths. However, in a way, that money comes back, as each winner will receive $2,000 from NABF to advance to the W... read more

Meeting came to order at 2:05PM and was adjourned at 4:00PMLeague Officers Presiding:Ed Frye, PresidentMatt George, Vice-PresidentBill Kelts - Members' CouncilRick Miller - Members' CouncilPaula Casey, Assistant Admin DirectorTurnout was light compared to last year but the audience was attentive and interactive. We thank those of you who came out.F... read more

On the occasion of ENYTB's 15th Anniversary it seemed fitting to start a new tradition of recognizing those of you who contribute w/o limit to the success of your individual organizations and in the process to the success of ENYTB. The Man-Of-The Year awards from here on out will be given out annually. In addition, we plan on naming a Man-Of-The-Ha... read more

For CHART ONE, Click here.For CHART TWO, Click here.For CHART THREE, Click here.For CHART FOUR, Click here.For CHART FIVE, Click here.For CHART SIX, Click here.For CHART SEVEN, Click here.For CHART EIGHT, Click here.For CHART NINE, Click here.For CHART TEN, Click here.For CHART 11, Click here.For CHART 12, Click here.For CHART 13, Click here.