Friday, January 29
WELCOME TO THE 'DC Wood' WEBSITE!
FOR THE past twelve years we have been the National Adult Baseball Association (NABA) representative League for the DC Metro area, with teams from DC, Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax County, Loudoun County, Montgomery County and Prince George's County. This Spring and Summer we plan to expand into Prince William County!
We are this area's premier wood bat League for skilled players. We were the first modern era recreational League in the DC Metro area (and if not the first in the United States, certainly one of the first) to abandon metal bats and go back to the exclusive use of wood bats.
First time viewers, please take the time to click on "History" to find out a bit about our League.
Our DC Wood 2010 Winter Manager's Meeting is set for NEXT SATURDAY!
If you are a team looking to join our League for the 2010 Spring/Summer Season, NOW is the time. League play will begin in mid-April!
If you would like to add your team to our League, or if you are a player looking to get placed on a 2010 Spring/Summer team, you should League President Richard Huber directly, at 202-832-4290, or via e-mail at rlhuber7@gmail.com!
Your e-mail message should include appropriate information, including your age, position (or positions), where and when you last played and any other information you feel might help in placing you on a team.
Everyone at DC Wood hopes all who log on to this site had a very happy and healthy winter off-season, and we are anxious to see you on the field this SPRING!
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| More than just a little snow, but Spring will soon be here!
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Thursday, February 4
Winter Manager's Meeting POSTPONED - one week
Our Winter Meeting, originally scheduled for Saturday, February 6, 2010, 9:30am, at Whitlows-On-Wilson in Arlington, VA, has been POSTPONED for one week due to weather prediction of 100% chance of heavy snow beginning Friday afternoon and continuing all day Saturday.
Winter Meeting is re-set for Saturday, February 13, 2010, 9:30am, at Whitlows-On-Wilson in Arlington, VA.
If you would like to place a new team in the League, please contact Richard Huber, at rlhuber7@gmail.com.
Friday, January 22
North Yuma Yankees win Roy Hobbs Tournament!
Congratulations to the North Yuma Yankees, Division winners at the annual Roy Hobbs Tournament!
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Roy Hobbs winner
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Alcohol Policy - Message from the League President
Beer and baseball have been linked probably since the invention of the game. In every professional baseball stadium the Anheuser-Busch sign is the largest advertising sign in the stadium. Having a beer after a game is a time honored tradition - very close to an inalienable right! BUT, at every Location where we play, ALL alcohol is banned. No alcohol is allowed on the premises, including parking lots, at any time. It is actually a criminal offense.
In addition, if anyone in our League is ever caught on any of our Locations with alcohol at any time, there is a very real risk that all of us would lose the right to play ball at that or any other Location in the same jurisdiction. Therefore, time-honored tradition or not, we cannot tolerate any alcohol being brought onto the premises of any Location where we play. It cannot be there, whether opened or unopened, imbibed there or merely being held for later. No exceptions. Not in your hand. Not in your cooler. Not in your vehicle. No exceptions.
So - if you are caught with alcohol in your possession, and 'possession' will be very loosely defined, at any of our Locations at any time, you WILL BE SUSPENDED. If there is another offense, the penalty will increase, and will include a fine, a longer suspension or even banishment from the League. Fail to adhere to this policy at your peril.
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BAD WEATHER POLICY - Montgomery, PG County and Cora Kelly Rain-out numbers
There is a so-called rain-out number for Fairfax County fields, but it is useless. It is simply not kept up. For Fairfax County, unless there is a general closing of ALL fields, the League and individual managers must make all decisions as to whether or not a game is to be cancelled.
This is NOT true with regard to Montgomery County and Prince George's County Regional Park fields, and for Cora Kelly field. At those fields, the field supervisors make the decisions and update the 'rain-out' numbers as appropriate.
HOWEVER, FOR PLAYERS - whether you are scheduled at a Fairfax County or any other field, unless you either see a cancellation notice on THIS WEBSITE, or one of the numbers below says a field is cancelled, you MUST GO TO YOUR GAME SITE AT GAME TIME, no matter how bad the weather is where you live, work or otherwise start out. We have had games played on fields where there was rain, sleet or snow a few blocks away, but nothing at THAT field.
Here are the rain-out numbers for all Montgomery County and Prince George's County Regional Park fields, and for Cora Kelly field:
Blair HS 301-670-8105
Blake HS 301-774-6611
Cora Kelly 703-883-4698
LF Cosca #2 and #4 301-927-0822
Martin Luther King 301-622-4018
Ridge Road Park 301-972-0723
Shirley Povich (Cabin John) 301-299-1975
Olney 301-774-6611
Wheaton Regional 301-649-3633
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| Caring for fields
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Wednesday, July 22
DRESSING FIELDS - After games and if field is wet from recent rain
Fields in Maryland are dressed for us, both before and after games, so nothing is required there except to police the area for trash. We DO NOT leave any trash in any dugout, even if it was there when you got there.
For fields in Fairfax, DC, Alexandria, and Arlington, we must dress the field after every game. Our goal is to leave every field in BETTER shape than we find it. To that end, all teams MUST have at least one team field rake so that for every Fairfax, DC, Alexandria or Arlington game there are at least two rakes available if none can be found at the field.
After games we fill in all holes at home, on the mound, and at any bases. We also rake the infield dirt to leave it in good playing shape for the next use. If there are tarps, we put them down - ALL of them.
If at game time there has been rain earlier in the day, we adhere to the following:
1. If when walking on the field, you leave a footprint impression either in the grass or the dirt, that field is too wet to take play.
2. If you get out early and feel there is time for the field to dry with some work before game time, you can rake as needed in the dirt sections, but NO DIRTY WATER IS TO BE TAKEN FROM BASEPATHS - especially no dirty water is to be raked into the grass. Dirty water dries into mud, which then kills the grass! Water can be raked in such a way as to more evenly spread it out in the dirt so it will dry faster, but never take any mud off the field.
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