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WELCOME TO THE 2009 TOURNAMENT SEASON
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"On those Little League Nights with the lights shining bright

Some on the field, some in the sky 

The memories we created - Years later still debated

Remain with you your whole life – forever young

On a Little League night"

RULES AND REGULATIONS - I have posted a rules and regs sheet in the "Handouts".

FALL BALL - LAKELAND WAS LEFT OFF THE ORIGINAL LIST.  I know that earlier in the week, Christy changed the Minors schedule to add Lakeland in.  I had a chance to look at it for the first time this morning and realized that several teams were scheduled with doubleheaders.  DHs are not allowed by LL at the Minor level.  Besides, I don't know about you, but my minors team is very young and I don't have the pitching to play a doubleheader.  Therefore, I had to rearrange the schedule again this morning.  POSTED in the "Schedules" is the NEW Minors schedule. 

10-09 SECTION DAY 6:  And then there was one...one section champion.  One team to take a victory lap with their pins and banner.  One team to advance to the state final four.  Congratulations to Green Brook Little League.  What an exciting team to have the pleasure to watch.  What a fine, courteous group of young men.  Forget your skills and talents for a moment - you have proven time and time again over the past few weeks that you possess those in abundance.  I am speaking of your sportsmanship and sense of fair play.  I enjoyed watching all your games and we all wish you the best of luck next week.  Alas - West Milford - I have not forgotten you.  Not many teams can lose their first game in a tournament and rally back day after day.  Be proud.  Your grit and determination is something that anyone who had not seen you play could recognized right off.  Time and time again, you proved that skill and talent alone does not make the ballplayer.  No - the true ballplayer must possess heart, passion, and desire.  You boys certainly are overflowing with all that and much more.  Hmmm.  So maybe I'm wrong.  While true, Green Brook is the section champion and deservedly so.  However, maybe there is more than one champion at the end of this tournament after all.  Perhaps - just maybe - all of us who either participated or witnessed these games over the past week are champions in one way or another.  I think we can all take something positive with us into the future.  KUDOS TO THE WEST MILFORD LITTLE LEAGUE 10 YEAR OLD ALL STARS AND SECTION 1 RUNNER-UPS!  KUDOS TO THE GREEN BROOK LITTLE LEAGUE 10 YEAR OLD ALL-STARS AND SECTION CHAMPIONS FOR 2009!  (FINAL SECTION 1 bracket)  (LITTLE LEAGUE NIGHTS)

10-09 SECTION DAY 5:  I'm quickly running out of interjections to describe the play I've been witnessing!  Day 5 was no exception.  One game tonight but it was a thriller.  A mid-afternoon storm burst into the area which really dampened the field.  However thanks to the work of Newton President Frank Sebastiano, Lackawanna President and District ADA Scott Price, and a host of other volunteers, we got the field in playable condition (thank you, gentlemen!).  Then, West Milford and Washington took the field and what a fine baseball skill, wit, and sportsmanship these two teams displayed.  Washington secondbaseman Riggs made so many spectacular plays I lost count.  I thought 10 year olds weren't suppose to be able to field like this young man did over and over again last night.  On the flip side, West Milford's Ebert sent a pitch deep over the centerfield fence.  I thought 10 year olds weren't suppose to hit like that either.  He also added a three run triple later in the game!  Both teams were, for lack of a better term, fantastic!  Unfortunately, one team had to be eliminated.  Washington Township - you young men are a class act.  Every single one of you.  It was a priviledge and honor to have the opportunity to watch you play.  Remember that while you may not be the Section champs this season, you will forever and always be the 2009 District 4 Champions.  No one can ever take that away from you.  KUDOS TO THE WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP LITTLE LEAGUE ALL STARS! 

10-09 SECTION DAY 4:  Holy smokes!  If you were not in Newton today, you missed another great day of baseball.  Football players stopped practice for the national anthem.  Parents were dancing to tunes inbetween innings (Yes - we saw the guilty parties.  Just be thankful we didn't videotape you!).  Players screamed, yelled, and chanted encouragement for their teammates all game long.  In fact, a young Mr. Simon of Sparta owes everyone at the head table a set of earplugs for next season!  LOL!  Just kidding!  All in all it was a glorious day.  Sadly, we had to say goodbye to another team last night.  To the players, coaches, and parents of Sparta Little League, congratulations on another wonderful season.  I can't speak for everyone in the district, but I certainly know that the district staff is very proud of you.  Keep your heads up and keep smiling.  KUDOS TO THE SPARTA LITTLE LEAGUE 10 YEAR OLD ALL STARS AND DISTRICT 20 CHAMPIONS!  

10-09 SECTION DAY 3:  WOW! Today I saw a Mendham team play their hearts out in gutsy losing effort.  I saw a West Milford 10 year old park one deep over the left center fence.  I saw a Sparta centerfielder race 10 yards on a full sprint and layout perpendicular to the grass to snag a line shot a foot from the ground.  And people let me tell you that the change-up/knuckleball/what-the-heck pitch that GreenBrook pitcher threw had this 40ish something man buckling at the knees.  WOW! What a day of baseball in Newton!  It's a shame that there can only be one Section 1 champ because all 5 of these teams deserve to be.  To the Mendham players - heads up.  You guys were awesome!  You have nothing to be upset over.  You reprented your league, your district, and your community with class and dignity.  KUDOS TO THE MENDHAM LITTLE LEAGUE 10 YEAR OLD ALL-STARS! 

10-09 SECTION DAY 2:  The revised schedule, which I call "RAIN - PART THREE", has been updated and posted.  It's a delightful tale of parents scrambling work schedules, coaches re-evaluating lineups for the hundrendth time, umpires woefully sighing to themselves "I don't get paid enough for this" (they are all volunteers), and kids sulking about whining "Now what I am going to today?  I'm bored!".  Alas, nice weather finally comes and saves the day and everyone lives in peace and harmony.  Let's hope there isn't a Part Four on the horizon!  In all seriousness, so far the day seems bright.  See you at the field!  

10-09 SECTION DAY 1: Finally - some nice weather, a gorgeous field in Newton, and some sharp dressed young ball players on the diamond!  August Little League baseball in Sussex County - perfect!  Of course that only means one thing - I missed it because there's thing called an occupation that I'm told I must have!  Ugh!  LOL!  Because of that, I am just getting home and only having this chance at near midnight to update the site therefore I apologize for any delay.  Needless to say, there was some awesome baseball played in Newton today as the 10-09 Section 1 tournament kicked off.  Congratulations to GreenBrook and Washington Twp on their victories today. 

SECTION 10-09s SCHEDULE: Due to tonight's rain, we had to revamp the schedule.  Please print out a new bracket (Handouts) and review the new schedule in the "Schedule" section. 

10-09 FINALS: Congratulations to Sparta Little League on a wonderful championship run ending with a 5-4 win over a talented Lackawanna squad.  We wish you the best of luck on your short trip to the sections (hosted by Newton Little League and District 20).

SECTION 1 10-09: Information has been posted in the Schedules and the Handouts.

11-10 FINALS: Congratulations to Sparta Little League on being crowned the 11-10 champions for 2009 with their 9-5 victory over Vernon on Sunday night.  Wish you the best of luck in the Section!

10-09 BRACKET: The suspended game from 07-26 between Lackawanna and NorthWarren will be resumed on 07-27 in Sparta at 7:00.  The Finals will be 07-28 in Sparta at 7:00.

RULE 4.11(d): Here is an often misinterpreted rule.  "A called game ends at the moment the umpire terminates play.  EXCEPTION: If the game is called during an incomplete inning, the game ends at the end of the last previous completed inning in each of the following situations: (1) The visiting team scores one or more runs to tie the score in the incomplete inning and the home team does not score in the incomplete inning. (2) The visiting team scores one or more runs to take the lead in the incomplete inning and the home team does not tie the score or retake the lead in the incomplete inning."  So, hypothetically, let's say that after 4 complete innings, the visiting team is leading 9-6.  The visiting team bats in the 5th and make the score 16-6.  The game in terminated by the umpire for darkness during their at-bat.  The final score is 16-6.  Why?  Because 4.11(d) says that a game ends at the moment the umpire terminates play AND neither of the exceptions given apply because the visiting team was already ahead at the end of the 4th inning.

A FEW WORDS: Well since no one answered the recent want ad, I guess you all are stuck with me.  I do so enjoy it.  It's has been great getting to see familar faces and meeting new ones.  As our season winds down, I just wanted to thank everyone for another wonderful season (now don't blow it over the last remaining days! - LOL).  It takes hundreds of volunteers from the coaches, to the presidents, to the parents, to the umpires, to last but not least us - the district staff to pull off 235+/- games in a 4 week period.  We wouldn't do what we do if we didn't love the game of baseball and love the kids as well.  Sure, we can all get competitive, but at the end of the day, it's simply kids playing a game they love.  Please join us in Newton in the first week of August as we host the 10-09 Sections.  I'd love to show them "city-folks" that we northerns in the sticks can put on a show with the best of 'em.  Hope to see some of you in the fall  - the rest can wait until next summer ;) - just kidding.

UPDATES COMPLETE: The updates are done.  (a) Throw out the old brackets.  The brackets in the "Handouts" mostly have new dates for the remaining games especially for the 10-09s.  (b) We can extend the 10-09s a bit longer into July.  Since Newton is hosting the Section, we know exactly when the district champion is playing (August 1).  (c) Any more rainouts may force us to forego the better seeds hosting and move games to other locations.

14-13 FINALS: Congratulations to Stillwater Fredon Little League on becoming our district champion in the Junior Division with a 12-7 victory over Sparta in the finals.  Good luck to Stillwater Dreon in the Section!

12-11 FINALS: Congratulations to Vernon Little League for becoming the 2009 District 20 Champions after posting an 11-4 victory over Sparta Thursday night. We all wish you the best of luck in the Section!

10-09 SECTION: District 20 is pleased to announce that District 20 along with Newton Little League will be host to the 2009 10-09 Section.  Beginning July 31, the district winners from districts 1,2, 4, 17, and 20 will vie for the opportunity to advance to the state final four.  I will be posting the bracket here soon.  We could use as many volunteers as possible to help with various duties.

ALL TOURNAMENT PERSONNEL: Please go to "My Site News" for a special announcment pertaining to injured players and substitution.

STANDINGS: Contrary to popular belief, I do other things other than baseball.  Therefore, I can't always wait up until the wee hours of the evening for managers to send me scores.  Logically, I can't update the standings unless I have all the scores played that night for a particular pool.  So please, if you are the winning team, email me the score the same night your game is played.

ABOUT STANDINGS: In the posted standings, the eteamz program only recognizes some generic options like wins, losses, etc.  It can not discern important items for tournament play like head-to-head and runs against ratio; the key tie-breakers.  I can manually adjust the standings, but sometimes I don't always catch the little tie-breakers on a day-to-day basis.  I do my best to keep the standings as accurate as possible.  If you ever have any questions as to where your team is in the standings, please do not hesitate to email me.  Thanks. 

QUICK RULE NOTE: Tournament Rule 10 replaces Regular Season Rule 3.03. A starter and his/her substitute, married to a spot in the batting order AND both having obtained their mandatory play of 1 at-bat and 3 consecutive defensive outs, may then interchange at will during the remainder of the game.  However, they can only both be in the game at the same time when (a) when one is utilized as a special pinch runner or (b) when one needs to enter the game for an injured player and no other players are available.  IF YOU RUN INTO A PROBLEM at a game, you have every right to stop the game with a protest no matter what the score is.  The head table will be forced to start making the necessary calls.

RUNS AGAINST: For the first time, I'm trying to list the defensive innings for each game.  I think the best way to view it is to (a) click on "schedule", then (b) click on the division, and then (c) click on an individual game.  You will see the R for Runs.  That's kind of obvious.  Since we don't track hits per game, that is where I put the defensive innings. 

2009 TOURNAMENT SEASON: Just a reminder that every effort should be made to play the games on the dates and times assign.  At this point, only weather will cause a game to be delayed or the schedule altered.  If you are having a conflict, whatever the reason, you must notify me and Lori.  Coaches and leagues are not authorized to change the schedule.  Any changes must be approved by the proper district officials.

REPORTING DEFENSIVE INNINGS: When emailing me a score, I not only need the score but the defensive innings played by both teams.  The reporting of defensive innings is almost as important as the score itself.  Here's why: When teams are tied in the standings, the first tie-breaker is head-to-head.  However, this does not always break the tie.  The second criteria is the Runs-Against-Ratio or RAR for short.  The RAR is a mathematical formula which is the number of runs allowed by a team divided by the number of defensive innings played.  If you have any further questions about RAR, please do not hestitate to email me.  Thanks.

 




 
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