Spring 2012

• Home Run Derby Flyer

• BYSC Sand Wiffle Tourney Flyer

• BYSC League Flyers

• Announcements

• Schedule & Standing & Bracket

• Recaps

• Charities & Sponsor Bar

• Buker’s Predictions

• The Hookup

• Pictures

James Salgado & Charm Reyes

Spring 2012 – Issue 6

We can pass for siblings!!!

500th Person to “Like” the Backyard Sports Club Facebook Page! Congrats Liz Germanos!

Backyard sports club’s Homerun Derby

Thursday, May 31, 2012 To benefit:

Building a strong community and strong businesses in Norfolk is all about networking and enjoying everything our beautiful city has to offer! We have held events such as wine tastings, monthly bar nights, oyster roasts, ski trips, pub crawls and more.

Azalea Little League Complex

Open to EVERYONE / Play begins at 6:30 PM

$5 Entry Free / Unlimited Entries

First round will have 5-7 strikes (depending on how many entries we have)

Depending on how many entries will determine how many people make it to the 2nd round.

Winners will receive Backyard Sports Club’s

Bobble Head Trophies!

Backyard Sports Club Volleyball League

Bump…..Set…..SPIKE!

When: Tuesdays, July 10th – September 4th Where: Jewish Community Center

5000 Corporate Woods Drive Virginia Beach, VA

TEAMS

Minimum of 6 players per team

PRICE $500.00 TEAM Registration Fee

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

Go to www.backyardsportsclub.com to register a team TODAY!

Backyard Sports Club Wiffle Ball Leagues

Blue Diamond When: Thursdays, July 12th – September 1st

Where: Azalea Little League Complex Sponsor Bar: Uno Chicago Grill

Cost: $55 per person (early registration)

Norfolk Sandlot When: Sundays, July 8th - September 1st Where: Azalea Little League Complex

Sponsor Bar: TBD Cost: $55 per person (early registration)

Captains Registration waived with a 14 team minimum

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Go to www.backyardsportsclub.com to register a team TODAY!

Playing our Childhood Sports…TODAY!

Backyard Sports Club Dodgeball League

When: Fridays, June 22nd - August 17th Where: TBA - Chesapeake, VA

TEAMS

Minimum of 10 players and up to 20 per team

PRICE $55.00 Registration fee

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

Go to www.backyardsportsclub.com to register a team TODAY!

Captains Registration waived with a 14 team minimum

$150 bar tab for winning tournament team!

Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, Dodge!

Backyard Sports Club Powder Puff Football League

Chix Powder Puff When: Sundays, July 15th - September 2nd

Where: TBD - Chicks Beach or VB Oceanfront Sponsor Bar: TBD

Cost: $55 per person (early registration)

This season we’re only having 4-6 teams, so hurry up and get your team registered!

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Go to www.backyardsportsclub.com to register a team TODAY!

Girls can’t WHAT?

Vs.

Announcements

Please send any requests for “Announcements” to backyardsportsclub@gmail.com

REMINDER: There is NO smoking at the fields! And please be

discreet if you are drinking alcoholic beverages. Coolers and Solo cups are your friends!!! We do not want to lose these fields, so PLEASE respect the rules! Thanks

Hair Graphics

Owner and Master Stylist, Joy Gillenwater from I’d Hit That has been creating avant-garde looks for over 10 years. Educated by some of the leading companies in the salon industry; Vidall Sasson, Bumble & Bumble, Wella and Paul Mitchel, to name a few. She has a acquired a multitude of skills to give clients the exact look they want. Her work is inspired by the love of art and design specializing in texture cuts and creative color techniques. Joy believes that your hair is a very important part of your life, as well as your self-image and personality and looks forward to working with you.

Pembroke Chiropractic

Holly Hickson and Marcie Masterman from Holey Balls in Your Mouth work at Pembroke Chiropractic for Dr. Mark Soccio. Allow your body to “Fall Into Good Health” this season without the use of harmful drugs or surgery. Our holistic approach goes beyond the medical approach. Our first goal is to help you get out of pain as quickly as possible by assisting your body’s inborn ability to heal. Discover Chiropractic!

Don’t forget to like us on Facebook!

Happy Healing!

757-490-5828

Hour Escape Massage Therapy 1427 Picadilly St., Norfolk, VA

Everything from relaxation massages to injury rehabilitation. Swedish to Deep Tissue. We are all about customizing your massage to fit your specific needs. You deserve an "Hour Escape", you're worth it!

Current Contest For every 75 “LIKES” the Facebook page gets, someone will win a Free One

Hour Massage!! If you share the posts with friends- you get an extra entry!

Social Sports Club Special

If you are a member of any Hampton Roads Social Sports Club you get $10 off your Hour long massage.. or $15 off an hour and a half! That's only $40

for an hour, or $55 for an hour and a half!!

Call to book an appointment 757-717-1931 Gift Certificates available

www.hourescape.massagetherapy.com

American Red Cross Sand Wiffle Ball Open

In conjunction with Red Cross, Backyard Sports Club is hosting an

Open Tournament for teams everywhere.

Cost: $30 per player; Late registration after July 30: $40 per player. *Teams Co-Ed, minimum of 10 - maximum of 12 players (must have at

least 4 Females/Males). *Ages 21 and up.

... *Sponsor Bar: Calypso's Bar and Grill. *Pool Play Games and Top 2 from each pool will advance into single

elimination round.

*Register at www.backyardsportsclub.com, under the 'Tournament' tab: www.backyardsportsclub.com/tournaments.

If you would like to volunteer to help, please send me a message.

Please message me for any companies wanting to be a Tournament

Sponsor and I can e-mail or mail the sponsor letter.

Thanks to everyone for helping to make a difference!

Please submit all scores and write ups about your teams to backyardsportsclub@gmail.com

Wiffskey Militia 10 9 1 0 Take a Wiff of This 10 6 4 0 Down Wiff It 10 5 4 1 Da Bombers 10 4 6 0 Sons of Pitches 10 3 6 1 Holey Balls in your MOUTH 10 3 7 0

Blue Diamond Week 6 Score Board

Standings

Teams Score Take a Wiff of This vs. Holey Balls in your MOUTH 4 - 9 Wiffskey Militia vs. Sons of Pitches 12 - 11 Take a Wiff of This vs Da Bombers 14 - 0 Wiffskey Militia vs. Da Bombers 11 - 10

Team Name GP W L T

Tournament Bracket

Take a Wiff of This

Holey Balls in your MOUTH

Whiffskey Militia

Da Bombers

Down Wiff It

Sons of Pitches

10 AM

10 AM

11 AM

11 AM

12 PM

10

Take a Wiff of This

Holey Balls in Your Mouth

Holey Balls jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead on us in the top half of the 1st. We responded with 2 of our own in the bottom half of the frame and then continued to chip away over the next few innings. We never really had a breakout inning offensively, but we were able to pull away with an 8-5 win. At least that’s what the scorebook says. Take it for what it’s worth. It was a good, close game. Our two teams match up well against each other. Baham was a homerun machine that night and I think Matt hit a homerun as well. Charm and Daniel scored a couple runs apiece.

- Robbie Wright

The game was close...before we had started it. Just playin'. It was a solid game but we couldn't hold off the aggressive base running and their ground hits. Take a Wiff took advantage of every little mistake we made. Our performance was better from the first time we played them. Holey Balls is becoming a better team week by week. Great game by all.

- James Salgado

Wiffskey Militia

WIFFSKEY MILITIA

Sons of Pitches

The last game of the season. A bittersweet loss. The lead changed hands 4 times in this game and we entered the last at bat down 3 runs. We were able to scratch two

runs together but couldn’t get the last bat heroics we needed to win the game and end the season on a high note. Nevertheless, Wiffskey played solid defense on a day where the wind didn’t help either of us. I think there were only 3 home runs combined in this game so there was a lot of defense and smart base running by both teams to pull together 23 runs. Looking forward to a fun tournament and luau on Saturday with an opening round game against Gordon and his band of purple people eaters.

- Will Buker

We went into the day knowing that if we won 1-out-of-2 games, we would win the regular season and take the number one seed in the tournament. Our first game against Sons of Pitches was an extremely tough game. It seemed like we were losing in most of the contest. It was back and forth, with solid hitting and good fielding by both teams. Luckily, we ended up with just one more run on the scoreboard when it was all said and done. It definitely could have gone either way. Good game, Sons of Pitches!

- Ryan Roebuck

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Take a Wiff of This

Da bombers

Da Bombers figured this to be a tough game considering the circumstances however we played well and so did Take a Whiff. Game was close for the first couple of innings but Take A Wiff got rolling and kept it going. Good job by both teams and we are looking forward to the playoffs. Great season everybody.

- Gordon Boothe

The Bombers were short-handed this game. They had two outfielders and no catcher. They have some good players but it would be damn hard for any team to pull off a win with only like seven players. Maybe it’s because of all of the open space in the field, but our bats came alive this game. We would have scored more, but the Bombers made some nice defensive plays to stop the bleeding. A diving stop by Gordon at shortstop comes to mind. Kudos to the Bombers for playing the game despite being short a few players. We’ve been in that position before and know how difficult it can be.

- Robbie Wright

Down Wiff It

Wiffskey Militia

This was one of those close games where either team could've won. Both teams made amazing plays but also made a few errors. Thanks to Mike "I hit a home run every time I touch the ball" Mars for being involved in almost every run we scored, and a special thanks to me for some ridiculously good plays on the defensive side of the ball (Yes, I am giving myself props). Now, if I could only hit the ball next time around, or not slide and get called out, I think we'll be alright. I can't wait for the playoffs and hopefully get some payback. Great job to the Militia for a well played game.

- Antonio Pazos

WIFFSKEY MILITIA

So, going into our second game of the day, we were excited about taking the regular season crown. I think before the game even started, we had already taken two test tube shots that April brought and some of us had shotgunned beers too…haha. So, I would say we went into this game, relaxed. I think Down Wiff It sensed our guard was down and they got off to a fast start. Down Wiff It has a good squad. Everyone knows Mike can hit the ball a mile and they have many other quality players as well. We battled back, little bit by little bit and ended up taking a three-run lead going into the bottom of the last inning. Two homeruns for Down Wiff It and they were just one run away from drawing even. With two outs, another player hit a deep shot to center field. Craig backed up and caught the fly ball just short of the cones to end the game.

- Ryan Roebuck

Charities & Sponsor Bar

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Food Specials

Buker’s Predictions Down Wiff It vs. Holey Balls in YOUR Mouth

Down Wiff it has power sources all up and down their lineup, men and women included. HBIYM has better infield defense but is suspect in the outfield. DWI hits a lot of balls to the outfield so that can be an area of concern for James Salgado and his band of plucky upstarts. HBIYM tends to load up their lineup in the front and then hope the back half can string together some offense. DWI does a better job of level loading their lineup to ensure consistent run production from top to bottom. I'm positive DWI can't "Stop the Chop" but will play strong enough defense to minimize the damage from the rest of the HBIYM lineup. DWI's offense will be too much for HBIYM to handle. Final Score Prediction: DWI 16 - 7 HBIYM

Sons of Pitches vs. Da Bombers These two teams split the season series, each with a signature win. This game pits the second highest scoring team in the league versus the second lowest scoring team in the league. SOP can score runs in bunches against even the best teams in this league and have one of the most formidable 3-4-5 hitters in Caroline, Ricky, and Brian. DB has lost 4 in a row coming into the tournament but has a penchant for stringing together offense and creating big innings. SOP, meanwhile, has seemingly lost their home run stroke from last season and can't seem to stay organized on defense. Can Caroline match Ashleigh? Can Ricky and Brian go swing for swing with Dante and Gordon? SOP will have every opportunity to take this game from the league's third worst run scoring defense but after the final out, DB will stay composed enough to turn around their losing streak and move on in the tournament to face the top seeded Wiffskey Militia. Final Score prediction: SOP 14 - 17 DB

Opening Round

Wiffskey Militia vs. Da Bombers Wiffskey Militia has the best defense in the league... period. When they're not playing wiffleball on Thursdays, they're playing in someone's backyard on the weekend. This is the most prepared team these league has to offer. After an early misstep, they've won 9 games in a row and have scored double digits in all but two of those wins. Da Bombers play solid defense as well and even held WM to 6 runs (albeit in a loss) earlier this season. Both teams have powerful male hitters that play solid defense. This game will be won by the team who's women collectively hit better. The edge in that category most certainly goes to the Militia. DB will keep it close for a while but the WM ladies have played wiffleball for a long time and know how to deliver the timely hit. Final Score Prediction: WM 15 - 6 DB

Down Wiff It vs. Take a Wiff of This Down Wiff It represents the ultimate in risk/reward wifflin'. They're far and away the highest scoring team in the league but also don't play a lot of defense... as in no defense at all. They've allowed the most runs in the league. So which DWI will show up? The team that steals extra bases and hits the timely long ball or the team that plays out of position and puts their offense in an uphill climb. If it's the latter, TAWT will take advantage with their veteran ball players and solid defense. TAWT, if fielding their full squad, is the best team in the league at limiting mistakes and minimizing damage. It will be difficult for DWI to overcome "The Robs" and "The Reyeseseses" and after all is said and done, TAWT will hold on to beat DWI. Final Score Prediction: TAWT 9 - 8 DWI

Semi-Finals

Wiffskey Militia vs. Take a Wiff of This This will be a rematch of last year's championship game. These two teams split the season series but WM won on aggregate 21-14. This is another game that will come down to the veteran play of seasoned wiffle ballers. Both teams expect to make it to the championship game. Buck, Colin, Joseph, John, Craig, and Marcus. Matt, Rob, Robbie, Jon, Ronnie, and Daniel. Those twelve men will match each other swing for swing as the game progresses. The old wiffleball adage of "There's no defense for a homerun" will stand true in this high scoring affair. But this game will be won by a girl making the timely hit or making a key defensive out. That play will be made by one of the ladies from... Wiffskey Militia. Final Score Prediction: WM 11 - 7 TAWT

Championship Game

The Hookup If you haven’t met Jessica Morimando yet, you don’t know what you’re missing. This chick is a little spitfire! She’s from New York, so you know she’s got some sass to her. She might come off hard on the outside, but she’s a softy that just wants to be loved…or shall we say loved on! HA, just kidding! You can find this girl out on the town on the dance floors. She’s Hispanic, so you know she can dance her little booty off. You can find this chick in the outfield of Take a Wiff of This games catching any balls that come flying at her…..ok you dirty perverts, I didn’t mean it like that!

If this frat boy isn’t in the middle of tickle fights or taking awkward midnight shirtless pictures, then you can find him hitting bombs and dropping balls for Holey Balls in your MOUTH! Roman Goldshtenyn is the boy from Chesapeake with the weird accent. Ladies, if his stunning good looks don’t hook you in, then his Ukranian accent should do the trick. If that doesn’t do it, maybe his quick wittedness and his ability to make you laugh at a drop of a dime might do it….and if that doesn’t do it, his ability to whip up some bomb a$$ BBQ and some smoked macaroni & cheese….they always say the way to a woman’s heart is through her stomach. He’s already won Robbie and I over through our stomachs! And if none of these win you over, then there’s something wrong with you…just sayin! Roman is a catch and I’ll be taking applications for him, because of course, I have to approve first Loves ya kid!

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A season . . . . Floatopia 2012

Party Rockin

First game

New friends

. . . in review

Norfolk, Virginia Backyard Sports Club, Blue Diamond Divisions