Willamette Valley Men’s Baseball League

Manager’s Meeting Minutes

February 22nd, 2010

Present

· Jason Heinz, WVMBL President

· Steve Nass, WVMBL Treasurer, 18+ Commissioner

· Andrew Koll, WVMBL Secretary

· Michael McDowell, President Eugene MSBL, 38+ Red Sox

· Brian Imlah, 18+ Amity Hornets

· Vern Holstad, 18+ Cubs

· Jeremy Fortune, 18+ Bulls

· Doug Williams, 38+ Dodgers

· Randy Saunders, 18+ Tigers

· Mikki Rice, 38+ Tigers

· Hugo Cerda, 18+ Bears

· Paul Wronski, 38+ Red Sox

Absent

· Brian Mills, WVMBL Umpire, 28+ Commissioner

Key Dates

· March 15^th, Manager Meeting

· April 19^th, Manager Meeting (½ of league fee due)

· April 25^th, Workout Day (pending field availability)

· April 26^th, Draft Day

· June 6^th, Opening Day, 18+

· June 30^th (Balance of Team Fee Due; Final Rosters Due)

Invited Guests

· Jack Rabenberg, Salem Emblem Shop. Jack has umpired many WVMBL games. Multiple product lines were presented and your team’s business is appreciated. They offer screen printing and embroidery. www.emblemshop.com

· Mikki Rice, Westside Sports. Mikki plays for the 38+ Tigers. Multiple product lines were presented and your team’s business is appreciated. . They offer 1 or two color screen printing. www.westsidesportsonline.com

Discussion

· 18+/25+ division merger. Additional concerns were raised regarding merger logistics. There will be wood and metal bat divisions.

· 28+ Twilight League. Brian Mills was approved as commissioner.

· Finances. The treasurer gave a financial overview. Given the number of Sundays between Memorial Day and Labor Day and July 4^th being a Sunday, the number of games will be slightly reduced. The league fee for an 18+ team (wood or metal) will be $2500 for the 2010 season. The 38+ division team fee will be $2000. Dues for the 28+ division are TBD.

· Umpires. An e-mail from John Wittemore to Jason Heinz was reviewed. The message was in regards to ejections. He wanted to provide his opinion to the discussion.

· Memorial Day Tournament. Brian I. has organized a tournament for Memorial Day weekend. Games will be at Geer Park pending availability. The tournament will be limited to 10-12 teams.

· Advertising and Promotion. Steve will evaluate advertising options in addition to the Statesman Journal advertising. $1500/yr is budgeted. Any input is welcome.

· League Hats. Jason suggested that all teams in the league order hats together to get volume discounts. All hats could have wvmbl.com on the back. Great idea!

· Rules. Zero tolerance of alcohol at any game.

· Rosters. Should be delivered to the league in electronic form.

League Leadership

Leadership positions in the league need to be filled. There is a need for league members to step forward and contribute to the future (and present) success of the league. The following positions need nominees:

· President Elect: Learns league president duties in order to transition to league president next season.

· Field Commissioner: secures fields, acts a league contact for fields, handles liability forms, schedules fields

· 18+ League Commissioner: scheduling, rules/discipline, rosters, finances

· 38+ League Commissioner: scheduling, rules/discipline, rosters, finances

Items for discussion at next meeting

· Filling leadership positions

· Tournament discussion

· Advertising/Promotion

· Other items.

Next Manager’s Meeting was scheduled for Monday, March 15th

Submitted February 26th, 2010 by Andrew Koll, WVMBL secretary.