Willamette Valley Men’s Baseball League

Manager’s Meeting Minutes

January 25th, 2010

Present

· Jason Heinz, WVMBL President

· Steve Nass, WVMBL Treasurer

· Andrew Koll, WVMBL Secretary

· Tom Friesen, 38+ Mets

· Wally Gerow, 18+ Mariners

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

· Brian Imlah, 18+ Amity Hornets

· Vern Holstad, 18+ Cubs

· Louis Tiller, 18+ Woodpeckers

· Jeremy Fortune, 18+ Senators

· Jason Redel, 18+ Capitals

· Doug Williams, 38+ Dodgers

· JR, 18+ New Team (formerly with Capitals)

Absent

· Brian Mills, WVMBL Umpire Commissioner

Key Dates

· February 22^nd, Manager Meeting

· 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? (not discussed)

· June 6^th, Opening Day, 18+

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

Discussion

· 18+/25+ division merger. The decision was made to combine the 18+ and 25+ Sunday afternoon double-header league into a single division. There will be a wood bat division and a metal bat division. Games between wood bat and metal bat teams will be played with wood bats.

· 28+ Twilight League. It was agreed to add a 28+ division that will play single 9-inning games. Games would be primarily played once a week, but twice weekly games could be added later in the season.

· Interleague play with the Eugene MSBL 25+ league. It was generally agreed that last season’s interleague play went well. It was agreed to continue interleague play in the 2010 season. The Eugene league will meet on February 9^th.

· Finances. The treasurer gave a financial overview. The league had a $2500 surplus from last season. League fees should remain unchanged from last season: $2500 for Sunday doubleheaders (18+), and $2250 for single weeknight schedule (38+).

· Online payments. Andrew will look into what it would take to add a Paypal option to the league website.

· Umpires. Brian informed Jason H. that rates should remain flat from 2009.

· Fields. Managers should start trying to secure a home field for the season if possible.

· Tournaments. Briefly discussed. Do we want to host on this season? Will the league sponsor teams in tournaments? No decisions made.

· Rules. Ejection rules were discussed. It was proposed that the umpires be given discretion as to whether a player will be suspended for the second game of a doubleheader. 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

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

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

Items for discussion at next meeting

· League Workout – who will head it up?

· Filling leadership positions

· Complete treasurer’s report

· Tournament discussion

· Advertising/Promotion

Next Manager’s Meeting was scheduled for Monday, February 22^nd.

Submitted January 26^th, 2010 by Andrew Koll, WVMBL secretary.