Welcome!

Welcome to the team. I will be using this site to communicate throughout the season. The main site at http://www.magnoliabaseballclub.com/ will still be useful and will contain news, information etc. This site will be much more instantaneous, as I can control this site, whereas the other MBC site I submit info to Karen and there is a lag. The big calender and schedule are things that are best done there, but this site will be a great source of what is happening now and I intend to have (at least) weekly (perhaps more) commentary to encourage and instruct your boys on baseball matters, and matters involving the team.

Another benefit to this site is that YOU can make comments and communicate directly with me and that should make this a fun site to go to as the season progresses.

It might be a good idea to go to the MBC site and take a look at what you can expect to see there. I think last year's info is still up. By going to the team page you can see last year's schedule, results, statistics and game write-ups. Last year I coached the 16's and I take great pride in my write-ups. These write ups will typically be posted the morning after each game and I will update the stats each game as well. At this time I must (it is in her contract) confess that my lovely wife Peggy edits all (most all) of my write ups and makes it look like I have a better command of the English language than I really do. She is the smart one, I write like Tarzan with a bad spell checker.

CURRENT HOT NEWS

This Saturday at 2:00 - 3:30 @ Magnolia Field #1 we are meeting for a practice. I anticipate that soccer will dominate the field, but that will be OK for what I have planned. Our first practice will be to talk about the changes in 13 year old ball vs little league. We will learn about 1) the stretch 2) lead-offs 3) base running 4) base stealing. We will talk about BOTH SIDES of this new and crazy twist to the game that most of you guys have yet to be exposed to. FYI, we will cover these topics a bunch. FYI you need to hear and do this stuff a bunch. I always like to have some fun at practice (yelling and screaming at you is only half the reason I coach) so be prepared to put it all on the line for the first of many whiffle-ball games that we will play this year.

(BIG TIP HERE- I will cover this at the practice, but just so you all know, I HIGHLY recommend arriving at least 10 minutes to 2:00. Practice will start at 2:00. You most likely will want to have time to store gear, put on shoes, etc. I like to hit the ground running at the PRACTICE time.)