Based on the latest info posted by WFBLL, here is the Braves schedule:
Mon April 26, 6 p.m. vs. Phillies (H)
Sat May 1 3 p.m. (H) vs. Yankees
Wed May 5 6 p.m. vs. Brewers (H)
Sat May 8 11 a.m. vs. Rays (H)
Tue May 11 6 p.m. (H) vs. Brewers
Sat May 15 9 a.m. vs. As (H)
Mon May 17 6 p.m. (H) vs. Cubs
Sat May 22 3 p.m. (H) vs. As
Mon May 24 6 p.m. (H) vs. Rays
Sat June 5 11 a.m. vs. Yankees (H)
Wed June 9 6:30 p.m vs. Red Sox (H)
Sat June 12 11 a.m. (H) vs. Red Sox
Tue June 15 6:30 p.m. (H) vs. Phillies
Sat June 19 3 p.m. (H) vs. Padres
Thu June 24 6:30 p.m. vs. Padres (H)
Tue June 29 6:30 p.m. vs. Cubs (H)
The cruel schedule-makers have the Braves both opening and closing the regular season on the road (grin). We don't see the Red Sox or the Padres until late in the season, and they we get both teams back to back.
Little League Night at Miller Park is Tuesday June 22, when the big-league Brewers play the big-league Twins at 7 p.m. WFBLL Little League website has related info and the necessary flyer.
Showing posts with label Miller Park. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Miller Park. Show all posts
Friday, April 23, 2010
Friday, May 22, 2009
Little League night at Miller Park
By now I think you all have the form for 2009 Little League night at Miller Park, which will be June 23.
This is a fun outing for players and their parents, in addition to being an important fund-raiser for WFB Little League. I hope that lots of our players - dare I hope all of them? - and family members will be able to take part.
Please return the form and a check for the appropriate amount to me no later than Friday, May 29. I need to get everything to the proper authorities that weekend so that they can order the right number of tickets.
Thanks,
Dave
This is a fun outing for players and their parents, in addition to being an important fund-raiser for WFB Little League. I hope that lots of our players - dare I hope all of them? - and family members will be able to take part.
Please return the form and a check for the appropriate amount to me no later than Friday, May 29. I need to get everything to the proper authorities that weekend so that they can order the right number of tickets.
Thanks,
Dave
Friday, April 24, 2009
Friday practice (April 24), Uniforms
Braves,
It was great to see everyone at the pizza party Thursday! The kids had a blast, and I enjoyed meeting and talking with the parents.
Bring a water bottle to today's practice; for 4 p.m. the National Weather Service predicts a temp of 83 degrees under a blazing sun.
Friday's practice will begin at 4 p.m. at the softball field on the east side of the high-school campus. Chris and I will be there by 3:45 p.m. if anyone wants to show up for some pre-practice hitting.
Practice will end at 5:15 p.m. because a bunch of the Braves are going to Miller Park for the minor-league game that begins at 7 p.m.
(You may not need much water for Saturday's game. As of 7 a.m. today, the NWS forecast called for thunderstorms (70% chance) and a game-time temp of 56 degrees.)
Here are the Miller Park transportation plans:
Dave Pritchard takes Chris, Connor, and Evan.
Stuart Blacher takes Jason, Matt, and Liam.
Ross Harmsen takes Tyler and Tyler's younger brother.
We will be heading to Miller Park directly from practice. Kids should bring:
Thanks (especially to party planner Karen Higgins),
Dave
UNIFORMS UPDATE
Uniforms have arrived!
We hope to have them delivered to our practice Friday. Uniforms of guys who won't be at practice will be delivered direct to their homes.
Dave
It was great to see everyone at the pizza party Thursday! The kids had a blast, and I enjoyed meeting and talking with the parents.
Bring a water bottle to today's practice; for 4 p.m. the National Weather Service predicts a temp of 83 degrees under a blazing sun.
Friday's practice will begin at 4 p.m. at the softball field on the east side of the high-school campus. Chris and I will be there by 3:45 p.m. if anyone wants to show up for some pre-practice hitting.
Practice will end at 5:15 p.m. because a bunch of the Braves are going to Miller Park for the minor-league game that begins at 7 p.m.
(You may not need much water for Saturday's game. As of 7 a.m. today, the NWS forecast called for thunderstorms (70% chance) and a game-time temp of 56 degrees.)
Here are the Miller Park transportation plans:
Dave Pritchard takes Chris, Connor, and Evan.
Stuart Blacher takes Jason, Matt, and Liam.
Ross Harmsen takes Tyler and Tyler's younger brother.
We will be heading to Miller Park directly from practice. Kids should bring:
- Money ($10 for their ticket, plus whatever you're comfortable having them spend on concessions)
- A change of clothes if they don't want to wear their cleats, baseball pants, sliding shorts, and cup to the game. I think they'll be able to change in the bathroom in the high-school gym.
- A sweatshirt or jacket, because it may be chilly at the game and during the post-game trek back to the vehicles.
Thanks (especially to party planner Karen Higgins),
Dave
UNIFORMS UPDATE
Uniforms have arrived!
We hope to have them delivered to our practice Friday. Uniforms of guys who won't be at practice will be delivered direct to their homes.
Dave
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Thursday Practice, Pizza Party, Friday Practice, Schedule Changes
Braves Parents & Friends:
Lots of Braves news in emails from Coach Dave this week. I'll try to summarize the key items here.
Thursday April 23 practice and party: Practice at 4 p.m. at lovely WATER TOWER PARK. Then, following practice, pizza party for players and their families at the CAHILL PARK WARMING HOUSE, hosted by the lovely and talented Karen Higgins (kwhiggy@hotmail.com).
Friday April 24 practice, post-practice field trip: 4 p.m. practice at Cahill/Cumberland/wherever the coaches can find a field. Coach Dave notes that practice may end a little early Friday (a) to keep the guys fresh for their first game of the season the next day and (b) field trip.
After practice, some folks are planning to head for Miller Park to watch the so-called "Border Battle," featuring a Midwest League matchup between the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (Brewers farm team) and the Peoria Chiefs (Cubs farm team).
For this game, any seat in Miller Park costs only $10. The game begins at 7:05 p.m. Let Coach Dave know if you are interested and want to talk about transportation.
Uniforms: Dave says, "The LL board does not know when uniforms will arrive. A call is in to the supplier, and the board HOPES that the uniforms get here before the season opens Saturday. If the uniforms don't show up in time, then kids will play the way they've played through most of history since Abner Doubleday walked the earth -- wearing t-shirts and battered hats from random teams or farm-implement manufacturers."
Schedule changes, issues: First, six players on the White Sox have a church function at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 30, which is when we are scheduled to play them. The White Sox coach has asked whether we'd be willing to move the game to Saturday, May 23, at 11 a.m.
Dave says, "I wouldn't want to make the switch if a lot of you will be away that day, which is the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend. If we had enough guys to play, however, the benefits of the switch would include (a) the likelihood of better weather, (b) having one less game on a school night, (c) giving us a game in the 16-day gap between May 14 and May 30, and (d) helping out White Sox coach Carl Fuda, who doesn't have too many other options."
If your player would NOT be able to make a game on May 23, please let Dave know as soon as possible.
Second, Dave has received good news from our league commissioner about our request to change the game we were scheduled to play on Saturday, May 30. The game (against the Dodgers) has been moved to 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 17. This change is good for the Braves because it gets us out of a back-to-back game situation on May 30-31, and because it gives us another game in mid-May.
Lots of Braves news in emails from Coach Dave this week. I'll try to summarize the key items here.
Thursday April 23 practice and party: Practice at 4 p.m. at lovely WATER TOWER PARK. Then, following practice, pizza party for players and their families at the CAHILL PARK WARMING HOUSE, hosted by the lovely and talented Karen Higgins (kwhiggy@hotmail.com).
Friday April 24 practice, post-practice field trip: 4 p.m. practice at Cahill/Cumberland/wherever the coaches can find a field. Coach Dave notes that practice may end a little early Friday (a) to keep the guys fresh for their first game of the season the next day and (b) field trip.
After practice, some folks are planning to head for Miller Park to watch the so-called "Border Battle," featuring a Midwest League matchup between the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (Brewers farm team) and the Peoria Chiefs (Cubs farm team).
For this game, any seat in Miller Park costs only $10. The game begins at 7:05 p.m. Let Coach Dave know if you are interested and want to talk about transportation.
Uniforms: Dave says, "The LL board does not know when uniforms will arrive. A call is in to the supplier, and the board HOPES that the uniforms get here before the season opens Saturday. If the uniforms don't show up in time, then kids will play the way they've played through most of history since Abner Doubleday walked the earth -- wearing t-shirts and battered hats from random teams or farm-implement manufacturers."
Schedule changes, issues: First, six players on the White Sox have a church function at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 30, which is when we are scheduled to play them. The White Sox coach has asked whether we'd be willing to move the game to Saturday, May 23, at 11 a.m.
Dave says, "I wouldn't want to make the switch if a lot of you will be away that day, which is the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend. If we had enough guys to play, however, the benefits of the switch would include (a) the likelihood of better weather, (b) having one less game on a school night, (c) giving us a game in the 16-day gap between May 14 and May 30, and (d) helping out White Sox coach Carl Fuda, who doesn't have too many other options."
If your player would NOT be able to make a game on May 23, please let Dave know as soon as possible.
Second, Dave has received good news from our league commissioner about our request to change the game we were scheduled to play on Saturday, May 30. The game (against the Dodgers) has been moved to 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 17. This change is good for the Braves because it gets us out of a back-to-back game situation on May 30-31, and because it gives us another game in mid-May.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Pizza Party, Post-practice Baseball Game
Little League baseball is more than boring drills and screaming coaches. It's also about getting to know people and fun.
So please consider the following two events:
This week, THURSDAY after practice, we will have a pizza party in the warming house at Cahill Square for all of the guys on the team, their siblings and their parents. Our practice at Water Tower will end around 5:30 p.m., and we have rented the warming house beginning at 6 p.m.
This will be a great opportunity for Braves parents to get to know each other while the kids play. The pizza party is a rain-or-shine event, so we hope you come even if practice is canceled because of bad weather.
Please let Karen Higgins (kwhiggy@hotmail.com) know how many people from your family will be attending so that she can know how much pizza and soda to have. We will ask each family to contribute a few dollars toward the cost of the food and the rental of the warming house. In addition, it would be great if each family could bring some uncomplicated snacks like cookies, chips, carrot sticks, etc.
FRIDAY we practice at 4 p.m. After practice at least a few of us are planning to head for Miller Park to watch the so-called "Border Battle," featuring a Midwest League matchup between the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (Brewers farm team) and the Peoria Chiefs (Cubs farm team).
For this game, any seat in Miller Park costs only $10. The game begins at 7:05 p.m., and it would be great if lots of Braves (and some of their parents) wanted to go. Let me know if you're interested and I'll organize transportation.
We may end practice a little early Friday (a) to keep the guys fresh for their first game of the season the next day and (b) to be able to get to Miller Park in time to get great seats to see future Brewers and Cubs.
Coach Dave
So please consider the following two events:
This week, THURSDAY after practice, we will have a pizza party in the warming house at Cahill Square for all of the guys on the team, their siblings and their parents. Our practice at Water Tower will end around 5:30 p.m., and we have rented the warming house beginning at 6 p.m.
This will be a great opportunity for Braves parents to get to know each other while the kids play. The pizza party is a rain-or-shine event, so we hope you come even if practice is canceled because of bad weather.
Please let Karen Higgins (kwhiggy@hotmail.com) know how many people from your family will be attending so that she can know how much pizza and soda to have. We will ask each family to contribute a few dollars toward the cost of the food and the rental of the warming house. In addition, it would be great if each family could bring some uncomplicated snacks like cookies, chips, carrot sticks, etc.
FRIDAY we practice at 4 p.m. After practice at least a few of us are planning to head for Miller Park to watch the so-called "Border Battle," featuring a Midwest League matchup between the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (Brewers farm team) and the Peoria Chiefs (Cubs farm team).
For this game, any seat in Miller Park costs only $10. The game begins at 7:05 p.m., and it would be great if lots of Braves (and some of their parents) wanted to go. Let me know if you're interested and I'll organize transportation.
We may end practice a little early Friday (a) to keep the guys fresh for their first game of the season the next day and (b) to be able to get to Miller Park in time to get great seats to see future Brewers and Cubs.
Coach Dave
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