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Manchester Baseball Club: competes in the British Baseball Federation (BBF) Northern Leagues - administered by Baseball Softball UK (BSUK), amateur leagues for teams in the North of England. We have teams to suit all ages and all skill levels, and the club is always looking for more new players in all age groups; 7-10, 10-13, 13-16 and for our adult teams (16 and over). If you are interested in joining MBC (in any capacity - no previous experience necessary) sign up here, or see the contact details at the bottom of this page.
Pre-season senior training starts on 17th January; see Senior Update section below.
MBC Derby 2007. Eagles in black, A's in green, Umpire Ronan Dunne - see previous squads in the gallery
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Senior Matches: All games are DHs and start at noon. Contact your team manager ASAP with your availability, and remember you can't play until you've been rostered on the league website (details under senior rostering below). Senior Update: For all of you baseball fans out there pining for the new season to begin after last seasons successful campaign for both teams, pre-season senior (14yrs upwards) training begins again with hour long sessions on Sundays from 2pm-3pm indoors at Platt Lane Dome at: Platt Lane ComplexYew Tree Road Fallowfield Manchester M14 7UU ABSOLUTELY NO CLEATS OR FOOTBALL BLADES/STUDS. Trainers/Astro trainers only. With the cold snap predicted to last for a while, seven sessions have been booked indoors: 17th January 24th January 31st January 7th February 14th February 21st February 28th February At some point during February, the MBC Management team will make a decision dependant on how the weather is progressing as to when we will move outside to (probably): The Armitage Centre Moseley Road Fallowfield Manchester M14 6HE ABSOLUTELY NO CLEATS OR FOOTBALL BLADES/STUDS. Trainers/Astro trainers only. Outdoor astroturf training at The Armitage on Sundays will then take us through to the end of March, and training will begin again on Thursday 1st April at the ground (Where you are more than welcome to wear your cleats!!). These outdoor sessions on grass are, as ever, subject to weather conditions. We can not afford to ruin the diamond before the season even starts! ALL!!! players expecting to play the 2010 season are expected to attend these training sessions. Obviously this is a leisure pursuit done in our own time so we do not expect everyone will be able to make every session regardless. If you cannot make ANY of these sessions then please do contact your team manager/assistant in the week leading up to, or the previous Sunday to make them aware you cannot make it. This allows our coaches to plan a session knowing roughly how many people will be practising. Manchester A`s: Chris Jackson or Ian Marginson Manchester Torrent: Ian Marchment All Platt Lane and Armitage Centre training sessions will cost £2 per person. Any remaining costs will be picked by the club. Again if you do not contact your manager we will expect you to be there on 17th January 2pm. Do not be late!! These sessions are very short, and I am sure you do not want to be paying £2 to stand in the corner getting changed. Please be in reception ready to begin the session at 2pm. Remember last one there has to collect the training fees from everyone!! See you all next Sunday. New or prospective members can turn up to any training session to see what its all about. Note: all equipment is provided except a glove, which can be borrowed if anyone wants to try the game first, if you do want to buy anything first speak to Margy about getting it through the club. If you have any queries about this or anything else ask in the forum or email the club senior contact. 23/04/09
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Senior Rostering: To be included in the MBC rosters on the BSUK site for the 2009 season (and therefore to be eligible to play for the teams) you must either reactivate your account on BSUK - for people who registered last year using your old username and password. If you have forgotten it you can get a reminder here. Or register (for new members), you can do that here - remember to apply to join MBC too (found after registering and logging in - left hand menu option). We can then roster you (once your fees / subs are paid) to one of the MBC teams. If you are still confused, BSUK have more details on (re)registering here. 23/04/08
Junior Update: Bronco and Rookie training for 2009 will take place on Wednesday evenings 6.30pm at the ground Allen Field (see maps) from April. Can I remind you all that if you wish to be rostered to play in the matches for the coming season you need to complete a registration form. The fixtures have now been added to the junior area (link on left). If you are new to baseball and want to come along and have a go you are most welcome, bring strong trainers or football boots, you can use our gloves, bats and helmets to see how you get on. If you have any queries about this or anything else email the club junior contact. 09/05/08
BBF League Rules: Recent events (including forfeits, rain-outs and questions over use of DH) have highlighted the need for managers and players to have read the league bye-laws and handbook. It is advisable for all teams to have a copy of each at the game. Do not expect the umpire to know these league rules, their job is to apply the laws of baseball during the game, not league rules that mostly apply before the game starts. The bye-laws (2003) and handbook (2008) are available from the BSUK downloads section. 23/04/09
Match Day: As well as helping set up (and taking down) the field, can all team members remember to clear their rubbish away after matches, its our responsiblity to clean up the field (both dugouts), and each team should take bin liners to matches for rubbish collection. 04/06/07
Training: Takes place during the season (April-Sept.) at Mersey Bank Playing Fields (aka Allen Field), South Manchester. Seniors main training is Thursdays from 6.30pm until its dark. Tactics and analysis takes place afterwards in a local bar. Other senior training sessions (eg. batting practice) and junior training happen on most other week day nights. Weather forecast 17/03/02
Home Games: Are played at Mersey Bank Playing Fields (aka Allen Field), South Manchester. Spectators are welcome and the season runs from April until August. Senior games (16+) are played on Sunday afternoons; 2pm start for single games and 12pm for double headers. Junior games are played on Saturdays; normally 11am for U13's & 2pm for U16's, U10's will be agreed for each event. 17/03/02
New Players Wanted: We are looking for more new players in all age groups, 7-10, 10-13, 13-16 and for our adult teams (16 and over). If you are interested in joining MBC (in any capacity - no previous experience necessary) sign up here. 19/01/03
Archived Updates: More and older news clips are available on the MBC news page. 07/04/08
Contact Details
| Seniors (ages 16+) | Ian Marchment | - + - | Juniors (ages 7-15) | : John Eaton |
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