Return-path: Received: from mmagieraitnew ([172.16.224.105]) by mail.hcc.mass.edu (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 2.10 (built Dec 26 2005)) with ESMTP id <0KEN00GTMOLUJX@mail.hcc.mass.edu> for mmagiera@hcc.mass.edu; Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:58:42 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:00:55 -0500 From: Mike Magiera Subject: Fw: Batter Up #19 To: "Magiera, Mike" Message-id: <003801c98884$db37fd30$1f01a8c0@administration.hcc> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3350 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0035_01C9885A.F2560E50" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal Original-recipient: rfc822;mmagiera@hcc.mass.edu This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0035_01C9885A.F2560E50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20 February 5, 2009 =20 =20 Happy Birthday!! George Herman =93Babe=94 Ruth February 6, 1895. Just another date you think? Actually, for = those who are keeping track, it was the date when a baseball legend was = born. February 6, 2009 is the 114th anniversary of the birthday of = George Herman Ruth, or as he is more commonly known, Babe Ruth, regarded = by many as the greatest baseball player of all time ... Read about "the Babe" ... =20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - =20 Rawlings =93Try It and Buy It=94 Back by Popular Demand!! Babe Ruth League, Inc. is proud to once again name Rawlings = Sporting Goods as the =93Official Helmet=94 for Babe Ruth Baseball, Babe = Ruth Softball and Cal Ripken Baseball for the 2009 season. =20 As part of the partnership, leagues will once again be able to = participate in Rawlings=92 =93Try It and Buy It=94 helmet promotion = where athletes can try on helmets =96 like the Rawlings=AE Coolflo=99 = Batter=92s Helmet which is 6 percent lighter than comparable models and = features the exclusive Coolflo=99 technology =96 before purchasing them. = Learn more about how to participate in this promotion ... =20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - =20 =20 Annual Meeting a Huge Success=20 The Board of Directors of Babe Ruth League, Inc. is second to = none. Most members have come from the =93grass roots=94 level. They have = contributed immensely to the success the program enjoys today. The Babe = Ruth Board of Directors Meeting is the main forum and exchange of ideas = and suggestions that help the Babe Ruth organization improve.=20 Find out more ... =20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - =20 Sports Authority named Official Sporting Goods Retailer Babe Ruth League, Inc. announces its two-year partnership with = Sports Authority, naming it the official sporting goods retailer. =93Partnering with Sports Authority will provide Babe Ruth League = teams more access to league products and gear,=94 Steven M. Tellefsen, = president and chief executive officer of Babe Ruth League Inc. said. = =93We continue to look for the best opportunities for the children that = participate in our organization, and give them the best experience = possible.=94 Learn about the new partnership ... Print your discount card ... =20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - =20 LOCAL LEAGUE SEASON TOO SHORT Do you remember when you were young; you played baseball or = softball in the summer, soccer or football in the fall, and basketball = or hockey in the winter? Do you remember playing from early morning = until nighttime when you could no longer see the ball?=20 Today, participation in youth baseball and softball competes = against technology (video games, computer games, the Internet) and = against all other sports as it seems that every organized sport is = offered year-round. Read the rest of this edition of Coaches Corner ... =20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - =20 =20 Softball Interstate Invitational TOurnaments Has your league considered hosting a Babe Ruth Softball = Invitational Tournament? It could be one of the most important things = your league could do both financially and for the welfare of your = players and community. =20 You can easily bring a National Interstate Invitational = to your home park in 2009! Simply decide which age group(s) you would = like to host and set the dates. Any program in your area, Babe Ruth = affiliated or non-sanctioned, can be invited to compete to maximize the = number of teams participating. Chartered Babe Ruth Softball programs = will receive a discounted rate to participate in your event. By = inviting non-sanctioned leagues, you will be able to open the door by = showing them the many positive reasons to join the Babe Ruth Softball = family. Get more information on how to participate ... =20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - =20 National Collegiate Showcase Camp=20 Babe Ruth League, Inc., and the All-Star Baseball Academy have = announced their joint effort to offer two new Collegiate Baseball = Showcases in 2009. The purpose of this combined endeavor is to provide opportunities = for the rising junior and senior who are looking to refine and display = their baseball talents and skills for Collegiate Baseball Coaches, = College Recruiters and Professional Scouts. =20 Find out more about this exciting Camp opportunity ... =20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - =20 WATCH BABE RUTH LEAGUE=20 VIDEO CLIPS! Check out the 40th Babe Ruth Day at Fenway Park! =20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - =20 =20 =20 =20 Special Offer for Babe Ruth League Players = =20 *Get 5% off your order at = BabeRuthStore.com!=20 =20 Enter coupon code BRSALE2 at checkout to = redeem discount.=20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0035_01C9885A.F2560E50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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February 5, = 2009


Happy=20 Birthday!!
George=20 Herman =93Babe=94 Ruth

February 6, 1895.  Just another date you = think? =20 Actually, for those who are keeping track, it was the date when a = baseball=20 legend was born.  February 6, 2009 is the 114th=20 anniversary of the birthday of George Herman Ruth, or as he is = more=20 commonly known, Babe Ruth, regarded by many as the greatest = baseball=20 player of all time ...

Read=20 about "the Babe" ...

Rawlings=20 =93Try It and Buy It=94 Back by Popular Demand!!

Babe Ruth League, Inc. is proud to once again name = Rawlings=20 Sporting Goods as the =93Official Helmet=94 for Babe Ruth = Baseball, Babe Ruth=20 Softball and Cal Ripken Baseball for the 2009 season. =20  

As part of the partnership, leagues will once again be = able to=20 participate in Rawlings=92 =93Try It and Buy It=94 helmet = promotion where=20 athletes can try on helmets =96 like the Rawlings=AE = Coolflo=99=20 Batter=92s Helmet which is 6 percent lighter than comparable = models and=20 features the exclusive Coolflo=99 technology =96 before purchasing = them.=20

Learn=20 more about how to participate in this promotion=20 ...


Annual Meeting=20 a Huge Success 

The=20 Board of Directors of Babe Ruth League, Inc. is second to none. = Most=20 members have come from the =93grass roots=94 level. They have = contributed=20 immensely to the success the program enjoys today. The Babe Ruth = Board of=20 Directors Meeting is the main forum and exchange of ideas and = suggestions=20 that help the Babe Ruth organization improve.=20

Find=20 out more ...

Sports Authority named = Official Sporting=20 Goods Retailer

Babe=20 Ruth League, Inc. announces its two-year partnership with Sports=20 Authority, naming it the official sporting goods=20 retailer.

=93Partnering=20 with Sports Authority will provide Babe Ruth League teams more = access to=20 league products and gear,=94 Steven M. Tellefsen, president and = chief=20 executive officer of Babe Ruth League Inc. said. =93We continue to = look for=20 the best opportunities for the children that participate in our=20 organization, and give them the best experience=20 possible.=94

Learn=20 about the new partnership ...
Print=20 your discount card ...

LOCAL=20 LEAGUE SEASON TOO SHORT

 

Do you remember when you were young; you played baseball = or=20 softball in the summer, soccer or football in the fall, and = basketball or=20 hockey in the winter?  Do you remember playing from early = morning=20 until nighttime when you could no longer see the=20 ball? 

Today, participation in youth baseball and softball = competes=20 against technology (video games, computer games, the Internet) and = against=20 all other sports as it seems that every organized sport is offered = year-round.

Read=20 the rest of this edition of Coaches Corner ...


Softball=20 Interstate Invitational TOurnaments

Has=20 your league considered hosting a Babe Ruth Softball Invitational=20 Tournament?  It could be one of the most important things = your league=20 could do both financially and for the welfare of your players and=20 community.   

          = You can=20 easily bring a National Interstate Invitational to your home park = in 2009!=20 Simply decide which age group(s) you would like to host and set = the dates.=20 Any program in your area, Babe Ruth affiliated or non-sanctioned, = can be=20 invited to compete to maximize the number of teams participating.=20 Chartered Babe Ruth Softball programs will receive a discounted = rate to=20 participate in your event.  By inviting non-sanctioned = leagues, you=20 will be able to open the door by showing them the many positive = reasons to=20 join the Babe Ruth Softball family.

Get=20 more information on how to participate ...

National Collegiate Showcase = Camp

Babe Ruth League, Inc., and the = All-Star=20 Baseball Academy have announced their joint effort to offer two = new=20 Collegiate Baseball Showcases in 2009.

The purpose of this = combined=20 endeavor is to provide opportunities for the rising junior and = senior who=20 are looking to refine and display their baseball talents and = skills for=20 Collegiate Baseball Coaches, College Recruiters and Professional=20 Scouts.  =

Find=20 out more about this exciting Camp opportunity = ...

WATCH BABE RUTH LEAGUE =
VIDEO=20 CLIPS!

Check out the 40th Babe Ruth Day at = Fenway=20 Park!
Special Offer for Babe = Ruth League=20 Players
*Get 5% off = your order at=20 BabeRuthStore.com!
Enter coupon = code=20 BRSALE2 at = checkout=20 to redeem=20 = discount.