News for the 2010 Season

May 29th, 2010 - TheWorth K-Master Balls have arrived

The Worth K-Master 120WCC balls have arrived, as well as a catcher's helmet with mask. They will be added to the bin for Monday night.

May 9th, 2010 - Two new bats have been purchased

A Demarini F4 Softball Bat and a Miken Freak Turbo Softball, both 34" and 28 oz. Remember, if any equipment breaks, please leave it in the box and email info@tafastball.ca, as new equipment can be returned under warranty for a replacement, and old equipment needs to be catalogued as out of the green bin.

April 28th, 2010 - First two weeks of the season have been posted

The Schedule page has been updated. The rosters will be posted online soon. An email was sent out already, so if you haven't received it, please provide a different email address to info@tafastball.ca.

March 24th, 2010 - Only 6 weeks left till the start of the season!

Spring is just around the corner. Depending on the thaw and how quickly nature makes our field ready, we are planning to start the first week of May.  See you all soon!

March 8th, 2010 - 2010 Registration Night was a success!

Thank you to the over 40 players who came out to the TAMFL registration event. We were able to welcome back second generation players, returning players from past years, and new players from across the Ottawa-Gatineau region.

                                                                                                                   --Wynn, Henry, Ivan and Alan

March 7, 2010 - Registration night is tomorrow, March 8, 2010

Registration Night
$160 and registration forms are due Monday night, 10pm. We will be at PJ Quigley's 250 Greenbank Road. Spread the word.

If you can't make it drop it the mail or at - 48 Meadowbank Dr. K2G 0N9 just off Greenbank near Baseline.

After Monday night, registration fees increase to $200. To run the league efficiently we need to know how many guys are in before we start making arrangements for the season.

Diamonds and Teams
We got our diamond contract offer in from City Allocations.
We have the same nights as last year. Monday early and late, Wednesday early and late, and Thursday late (early=6:30, late=8:30).

That means we'll have a very tough time fitting in 8 teams at 20 games each. There's no guarantee that we will have room for more than 7 teams.

Register early guys!
 

February 21, 2010 - Registration night is March 8, 2010

This year's registration night will take place Monday, March 8, 2010 at 7:30pm.

It will be hosted once again by our long time league sponsor, PJ Quigley's.

They are located at 250 Greenbank Road, in the plaza with the BMO and the Metro grocery store..

Bring a completed registration form, cheque and have a beer with us!

This will be the last night to get in for $160. After this night, the 2010 league fees move to $200. 

If you can't make it out that evening, we will accept mailed or dropped off registrations for $160, so long as they are postmarked by March 8, 2010.  Forms and payments received or postmarked after March 8 will have to be at the next price point of $200.

2010 Registration Form

As well, please visit this online survey to let us know your thoughts of a pre season warm up session in the Ben Franklin Superdome.

February 1, 2010 - A new season is coming up!

Just to let folks know, a new registration form is still being finalized, and will be posted on this website as soon as it becomes available. As well, a date is still be decided upon for the Registration Night, to likely take place in March once again.

It's time to start talking to any friends or co-workers who might be interested in some summer fastball.

News for the 2009 Season

September 28, 2009 - Goodfellows takes the lead!

Goodfellows takes Game Two of the best of three series, and wins their first title!  After last year's tough defeat against CJ's, Goodfellows elevated their game and gathered a speedy defensive team to make a run at the top, and captured the TAMFL Playoff Trophy for their first time!  Congratulations to all Goodfellows players!

Monday 28 September 7:00pm

One of the virtues of this sopping summer's rain was that Trend Arlington Men's Fastball League playoffs extended to the 28th of September. The 7:00pm game at T-A field between Ed Taylor Shamrocks and Goodfellow Cleaners was one of the latest playoff games in league history. Goodfellow Cleaners had home field advantage as they looked to clinch the 21st awarding of the Nepean Trophy as playoff champion.

Gord Flannery started for Goodfellow's after a one-game hiatus, opposing Elton Cryderman for Taylor's.

Chris Golden and Andy Ivol led off the scoring coming home on Super Dave Simmonds' 2-run double after Golden was hit by a pitch and Ivol singled with one out. Cryderman left Simmonds on second with two quick groundouts.  2-0 Goodfellows.

Flannery is a strikeout pitcher, and was effective but hittable stranding Mike Gellner's double in the 2nd and struck out only one of the first nine he faced. Team defense was timely, including another line drive stab by Ivol who shone defensively at shortstop. Ian Wilson doubled to lead off the third followed by Dave Stoke's single and Golden's line out to second. Goodfellow's went up 3-nothing on Ivol's RBI sacrifice fly, and Simmonds was caught stealing by Jack Gellner's gun to end the inning.

Ivan Taylor opened the 3th by drilling a fly ball to centre that was hauled in by Wilson, and James O'Grady worked a walk. Flannery found his velocity and got both Gustavo Sanchez and Darryl Janes to quelch the threat.

From there on out it was all Flannery as he homered in the 5th to make it four-nothing and struck out six of the next nine outs giving up only a line drive to Taylor. Ivol made the championship a fait accompli when he drilled home Stokes and Golden in the top of 6. Flannery induced Jack Gellner to ground to Brent White at third and Casey O'Sullivan squeezed it tight bringing many of these Goodfellow players their first championship after several trips to the finals.

Individual player and team awards will be presented at the annual awards banquet which this year will be October 23rd at the St. Laurent location of Lone Star Texas Grill.

                      1 2 3 4 5 6 7  R  H  E
Taylor Shamrocks      0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0  3  3
Goodfellow Cleaners   2 0 1 0 1 0 5  9  10 2

           IP H R ER HR BB SO
Flannery   7  3 0 0  0  1  9
and Simmonds

           IP     H R ER HR BB SO
Cryderman  5 2-3  8 7 5  1  0  2
Taylor     1-3    2 2 1  0  0  0
and Gellner

September 23, 2009 - Goodfellows takes the lead!

Goodfellows takes Game One of the best of three series. Come see if the Shamrocks come back to win Game 2, this Monday, at 7:00 pm, Trend Arlington Field.

Wednesday 23 September 7:00pm

Early fall evening fastball at Trend-Arlington field saw game one of the 2009 T-A Men’s Fastball League Finals. Ed Taylor’s Shamrocks (13-11) started Elton Cryderman against Goodfellow Cleaners (13-9-2) and Bucky Richer.

The game led off with centerfielder Dave Stokes singling and catcher Super Dave Simmonds singling him home to give Goodfellow the early lead 1-0 lead. Richer made the scorecard diagonal on the Taylor side, sitting down the first 10 batters faced in order. 

Richer didn’t do it without help as two great defensive plays helped him through the order once. Mike Wong led off the 2^nd with a spank to deep left where Chris Golden earned his last name with a sparkling catch. Shortstop Andy Ivol made a diving spear to burn Gustavo Sanchez on a sizzling line drive in the hole. Darryl Janes followed up with a single to bust up the perfect game which surely would have scored Sanchez, but Richer made short work of the next two hitters.

Simmonds and Brent White led off the 4^th with back-to-back doubles down the 3^rd base line past Brad Whiteduck who had no chance on either, scoring one. Roger Cousineau singled, and an error allowed White to score but Cryderman got a strikeout and two grounders to Jeff Wardrop to end the 4^th with Taylor’s down 3-1. 

Finally the Taylor bats made some noise in the 5^th as Wong led off with a single, and Whiteduck reached. Cryderman singled home Wong. Three-two Goodfellow’s.

The turning point in the game was Ivan Taylor coming to the plate with one out and runners on first and second. He smashed a line drive to Ivol who stabbed it and appeared to gun Cryderman at first as well. Confusion ensued after the double-off attempt as Whiteduck was called out for leadoff when first baseman Casey O’Sullivan had already tossed the ball back to the Richer who was in the circle.

Goodfellow’s Stokes led off the 5^th with a single, Golden reached on an error and Ivol smashed a home run to left centre to make it a 6-1 game. Taylor relieved Cryderman and struck out the side but not before a fourth run (unearned) scored on Richer’s RBI single. 

The teams traded runs in the 7^th but White and O’Sullivan squelch Taylor's 7th inning rally with a stellar 5-3 double play off another rocket from Ivan Taylor’s bat. Final score Goodfellow Cleaners 8, Taylor Shamrocks 2. Game Two goes Monday 28 September, 7:00pm

                              1 2 3 4 5 6 7  R  H E
Goodfellows Cleaners          1 0 0 2 4 0 1  8 14 2
Taylor Shamrocks              0 0 0 0 1 0 1  2  6 5

2B: Simmonds, White, Sharpe
HR: Ivol (in 5^th, off Cryderman 2 on, 0 out)
RBI: Cryderman, Whiteduck, Richer, White, Simmonds 2, Ivol 3
DP: Goodfellows 1 Taylor Shamrocks 1

Goodfellows Cleaners    IP    H  R ER BB SO
Richer (W,1-0)          7.0   6  2  2  1  0
and Dave Simmonds

Taylor Shamrocks       IP    H  R ER BB SO
Cryderman (L,0-1)       4.0   9  6  4  1  2
Taylor                  3.0   5  2  1  1  4
and James O’Grady

September 21, 2009 - Teams Decided for the Finals

This year's TAMFL Finals have come down to the two newest teams to join TAMFL, both this year, Goodfellow's and Taylor's Shamrocks.  Congratulations to both teams! The finals kick off tonight at 7:30pm, weather permitting.

Monday 21 September 7:00pm

Monday night saw number four seed Lone Star Texas Grill down one-game-to-zero to Ed Taylor’s Shamrocks in game two of the best-of-three Trend Arlington Men’s Fastball League semifinal at 50 Bellman Drive Ottawa.

Despite an ominious start, Darryl James was three for four and winning pitcher Elton Cryderman helped his own cause with two RBI as the Shamrocks eliminated Lone Star 7-4 to advance to the Trend Arlington Men’s Fastball League Championship Finals.

James led off the game with a double to left but was cut down at the plate when Bobby Deleavy’s deep fly to centre was dropped, but picked up and gunned by Lone Star shortstop Derek Kitchen’s relay to Craig Casey held on at the plate for the out. Deleavy later scored when Jeff Wardrop reached base on error.

Lone Star starter Chris Kingsbury stranded seven runners in first 4 innings, allowing them to draw even in the fourth inning thanks to back-to-back RBI singles by Derek Kitchen and Troy Mulvey that scored first baseman Marty Young and cleanup hitter Martin Delorme.

Cryderman scattered 6 hits over 5 innings of work for Taylors, and his two-run single was part of a maxed-out 5-run fifth inning that put Taylor’s up 7-2. Ivan Taylor came on to give up a single run in each of the 6^th and 7^th as Jack Gellner backstopped both hurlers. Kingsbury and Casey went the distance for Lone Star. 

Lone Star outhit the Shamrocks, but Taylor’s contact and patience at the plate overwhelmed Kingsbury and the Lone Star defense with 22 baserunners.

The TAMFL finals are now set with Taylor Shamrocks hosting Goodfellow’s Cleaners for game one, Wednesday September 24, 7:00pm. Game two takes place Monday 28 September and if necessary game three will be 30 September. All games at Trend Arlington Field, 50 Bellman Drive, Ottawa, ON off Greenbank near Hunt Club.

                        1 2 3 4 5 6 7  R  H  E

Ed Taylor’s Shamrocks   1 1 0 0 5 0 0  7  8  3
Lone Star Texas Grill   0 0 2 0 0 1 1  4 11  6
 

Elton Cryderman (W, 2-0), Ivan Taylor (5^th) and Jack Gellner
Chris Kingsbury (L, 0-2) and Craig Casey

2B: Casey, Troy Mulvey
RBI: Kitchen, Mulvey, Casey, Joey Rosa, Cryderman (2), James O’Grady, Jim Bissett
SB: Wardrop, Mike Gellner, Matt Billington

September 18, 2009 - Playoff Update

This year's playoff format is a six-game round-robin format where the top four of 7 teams advanced to the best-2-of-3 semi-final series, followed by a 2 of 3 Championship Final series. League parity was very even in the regular season, save for PJ Quigley's Bar and Grill which romped to an 11-2-1 record thanks to four one-run wins.

Ed Taylor's Shamrocks (4-2) finished 1st in the round robin by their win vs PJ Quigley's in the round robin (4-2). Taylor's had handed PJ's their only two regular season losses as well.

September 9 saw a win-and-you're-in final round robin game.  Lone Star Texas Grill defeated Beech Street DiRienzo's to force a three-way tie for 3rd between Lone Star, DiRienzo's and GoodFellow Cleaners at 3-3. Chris "Maverick" Kingsbury got the win backstopped by Craig Casey with  Bob Sarazin taking the loss with Coco Maxwell relieving him backstopped by Maxwell and Bob Sampson. By virtue of head-to-head records,  DiRienzo's was eliminated by  Lone Star with a 8-2  win. Also eliminated in the preliminary round were SGA Signs and Trophies (2-4) and CJ's Printing (2-4).

Monday 14 September saw semi-final series B with #3 seed Goodfellow Cleaners beating #2 seed PJ Quigley's 4-1 in a rain-shortened 5-inning game. Gord "White Lightning" Flannery got the win over Kevin Wilson with "Super" Dave Simmonds scooping behind the plate. Al Holden completed the PJ's battery behind the plate. Roger Cousineau had the game winning RBIs and Wynn Fenwick homered off Flannery for PJ's only run.

The 14 September late game saw #1 seed Taylor Shamrocks against #4 Lone Star Texas Grill be shortened to1.5 innings and finished Wednesday 16 September due to lightning. The game ended up with Taylor's winning 9-3 as Lone Star seemed unable to get untracked in defense. Elton Cryderman got the win with Ivan Taylor in relief, each hurling to Jack Gellner and James O'Grady behind the dish. Maverick Kingsbury took the loss.

Game 2 of series B saw Goodfellows starter Bucky Richer get down 4-1 to PJ Quigley's, only to have the game tied in the 5th. The teams traded blanks in the 6th and with 1 out and 2 Texas-leaguer hits on base, Goodfellow's singled home a walk-off run to win and eliminate PJ's two-games-to-zero. Gord Flannery benifitted from the 7th inning hitting heroics with Kevin Wilson absorbing the tough loss.

Game 2 of series A goes Monday 21 September at 7:00pm, with Game 3 Wednesday 23 September at 7:00pm if necessary.

If the series A does not go to three games, Game One of the 2009 Championship Final goes 23 September at 7pm.

All games are at Trend-Arlington Field, 50 Bellman Drive, Ottawa off Greenbank near Hunt Club. Come out and enjoy some of the last fastball of the season!

 

September 9, 2009 - A replacement bat has been added for tonight's game

The Worth Blade (Red) is 28 oz has been replaced by the manufacturer since the first one bent after a few weeks of use.  The new Worth Insanity is next year's version of the same bat. Let's see how it holds up throughout the playoffs! Special thanks go out to Adam Coady of Barrhaven's Play It Again Sports for helping supply the league with much of the new equipment you've seen all year. If you're thinking of picking up something new or used for any sport, stop by and talk to him.

September 5, 2009 - RR Schedule update

An error was made in the recently rescheduled game for 9 September DiRienzo's vs Lone Star. 
Please be advised that the game will be an 8:30pm start, not 6:30pm as indicated.

August 26, 2009 - TAMFL thanks the regular season umpires!

TAMFL would like to thank the following for umpiring games this season:

Alan Holden, Brian Holden, Casey O'Sullivan, John Flood, Roger Cousineau, Bob Sampson, Phil Humeniuk,  John Wilkinson,  Wes Fenwick, and Andy McAfee.

Having someone volunteer to umpire even one game a season is a big help to the league, so for the other members, please consider stepping up next year! Challenge yourself to umpire the game before or after your scheduled game, and you'll gain a whole new perspective on the league.

August 19, 2009 - Indoor Fall and Winter Ball league

Ivan Taylor is looking to put together a team from TAMFL players for an indoor Fall and Winter Ball league.

If you are interested please contact Ivan directly. Riding arrangements are also available, so winter driving need not be a barrier.

Email Ivan directly, or give him a call at 613-823-3140

July 27 Games Cancelled!

July 19, 2009 - TAFML goes to the finals of the Blackburn Tournament

Fred Angione and his squad has made the finals of the tournament, to be played at 5:00 pm tonight, at the Blackburn arena.

Good work guys!

July 10, 2009 - TAFML has a team in the Blackburn Tournament

Looking for some excitement next weekend? Come out to support your friends and team mates who have entered a team in the city-wide Blackburn Fastball Tournament. The quality of play will be just incredible.

We play at the following times:

Thursday 16th/09 @ 7:00pm (Arena) vs Knights

Saturday 18th/09 @9:00am (Queensway) vs Rogues

Saturday 18th/09 @1:00pm (Queensway) vs Mr. Electric

The semi/finals take place on Sunday with the top 6 teams moving onto the quarter final round.

Hope to see you there!

A round up of the tournament will be found here as it goes on.

June 15, 2009 - More new equipment added

A catcher's mitt has been added to the equipment bin.  If a catcher cannot make a game, now anyone can fill in.

A catcher's mask and X-Large sized catcher's helmet are missing from the bin.  Please check your equipment bats in case they were accidentally removed from the field.

May 27, 2009 - More new equipment added

Another bat has been added to our collection, a Reebok Dictator.  It's a 27 oz, bringing our total of new bats this year to three.  Let's try it out, break it in, and see how it handles. 

An umpire specific face mask has also been added. This should be the last of the new equipment purchased this year, unless a great deal presents itself somewhere.

Both games tonight have been cancelled due to rain. 

May 20, 2009 - New XXL Batting Helmet added

A new XXL batting helmet has been added to the green bin today, it is maroon so it will be easily recognized by those who prefer a larger helmet.  A dozen new Worth K-Master balls have been added as well.  Please continue to keep all potential spare game balls next to the new ball box for easy inventory.

Important note: Please put aside any K-Master ball that has suffered a gash or other damage not expected after being used in just one game.  The equipment manager will be taking those balls back to Worth for possible replacement. 

May 13, 2009 - 2 new bats have been added

Two bats have been added to the league's collection.  The Worth Blade (Red) is 28 oz and the TPS Voltage (Blue) is 30 oz.  They will need about 100 hits to get broken in, so start swinging! We've also updated the pitching rubber, added new spikes for the bases, added Knee Easers for the catchers, brought in a new first aid kit, and added a flashlight.

May 11, 2009 - League Update - Originally broadcasted by email

Rosters and Players

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Expect some player movement in May as we see how the team numbers and

balancing works. We will try to keep things to a minimum as folks get to know

one-another. We are still accepting players as a few rosters could use a couple extra players.

 

Schedule

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Find attached the schedule for the balance of the season. Sorry it took so

long to get it out. We have the first few games on the web.

 

Jerseys

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Jerseys will be ready late this week or for next week.

 

Sponsor Banners

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Banners are coming before the end of the month!

The visiting team of the early game is responsible to hang out the sponsor

banners (coming this week), and the visiting team of the late game to take

them in, roll up and put back in the bin. Our sponsors are valuable league

partners. Let's look after them!

 

Rain Out Protocol

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Team captains must agree by 4:30pm to call the game off, or else the fate of

the game should be decided at the diamond. If you haven't heard by 5:30pm, go

to the field, to avoid un-necessary forfeits, which nobody wants.

**Team reps, remember to let Andy McAfee know your decisions so the umpires don't attend a cancelled game.

 

Rain Out Rescheduling

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We have no empty slots booked for rain-out games this year to fit in the 24

games all players are guaranteed. Any rain-out games if not made up by the time the

two teams play again means that the next game is an automatic four-point-game.

Captains may agree to re-schedule the game on an empty diamond (ie: long

weekend slot...), as long as they can get an umpire through the Umpire in

Chief, Andy McAfee. Teams are on their own for the diamond reservation with

the City.

 

Parking

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We have the agreement again this year to park in the Arlington Woods Free

Methodist Church, provided the last person leaving the late games puts back

the chain. Post-game coffees should not be consumed there either please.

 

Enjoy Folks!

April 28, 2009 - Start of the season is next Monday night, with games scheduled 6:30 pm and at 8:30 pm

April 28, 2009 - Previously certified ASA bats that are no longer legal

April 22, 2009 - Warm Up Event

April 16, 2009 - Umpires

April 16, 2009 - Warm-Up

April 12, 2009 - Help sponsors find a team!

May 5th, 2009 - Anticipated Start of the 2009 Regular Season

March 9th, 2009 - 2009 Registration Night

March 1st, 2009 - Not sure about your availibility for the upcoming season?