Hingham Little League Board of Directors Meeting

Minutes of April 22, 2004 (r1)

Hingham Recreation Center



The eleventh meeting of the Hingham Little League Board of Directors was

called to order by President Rick Linehan at 7:37 pm.



Board of Directors present were: Rob Blomberg, Bruce Corwin, Melissa Flanagan, Mark Igo, Bob Keyes, Mike Letorney, Rick Linehan, Elliot Sherman, Rick West and Rich Magner.



Joe Granatino, Owen McConville, Mike Bynarowicz and Tom Golden were absent.



Secretary’s Report



The Meeting Minutes from the March 29, 2004, meeting were approved.



Treasurer’s Report



Treasurer Bob Keyes reported that as of April 22, 2004 the balance in the account was ,982. One disbursement of ,000 to Beacon Sports was made since the last report.



Business Related Issues



Player Registration Update:

Majors-There were no additional registrations. One correction was made to add the "correct" Luke Sullivan, an 11 year old, and not the 7 old Luke Sullivan to Andrew Semjen’s Major’s Team.

Minors-Eight teams have 15 players and eight teams have 14 players. No additional concerns have been raised.

Farm-Three additional players were added to the roster for three different Farm Teams. Three additional openings remain. No issues were raised.

TBall-One team has 16 players and nine teams have 15 players. No concerns were raised.



Sponsorships and Donations:



Melissa Flanagan provided an update regarding the HLL Sponsors.

Majors-all twelve teams have sponsors

Minors-all sixteen teams have sponsors

Farm-only six of the fourteen teams have sponsors.

TBall-nine of the ten teams have sponsors

We had discussions about various other Hingham businesses or others who might serve as sponsors. The entire HLL BOD was charged to bring in at least one sponsor apiece to fill the remaining slots.



Team Numbers and Sponsors are as follows:

Majors:

Team 1-Alvarado-Gilbert Trash

Team 2-R. Driscoll-Joe Haley Club

Team 3-Golden-W.B. Mason

Team 4-Igo-Gautheir & Connors

Team 5-Kiely-McCusker & Gill

Team 6-Fallon-Best Chevrolet

Team 7-Semjen-Verizon

Team 8-Blomberg-Tarzia Construction

Team 9-Kingston-Stoddard Electric

Team 10-Constantine-Law Offices of Jack Diamond

Team 11-Sherman-Spirito

Team 12-Magner-Hinhgam Lumber



Minors

Team 1-Donovan-DA Tim Cruz

Team 2-M. Murphy-Square Café

Team 3-Boyle-Whishlaw Black Sox

Team 4-Morrison-Senator Hedlund

Team 5-Pomroy-Whitney Gordon Jewelers

Team 6-Maddeen-Jones Milligan

Team 7-Spirito-Sprints Photo

Team 8-Tyburski-Pyne Funeral Home

Team 9-Passaretti-Giarusso, Norton, Cooley & McGlone

Team 10-T. Driscoll-Enterprise Equipment

Team 11-Craven-Rockets

Team 12-White-Paragon Environmental

Team 13-K. Murphy-Kendrick

Team 14-Dillon-Beacon Sports

Team 15-Whitney-Representative Bradley

Team 16-Taylor-Ryder Development



The coordination of the Farm and TBall names with sponsors will be completed by Mark Igo and Mike Letourney.





Equipment



Elliot Sherman reported that all player equipment has been received and is the process of being distributed. Uniforms are in the process of having the sponsor names added.

We agreed to order a set of new bases for all four fields. Elliot will order the bases from Beacon.

Rich Magner will buy four sets of umpire equipment (mask, chest protector and shin guards) from Beacon

Bases and umpire equipment will be stored in the boxes at the four fields. Combination locks will be purchased with the same combination. Managers, coaches and umpires will be given the combination.



Baseball Clinics

Boys of Baseball-5/7 & 5/8

A "save the date" notice had previously been distributed. A second notice needs to be placed in the Hingham Journal.

The coaches and parents clinic will occur on 5/7 from 6:00 pm-8:30 pm at Haley.

The player’s clinic will occur on 5/8 from 8:30 pm-4:00 pm at Haley.

Rick Linehan will need to adjust the Saturday schedule.

Catcher’s Clinic

Joe Craven will lead this with a tentative date of 5/15 from 8:30 am-10:00 am at Haley. Mark will follow with Joe to confirm the date and time.

Each Major’s team will nominate two players per team for the clinic.

Pitching Clinic

Joe Craven, Rob Blomberg, Dan Morrison and Mark Igo will lead this with a tentative date of 5/29 from 8:30 am-10:00 am at Haley.

Each Major’s team will nominate three players per team.



Opening Day Ceremonies

An article will be placed in the Hingham Journal announcing the ceremonies.

All Major players will report to Haley at 10:45 am on Sunday, 5/2.

At 11:00 am all players, Managers and Coaches will be assembled on the field by team.

The Star Spangled Banner will be played.

First pitches will be thrown by Senator Hedlund and Representative Bradley.

President Rick Linehan will deliver brief remarks.

Refreshments will be provided from 11:00 am-1:00 pm. Hingham Rec will supply the grille. Rick Linehan will purchase the hot dogs, charcoal, paper plates, napkins, condiments, chips, soda and water. Bruce Corwin will coordinate the purchase and delivery of the ice. Tables will be secured from Hingham Rec.

All HLL BOD members, spouses, managers, coaches and spouses will be asked to volunteer.

Two PA Systems will be secured through Bonnard Fage. At Haley the existing electrical outlets will be used. At Hersey Rich Magner will coordinate the electrical outlets through the Holloran family.

Prior to the start of each Major’s game at Haley and Hersey the individual players, managers and coaches will be introduced.



New Business

Portable Toilets

We agreed to order three portable toilets and place them at Haley, Hersey and PAL fields. Bob Keyes will followup on this.

Game Articles for the Hingham Journal

Managers will post scores and game highlights on the website. Melissa will consolidate the standings, game results and highlights and will then write the article weekly for the Hingham Journal.

L-Screen for Haley and Hersey Fields

We agreed that ordering L screens to protect pitchers during batting practice was a good idea but agreed to table the order for now.

Hingham Little League Directory

We will order 1,000 copies of the Directories.

All sponsors, players, Managers and Coaches will receive a Directory.

The Directories will be available during the season.

Summer Baseball

Initial letter has resulted in approximately 50 responses.

Melissa will draft a followup letter to serve as a "last call" for those interested in playing summer baseball.

Photo Day

Photographs will be taken on 5/15 and 5/16 at the various fields.

Any Minor’s Teams not scheduled for games on 5/15 or 5/16 will be required to report to Haley at 2:00 pm on 5/15 to have their photos taken.

Update on Fields

We had a lengthy discussion regarding the responsibility of field maintenance as to whether it would fall under Hingham DPW or HLL. We agreed that Haley and PAL are not the issue but a number of us expressed concerns over the field condition at Hersey. Bob Keyes provided background information on this.

Acting upon a suggestion from Rich Magner we will meet with Dan Miller to see if he is interested in providing maintenance (cutting grass, repairing holes, lining the fields twice per week, providing general field care, etc.) to all four fields for the season. We will attempt to meet with Dan at 2:00 pm at Hersey on Saturday, April 24, 2004 to get a bid from him. We will also need to involve Ted in this decision.







The next BOD Meeting date will Thursday, April 29, 2004, at 7:30 pm at the Hingham Rec Center.



The meeting was adjourned at 10:25 PM



Minutes submitted by Rob Blomberg, Acting Secretary.