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BPL Vice President Jim Cody presenting the 2011 Bill Stewart Memorial
Championship Trophy to Carlson Club All Star Outfielder Josue Feliciano
Email:
Walt Mortimer Secretary Treasurer
bostonparkleague@comcast.net
Boston Park League Game Cancellation Hotline # 617-840-7621
League News
The 2012 baseball season officially kicks off on May 16th, as the the Boston Park League will celebrate it's 84th consecutive year of providing amateur baseball in the City of Boston. The defending Champion Carlson Club will be looking for it's 4th straight league title.
Manager Bill Mahoney and the Irish Village ball club have decided to step aside and not participate in the 2012 season. Bill has the option to return to the league in 2013. The league will operate with 9 teams, and play a 32 game balanced schedule in 2012.
Danny Montero has been named the new field manager of the Carlson Club.
Mike Connelly of West Roxbury has been named as the new field manager of Stockyard. He will be assisted by Bob Johnson & Wally McDonough.
A request to Hall Of Fame Members, former & current players, and friends of the Boston Park League:
The league would like to establish in 2012 an email group listing of all Hall of Fame members, former & current players and friends of the Park League who have internet access, which will be kept on file by the Secretary Treasurer. We wish to keep you informed with updated information regarding the league. We are planning on increasing our media relations network, to include twitter and facebook. We are also looking at sending out periodical electronic newsletters to those who sign on. Just send us an email message, identifying yourself, update contact info if necessary, to bostonparkleague@comcast.net.
The 30th Annual Alumni Reunion - Hall of Fame Dinner was held on November 11, 2011, Veterans Day, 6:30pm, at Lantana's in Randolph, Ma.
Congratulations to the 2011 HOF Inductees:
- Russell Childers, pitcher /infielder - Conley Club
- Paul Earle, pitcher - Towne Club
- Errol Fagone, pitcher, ADSL/Avi Nelson Club
- Dennis Regan, catcher/DH - Larkin Club
- Mike Ross, if/of - Boston Padres
For further information, please go to the Hall of Fame link.
From 1995-1997 the Larkin Club won 3 straight league titles. From 2002-2004 the Palmer Club also won 3 straight. In 2009 the Carlson Club won their first league championship, following up with 2 more, to join the elite class of teams to accomplish winning 3 championships in a row. Carlson came home with the best record in the 2011 regular season, lost only 1 playoff game, and capped off their run to the league championship by beating J.M. Force four straight in the Finals. We congratulate Manager Nick Faggas, General Manager Owen Carlson, and their players, for another job well done.
The Boston Park League 13th Annual Dick Clegg - Howie Stein Memorial Golf Tournament will be held on Monday July 30th, 2012 9:30am, at the Easton Country Club, 265 Purchase St. Easton, Ma. 02375. For details click on the golf tournament link.
Chris Patsos, BPL Hall of Fame 1997, and current VP - Baseball Operations for the Newport Gulls (a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League), has a family member that's been in the news lately. His brother Jimmy is the current head basketball coach at Loyola of Maryland. They finshed the regular season with a 24-8 record, won the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, and qualified for the NCAA Division 1 Basketball Tournament. Loyola was seeded 15, and drew Ohio State (2) in the opening round of the East Regionals in Pittsburgh, Pa. Congratulations to Jimmy Patsos on a tremendous season, and we wish him and his Greyhounds continued success.