News and Announcements
Work Party At The Junior Div Field At Prince Park This Saturday
Date: This Saturday January 27th
Location: Prince Park (Baseball field A)
Time: 8am-2pm
Equipment to bring: Shovels (flat and pointed), Rakes, Wheelbarrows, Trucks for loading and unloading dirt.
Joey Gomes - Atlantic League Newark Bears
The Gomes family is loaded with talent. Jonny's older brother Joey played for the Atlantic League Newar Bears in 2007 after playing AA ball in the Padres organization during 2006. The Devil Rays drafted Joey in 2002 and traded him to the Padres in the December '05 Rule V Draft. He was the star of the Rays Visalia Oaks High-A affiliate in 2005 batting .325 with 12 Home Runs and 86 RBIs. He played Little League at PALL, Junior League at Valley, and was an All League Selection at Casa Grande High School. Joey played college ball at College of Marin and Santa Clara University, earning First Team All-American honors in 2002 before being selected as an 8th Round Draft Pick by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
Joey was named the Hudson Valley “Player of the Year” and made the NY-Penn League All Star Team his first year in professional ball. In 2004, Joey hit in 22 straight games, tying the Tampa Bay Organization record for 2nd most consecutive games with a hit. By the way... not a single error in 79 "opportunities". (Whoa Joey... those are some impressive stats!) He was promoted to the AA Montgomery Biscuits for part of the 2004 season where he hit .270 with two HRs and 8 RBIs.
Joey ended his 2005 season with the Visalia Oaks with a .325 batting average, a .383 OBP and a .460 slugging average. That summer, he had an incredible streak, reaching base safely in over 30 consecutive games! If you get to know him, Joey will tell you how important a high OBP (on base percentage) is in the majors.
Joey's 2007 season was also outstanding. An an outfielder and DH for the Newark Bears, he batted .320 during the regular season... 5th in the League! He had 11 HR, 20 extra base hits and an .872 OPS. Joey had a 17 game hitting streak and three multi home run games. He slugged .497 for the Bears entering the playoff stretch. Joey was the hero of the final game of the Atlantic League Championship Series, hitting a 2 out two RBI double on the heels of a double play to break a tie and give the Bears the lead.
A huge thanks to these awesome dudes and divas... we may have missed one or two... let me know!
| George Buickerood | Tim Fairbanks and his son Kyle |
| Dave Wutsch | Kerry Millard |
| Darrell Couey | John Cole |
| Jeff Painter | Kelly Bruihl and her son Justin |
| Steve Stafford | Mike McKinley |
| Armando Santos | Steve Stas |
| Bill Sullivan | Doug Andrews |
| Will Jenkel | Russ Hagerla |
| Matt Jackson and his son Brendan | Mary Brusco Longly Dassel (or as we call this Snack Shack Diva... Mary B.L.T) and her sons Matt, Anthony, and Chris |
| Tim Chesnut |
We'd also like to acknowledge Wayne Dunbar and Elece Hempel who gearing up for many hours of effort processing volunteer applications and Manager/Coach applications respectively. Elece will lead the Manager/Coach Selection committee in some of the most important work of all... selecting this year's Managers and Coaches. Over 50 Dads have stepped up for those important roles and they have some impressive credentials!
If you haven't yet registered your player for the 2007 season, you'll soon be hearing from PALL Board Members Armando Santos, Anna Santos, Kelly Bruihl, Barry Jones or Mike McKinley to see if your son or daughter plans to play this year.
Back to processing PALL Registration forms... Let me know if you were there today and I overlooked you on the list
Yer Info Officer
Tanya
Prospective PALL Managers and Coaches - Apply Before 1/15 and bone up on rules changes
Prospective Managers and Coaches must submit an application in order to be considered. Download, print and complete a volunteer application and a Manager/Coach Application and mail them to us before 1/15/07 if you would like to be considered. Include a copy of your driver's licence which is needed to run your background check.
Mail to:
Petaluma American Little League
P.O. Box 2002
Petaluma, CA 94953
Thanks for stepping up for one of the most influential roles of a lifetime! In preparation for your interview, please be familiar with:
1) Little League Rules Change: Pitch Count
2) 2007 PALL By Laws and Local Rules
3) Other info we've posted especially for Mgrs & Coaches on your own Mgr/Coach Info page of the website
4) The PALL Parent Code of Conduct and Conflict Resolution Process provided to all parents at Registration.
You should have received an email from President Mike McKinley about the process on 1-11-07. If you didn't, you're not yet on our list. Conduct Tanya Sullivan right away at 529-1720 or PTownBaseballMom@comcast.net.
Come Rock and Roll (Some Sod) With Us Sunday, 1/14 ~ 9am - ?
PALL President Mike McKinley invites you to bring a shovel (flat and/or pointed), a rake, and some tunes and help us get ready for the season. Mike will be the one on the air guitar...
Let’s get ready to
PLAY BALL AT PALL!
Saturday and Sunday- January 13 & 14 - beginning at 9am
Thanks!
