Toronto IBM Club - Activities Banquet and Casino - November 6, 2010

Saturday, November 6th, 2010

Sheraton Parkway Toronto North, Grand York Ballroom
Located at 600 Highway 7 East (Leslie & Hwy 7), Richmond Hill
Reception at 5:00 p.m. / Dinner at 6:00 p.m.
Semi-Formal Attire Required
Join us at the elegant Sheraton Parkway for the Gala Event of the season.
Enjoy an evening of Celebration of all the Toronto IBM Club Activities for 2010 - Fine Dining, Dancing, Fun Casino Games and an opportunity to share in OVER $10,000 worth of prizes!

This year's special guest is 3-time Olympic medallist and 49-time Canadian champion in Sprint Kayaking : Adam van Koeverden. He is a former Canadian Athlete of the Year and flag bearer at the Beijing Olympics. Adam has found some time while preparing for the 2012 Olympics in London to provide us with some of his other ongoing humanitarian efforts in the field of athletics and disadvantaged youth.

So join us this year for THOUSANDS of DOLLARS in prize giveaways. Also, you can test your luck at the expanded casino for your chance to win even more prizes! Last year's prizes included: Raptor's Suite Tickets; Romantic Weekend getaway for 2; Golf package for 4 and many more!

Toronto IBM Club Members (and Retirees) pay the low price of only $45 (incl HST) for this special night of celebration!

Limited number of tickets are on sale starting at noon on Oct 5th at the TIC Office and from all TIC Directors.
For more information about this fantastic evening, please visit the Toronto IBM Club web site at http://w3.can.ibm.com/tic

I hope to see you there!

Ellen Kim
President - Toronto IBM Club

Tomahawks Clinch A Pool Title (Video)

2010 IBM Canada Co-Ed Recreational Slo-Pitch Award Winners

2010 A Pool Champion: Tomahawks



2010 A Pool Finalist: x86ers

2010 B Pool Champion: Directors



2010 B Pool Finalist: Build Breakers

2010 Regular Season Champion: Generals 18-1
2010 Regular Season Male MVP: Phil Speed
2010 Regular Season Female MVP: Carol Duransky
2010 Silver Slugger Award Winner: Shane Moore (23 HRs)
2010 Most Improved Team: Code Blue (7-8 in 2009 to 15-4 in 2010)
2010 Most Sportmanlike Team: RISC Takers

Male Team MVPs:

Build Breakers - Chris Riddell
Code Blue - Nick Welby-Solomon (aka Nick Solo)
Directors - James McKay
eForce Fusion - Shane Moore
FIDO - Shehan McLelland
Foundations, The - Matt Durst
Generals - Dave Seymour
Hard Hitters - Daniel Effendi
Honey Nut Ichiros - Kieron Ragoo
RISC Takers - Preston Koo
Shooters - Stephen Wong
Silly Bats - James Tang
Tomahawks - Henry Chen
Trojans - Randy Fong
Wrath, The - Rick Siewierski
x86ers - Lee Maunu

Female Team MVPs:

Build Breakers - Devon Turcotte
Code Blue - Jessica Harshaw
Directors - Kristin Wellsbury
eForce Fusion - Sandy Hustler
FIDO - Carol Duransky
Foundations, The - Jessica Thoong
Generals - Sharon Cashman
Hard Hitters - Mallory Chrysler
Honey Nut Ichiros - Melissa MacDonald
RISC Takers - Quyennie Hoang
Shooters - Nicole Huang
Silly Bats - Tracy Smith
Tomahawks - Julie Taylor
Trojans - Helen Maric
Wrath, The - Yeena Peng
x86ers - Stephanie Conley

Male Most Improved Players:

Build Breakers - Steven Schwartz
Code Blue - Jorden Ozoli
Directors - Pete Swieton
eForce Fusion - Neil Jenkins
FIDO - Dave Vago
The Foundations - Mike Lam
Generals - Ian Wight
Hard Hitters -
Honey Nut Ichiros - Eugene Park
RISC Takers - David Yu
Shooters - Alex Melville-Laborde
Silly Bats - Ron Subnath
Tomahawks - Jason Sham
Trojans - Trush Zaveri
The Wrath - Anthony Dias
x86ers - J.P. Lovecky

Female Most Improved Players:

Build Breakers - Cathy McArthur
Code Blue - Lina Walters
Directors - Kristin Wellsbury
eForce Fusion - Christa Herzog
FIDO - Julie Wiggins
The Foundations - Tu My Ong
Generals - Sharon Cashman
Hard Hitters -
Honey Nut Ichiros - Melissa McDonald
RISC Takers - Annabelle Lee
Shooters - Grace Wong
Silly Bats - Lisa Lam
Tomahawks - Heather Horsley
Trojans - Sonia Pereira
The Wrath - Leanne Clarke
x86ers - Krystal Ziola

2010 B Pool (Consolation) Tournament Schedule

B Pool (Consolation Tournament)

Diamond 2 (B1)

8am: RISC Takers (#16) vs. Directors (#9)
9:15am: Hard Hitters (#13) vs. The Wrath (#12)
10:30am: The Wrath (#12) vs. Directors (#9)
11:45am: RISC Takers (#16) vs. Hard Hitters (#13)
1:00pm: Hard Hitters (#13) vs. Directors (#9)
2:15pm: RISC Takers (#16) vs. The Wrath (#12)

Diamond 3 - the baseball diamond (B2)

8am: Trojans (#15) vs. Shooters (#10)
9:15am: Build Breakers (#14) vs. Silly Bats (#11)
10:30am: Silly Bats (#11) vs. Shooters (#10)
11:45am: Trojans (#15) vs. Build Breakers (#14)
1:00pm: Build Breakers (#14) vs. Shooters (#10)
2:15pm: Trojans (#15) vs. Silly Bats (#11)

B Pool Semi-Finals:
Diamond 2 at 3:30pm: Build Breakers (2-1) at Hard Hitters (3-0)
Diamond 3 at 3:30pm: Directors (2-1) at Silly Bats (2-1)

B Pool Championship Game:
Diamond 5: Build Breakers at Directors

2010 A Pool Championship Tournament Schedule

A Pool (Championship Tournament)

Diamond 4 (A1)

8am: FIDO (#8) vs. Generals (#1)
9:15am: eForce Fusion (#5) vs. Tomahawks (#4)
10:30am: Tomahawks (#4) vs. Generals (#1)
11:45am: FIDO (#8) vs. eForce Fusion (#5)
1:00pm: eForce Fusion (#5) vs. Generals (#1)
2:15pm: FIDO (#8) vs. Tomahawks (#4)

Diamond 5 (A2)

8am: The Foundations (#7) vs. Code Blue (#2)
9:15am: Honey Nut Ichiros (#6) vs. x86ers (#3)
10:30am: x86ers (#3) vs. Code Blue (#2)
11:45am: The Foundations (#7) vs. Honey Nut Ichiros (#6)
1:00pm: Honey Nut Ichiros (#6) vs. Code Blue (#2)
2:15pm: The Foundations (#7) vs. x86ers (#3)

A Pool Semi-Finals:
Diamond 4 at 3:30pm: x86ers at Generals
Diamond 5 at 3:30pm: Tomahawks at Code Blue

A Pool Championship Game:
Diamond 4: Tomahawks at x86ers

Boston Pizza League Banquet Information - Evening of Sept. 18, 2010

Banquet Information (Boston Pizza at Warden and Steeles - Northwest corner)
Team names to be placed on tables throughout restaurant and potentially in some parts of the bar area
Between 6:30-6:45: Appetizers to be provided at tables
7:30: Buffet (Pizza, Pasta, Salad) to start - Two lines of food available, teams to be called up to get into line
8:30: Trophy award winners announced, presentation of awards, 4 pairs of Blue Jays Tickets for September 29th game against the Yankees to be given away
9:00: Dessert made available

If you order any food off the Menu that you will need to pay for that. If you order any drinks you will need to pay for that. Please ensure to tip on anything you buy separately from what is included in the buffet.

Note: Pop and water to be included for free.

For Tickets
Send a note to Chris and me with how many you need. We would like to collect the money before the Sat so that we can pay Boston Pizza

Subway Sub 20% Off on Day of the tournament (Sept. 18, 2010)

Subway Sub offer (Located just south of 14th Avenue on the west side of Kennedy Road):

The players in our tournament will receive a 20% discount on Saturday (say IBM Chris and Mike when you are about to pay for your order to get the discount)
Subway will not be able to deliver any subs to the field.
However, you can submit your team's orders in advance (by 5pm Friday afternoon - September 17th) and provide a projected pick up time.
The person picking up the order at the store on Saturday will get a 50% discount on their personal meal (any sandwich/drink/side) with orders over 10 sandwiches.

Form to be used when submitting an order in advance (please ensure to mark the name of your team, name for each sub, provide details such as sub size, bread type, toppings, sub type, sauce, etc.) - Also mention IBM Chris and Mike on the form when you fax it to 905-940-6615 (Store phone # 905-940-8987)
http://www.sssubway.com/location/catering%20order%20form%20.pdf

September 15th game between Code Blue and Honey Nut Ichiros moved to Berczy Park from Victoria Square

Milliken Mills parking info

Parking for Milliken Mills Park can be accessed off of 14th Avenue (West of Kennedy Road, East of Birchmount).

Due to construction on the Southeast side of Milliken Mills park, most of the available parking will be found near diamonds 4 and 5.

Diamond 2 - Milliken Mills (Taken 9/11/10)

Diamond 3 - Milliken Mills (Taken 9/11/10)

Diamond 5 - Milliken Mills (Taken 9/11/10)

Diamond 4 - Milliken Mills (Taken 9/11/10)

Updates to PITCHING section of rules - Updated September 13, 2010

PITCHING:
2. If a batted ball hits a pitcher, the ball is dead, and the runners return to the last base legally possessed at the time of the pitch. When the pitcher is hit by a batted ball, the ball is dead and counts as one of the batter’s pitches unless it is the third (male) or fifth (female) pitch as the batter can’t strike out on a batted ball that hits the pitcher (Updated Sept. 10/10).

9. Any ball that comes to a stop within the dead ball zone is a dead ball and counts as a pitch (Updated Sept. 13/10)
· If a fielder grabs a grounder before it comes to a stop within the dead ball zone, the ball is considered live and the fielder can attempt to record an out.
· If a fielder drops a pop up within the dead ball zone (in fair territory), it is a live ball and the batter and the runners on base can attempt to reach the next available base safely.

Rule clarification - Sept. 7, 2010: Commit Line, Safe Line, tagging runners out between 3rd and home

The commit line is 21 feet from home plate. The safe line is drawn from the 3rd base edge of the plate to the backstop. The runner cannot be tagged between the lines, the ball must go to the plate before the runner crosses the safe line to record the out. This was done so there would never be any contact around home plate. I hope I was able to help.