Opening Day Recap

Peoples Baseball League Week 1 Results from the Summer/Fall 2020 Season. Blues (0) - Fractured (7), Fifth Ward Weebies (2) - Pelicans (10), Secret 9 (0) - Parleaux (5)

The People’s Baseball League returned to their roots at the sandlot of City Park in the shadows of Tad Gormley Stadium, an overcast day with a 90% chance of rain—the baseball gods beat up the rain gods this time, and there occurred 3 games of baseball, and a home-team sweep:

Noon saw the Bayou St. John Blues hunting for their first “official” win, but the newly minted Voltron-team, The Fractured (born from shards of CSR and Rougarou) had other plans.

Blues (0) – Fractured (7)

2:30. A hitting-heavy game between the Pelicans and Weebies that might almost have been confused for a PBL inaugural season game had the Weebies not been wearing brand new threads—they were so excited about their new clothes, that they forgot to score runs.

Weebies (2) – Pelicans (10)

5:00. A rematch of last year’s championship game, the perennial all-star Parleaux Beer Labs hosted the insurgent, well-practiced Secret 9. We all turn to Secret 9 to find the answer to the question on everyone’s mind, “Does Parleaux have any weakness?” and the resounding answer: “No.”

S9 (0) – Parleaux (5)

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Opening Day – Summer/Fall Ball 2020

Opening Day is tomorrow, Sunday, July the 5th. In the shadows of Tad Gormley Stadium in City Park.

To kick things off at high noon, we have the return of our blue-blooded Blues, in full seersucker southern sexual aristocratic socialite delight. These humble gentlemen gentry will confront the new contentious entente formed by a Voltronic alliance of the Crete St. Riot and Rougarou teams, perhaps now known as… The Fracture? Perhaps we will rename this team weekly and weakly. I can’t decide if there are more punks or hippies on this shaken up roster… either way I expect Parleaux to enjoy stuffing them in a locker.
7 innings later and at 2:30 PM, the historic and legendary 5th Ward Weebies are BACK IN BLACK to pay tribute and vengeance to their fallen hero and beloved patron Saint, namesake. All respect. All hail. It is with no sense of glee that I must report the Pelicans to be on the receiving end of this patriotic onslaught.
And headlining our glorious return to the diamond, at 5:00 PM we will have a rematch of the Fall 2019 Championship game, with the insurgent and well-practiced Secret 9 barking at the door of the perennial all-stars, Parleaux. Like that time a horny little Shih Tzu from down the street snuck into my yard and then we had 6 little puppies to feed. Spay and neuter on and off the field, my friends.
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If you are new to the league, and don’t know what team you are on yet, you are probably a member of THE FRACTURE, and should report to the field by noon. If you do have an idea of which team you are on, go to that game instead.
Rosters are going to be flexible and fluid for the first couple weeks as we figure out what our numbers look like this time around.
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DO THIS: PAY DUES
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And I’d be remiss to commission this post on the 4th of July without deferring on the subject to the wisdom of our game’s greatest hero:
There I was, the black grandson of a slave, the son of a black sharecropper, part of a historic occasion, a symbolic hero to my people. The air was sparkling. The sunlight was warm. The band struck up the national anthem. The flag billowed in the wind. It should have been a glorious moment for me as the stirring words of the national anthem poured from the stands…. Today, as I look back on that opening game of my first World Series, I must tell you that it was Mr. Rickey’s drama and that I was only a principal actor. As I write this twenty years later, I cannot stand and sing the anthem. I cannot salute the flag; I know that I am a black man in a white world. In 1972, in 1947, at my birth in 1919, I know that I never had it made.

-Jackie Robinson

Covid-19 and The PBL Solidarity Fund

Amid the Covid-19 Pandemic, we have established the PBL Solidarity Fund. Put simply, we want to offer cash assistance to our members who are in need. If you are struggling to make ends meet as a result of the Covid-19 Pandemic, please feel free to anonymously make a request for relief funds at the link below.

PBL Solidarity Fund Application

Thank you to all of our generous members who have already donated to help support their fellow league-members. If you would still like to make a donation, you can do so via Venmo to @Peoples-Baseball or through Paypal: thepeoplesbaseballleague.com.

Pitch Sequence Episode 3 – A Gesture of Wonder

 

“There’s things happening that we don’t understand.” – Eric Lind

March 22 marks what would have been opening day for our Spring 2020 season. While we aren’t playing baseball, we can at least talk about it. Here is episode 3 of the PBL Podcast hosted by league historian/founder Adam Kronenberg, “A Gesture of Wonder.” Enjoy! And please stay safe, and practice all recommended measures to help combat the spread of Covid-19 in your community.

Bonus Material Below!

PBL Spring 2020 Season Indefinitely Postponed

In an effort to help slow the spread of COVID-19 infections among our community and give New Orleans’ healthcare infrastructure a fighting chance, our final spring training game this weekend has been cancelled, and the PBL Spring Season has been delayed indefinitely. If we are unable to figure out how to safely reschedule this season within the next few weeks, any dues that have been paid will be refunded.

Spring Training 2020

That’s right, folks. Time to spray some Febreze™ in that dusty lid and remember to pay your car insurance because it’s baseball time, baby. Delay those suicidal ideations over capital’s incessant onslaught on any semblance of indigenous human culture. Because we have a score to settle… in the ballpark.
SPRING TRAINING:
We start the Spring THIS SUNDAY, March 1st at 1 PM, at the field under Tad Gormley Stadium in City Park. Show up and we’ll break into two teams and go out at it until the cows come home. This is where any newcomers reading should make an appearance, remember how to swing a bat, and find your way onto an established PBL franchise.
This affair will be replicated on March 8th and 15th.
OPENING DAY:
We here at the People’s Baseball League are proud to announce the return of Spring Season to our hallowed grounds of Perry Roehm Stadium, starting March 22nd, 2020. The schedule has been drafted; keep an eye out for its publishing on the website.
REGISTRATION:
Registration is now open for the Spring 2020 season. $40 gets you a season of baseball.
IMPORTANT:: If you’ve signed our waiver before, just pay the cash and we’re good. If not, please sign that neat little piece of digital paperwork.
ALSO IMPORTANT:: If you are new and haven’t been offered a spot on a team yet, it miiiiight be best to skip the payment process until we get you located. Otherwise, CFO Mike will be launching our new embezzlement scheme, 40 bucks at a time.
Hop on over to the REGISTRATION page to do that.
TRIVIA:
 
Did you know that League Historian Adam Kronenberg still uses an AOL™ e-mail address?
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I think that about does it?
Stoked to see you SUNDAY!!!

Parleaux Wins the Fall 2019 Championship

Parleaux takes the Fall 2019 Championship 5-1. Congratulations to the Parleaux Beer Labs for their third consecutive PBL Championship Win. Also, well done by the Secret 9 for making it to the championship game, and keeping the game interesting! Also thank you to all who participated in this season’s wildly successful Gala game. Yes, there was a fire in the infield, there were five bases, and a great time was had by all. Finally, congratulations to all of our award winners!
This concludes our Fall 2019 Season. Enjoy the offseason. PBL Baseball will officially return in the Spring of 2020. Look out for e-mails/instagram posts regarding Winter Training pickup games, travel games, and other fun events that will happen during the offseason.

Fall 2019 Championship Game

Poster for the Fall 2019 PBL Championship between Secret Nine and Parleaux Beer Labs - Designed by Braden Piper

SUNDAY The People’s Baseball League presents the FALL 2019 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – PARLEAUX BEER LABS v. SECRET NINE.
4 PM.
PERRY ROEHM STADIUM.

Since entering the league in the Spring of 2018, these two expansion teams have carved very different paths. Parleaux has quickly established themselves as a perennial powerhouse having secured a spot in every championship game since their first season, and taking home the championship title at two of those appearances. Secret 9, formerly known as Old No. 7 struggled in their first two seasons, garnering just one win in each of those seasons. In Spring 2019, the team shed their pink colors and whiskey-themed identity, and arose from the ashes as the gold and grey Secret 9, which marked a turning point for their fortunes.
In what was perhaps the most competitive season yet, these teams ended the Fall 2019 regular season tied in the second place spot with matching records of 6-4, and wound up in the third and fourth playoff seeds due to run differential. Both have earned their chance at the PBL Championship title by battling through the single elimination playoffs. Will Parleaux claim a three-peat? Will Secret 9 seize their first championship title? Will the game be tied and go on in endless extra innings until the end of time?
Find out this Sunday at 4 PM at Perry Roehm Stadium, the most beautified ballpark in this Crescent City.

ALSO
PBL Fall 2019 Awards Gala
When: Saturday, November 16, 7 PM
Where: Parleaux Beer Lab
Dress: Formal Attire Required

PBL Fall 2019 Gala Game
When: Sunday, November 17, ~7 PM (immediately after the championship game)
Where: Perry Roehm Stadium
How: Formal Attire Required. 1st is 3rd, 3rd is 1st, and the right fielder is the umpire.

Fall 2019 Awards Gala

Poster for the Fall 2019 PBL Awards Gala - designed by Braden Piper

Come see what everyone looks like without baseball hats and dirt all over ‘em this Saturday at the PBL Awards Gala.

FALL 2019 PBL AWARDS GALA
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 7 PM
PARLEAUX BEER LAB
634 Lesseps St
FORAL ATTIRE REQUIRED

Who knows, you might win an award such as the highly anticipated MOST DRUNKEN STRIKEZONE, THE CHARLIE FITZGIBBON LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, BEST DRESSED!

Also, don’t forget:
PBL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 4 PM
SECRET NINE @ PARLEAUX BEER LABS
PERRY ROEHM STADIUM

Gala Game to follow the championship game. Formal attire required. First is third, third is first, and the left fielder is the umpire.

While I’m at it reminding you of things, we have a gubernatorial runoff election on Saturday too, so don’t forget to vote before you come to the Gala!

Fall 2019 Playoffs Results

PBL fall 2019 Playoffs Results - Pels (6) - S9 (7) PBL Fall 2019 Playoffs Results - Rou (0) - Par (7)

Here are the results of the Fall 2019 Playoffs.
Secret 9 defeated the Pelicans 7-6, and Parleaux defeated Rougarou 7-0.

A PBL first, the 4 and 3 seeds advance to the Championship Game.

We’ll see you next Sunday, Nov. 17 at 4:00 PM for the Fall 2019 Championship Game between Parleaux and Secret 9.

And don’t forget, the Gala is this Saturday, November 16 at Parleaux Beer Lab at 7 PM. FORMAL ATTIRE required.
Our Gala game will follow the Championship Game on Sunday, and is also formal attire.