VALE DICK SHIRT
Baseball NSW is deeply saddened by the passing of NSW and Australian baseball legend Richard ”Dick” Shirt on the weekend. Shirty, as he was universally known, first represented NSW Schoolboys in 1958 as a left handed pitcher and burst onto the Sydney grade baseball scene shortly after. He totally dominated Sydney baseball with his blazing fastball, the like of which hadn’t been seen before around these parts. Shirty was selected in the NSW team to contest both Chrysler Cup and Claxton Shield competitions during the early 60s. It was on one of these trips to Adelaide for the Chrysler Cup when he was recruited to play for West Torrens in Adelaide, where he stayed until returning to Sydney in 1970. In the late 60s, he was also signed by the Cincinatti Reds to play professional ball in the USA and spent 12 months in Florida playing in the Florida state League for the Reds Tampa affiliate, and he truly was one of the pioneers of Aussies playing pro ball in the U.S. He returned to Australia still armed with his great fastball, but now with better control and was immediately selected in the Australian National Team. One of Australian baseball’s proudest moments came at Redfern Oval in Sydney in 1968 during a Test Series against Japan’s National Team. There were thousands of spectators in attendance witnessing a 0-0 pitching duel going into the bottom of the 9th, when Shirty stepped up to the plate. He was not known as a great hitter, but on this occasion he swung and crushed a huge home run over the centre field fence for Australia’s first ever win over the Japanese in a walk off. The huge crowd jumped the fence and mobbed Shirty as he rounded the bases. Shirty continued to play for both NSW and Australia into the 70s, becoming NSW Manager in 1976, continuing in this role until 1982. He was then NSW’s Assistant coach until 1986. At a club level, Shirty was responsible for the rise of the Auburn Orioles dynasty of the 70s and 80s, delivering 11 Sydney 1st grade Major League Titles during his times as Head Coach, before moving to South West Rocks on the NSW mid north coast. In 2009 he was selected in the 75th Anniversary Claxton Shield All Star team, and was inducted into the Australian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2012. As he transitioned from a player to a coach, he became a great friend, mentor and a hugely positive inspiration for countless junior and senior players, many of whom onto have great careers of their own as a result of his guidance. Shirty was a larger than life figure, a colourful character who brought large crowds to the game. He was truly a one off and his influence on baseball in NSW is almost unsurpassed. The NSW and Australian baseball communities mourn the loss of one of our greats and offer our heartfelt condolences to his family. The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today released the Official Tokyo 2020 Olympic Baseball Media Guide. The digital publication can be viewed as an online flipping book and/or downloaded as a PDF here.
The 81-page media guide includes key information about the upcoming Olympic baseball event, including rosters, schedules, tournament formats, venues and historical results. The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Baseball event will be played from 28 July to 7 August, with baseball's world No. 1 Japan, No. 3 Korea (defending Gold Medallists), No. 4 USA, No. 5 Mexico, No. 7 Dominican Republic and No. 24 Israel. The Olympic Baseball opener will be held at Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium, while Yokohama Stadium will serve as the main venue. Baseball makes its return to the Olympics for the first time since the Beijing 2008 Games. To Our Members,
Given the ongoing number of infectious cases in the community, the current lockdown will be extended for at least another two weeks until 11:59pm on Friday, 30 July. This means the restrictions currently in place across Greater Sydney including the Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Wollongong and Shellharbour will remain in place until this time.
No community sport (either training or a match) can proceed in Greater Sydney including the Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Wollongong and Shellharbour. Restrictions in Regional NSW remain unchanged. The following restrictions relating to sport and active recreation will continue to apply to regional areas until Friday 30 July 2021:
The NSW Government COVID-19 website continues to be updated as restrictions change. Baseball NSW would like to announce the Capitation Fees for the 2021-2022 Season and that there will be an increase from 2020-2021, the first time since 2018.
Additionally, in 2019, BNSW reduced junior fees to assist Clubs as they transferred to the Active Kids voucher program. Consequently, in many categories, the fee will be lower than the 2018 charges. This increase is required primarily due to the CPI increases over the last four years in the operational costs of the League, COVID reductions in member numbers and the ability for BNSW to continue to deliver value to our members through the following initiatives:
The changes are as follows:
We continue to encourage everyone to take advantage of the NSW Office of Sport’s Active Kids Vouchers, for which NSW residents aged between 4½ and 18 are eligible. You can check here for details. We continue to aim for our NSW members to have the most affordable fees across the country, which this fee structure does. Baseball Australia has not altered its fees for this coming financial year. To download our new registration app, click here. The full list of capitation fees is outlined in the full announcement. To Our Members,
Given the growing number of infectious cases in the community and unlinked cases of community transmission, COVID-19 restrictions will be tightened across Greater Sydney, Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Wollongong and Shellharbour. From 5pm, Friday 9 July 2021, the following additional restrictions will be in place:
Restrictions in Regional NSW remain unchanged. The following restrictions relating to sport and active recreation will continue to apply to regional areas until Friday 16 July 2021:
No community sport (either training or a match) can proceed in Greater Sydney including the Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Wollongong and Shellharbour. The NSW Government COVID-19 website continues to be updated as restrictions change. To Our Members,
Following the announcement from the NSW Premier, the current stay-at-home orders will be extended across all of Greater Sydney including the Blue Mountains, Central Coast and Wollongong until 11.59pm Friday, 16 July. Everyone in Greater Sydney, Blue Mountains, Central Coast and Wollongong must stay at home unless it is for an essential reason. Persons covered by the Order cannot leave their place of residence without a reasonable excuse. The reasonable excuses mirror those in earlier restrictions and include:
Regional areas (outside of Greater Sydney, Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Wollongong and Shellharbour) The following restrictions relating to sport and active recreation will continue to apply to regional areas until Friday 16 July 2021:
No community sport (either training or a match) can proceed in Greater Sydney including the Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Wollongong and Shellharbour. The NSW Government COVID-19 website continues to be updated as restrictions change. Baseball NSW has a very rich and successful history competing at the National Championship level and this is your opportunity to lead our teams to National Championship.
We are taking Expressions of Interests for the 2022 AYC Metro Coaching Staff. The voluntary positions for NSW Metro include:
The EOI for the Country team will be released in due course. Applications close COB Friday August 13, 2021. For more information, including registering and duty statements for all positions, download the full EOI document by clicking on the button below. We advise our members that there have been no changes to Public Health Order from our June 29 announcement. Members are reminded that exercising in groups of up to 10 under the current Public Health Order is permitted whilst adhering to the 1 person per 4 square meter rule.
However, clubs should not be conducting training sessions under the guise of exercise. Please apply and adhere to these restrictions in the spirit they are meant and do not try to stretch the limits. We will continue working with the NSW Health, and the Office of Sport and will provide our members with an update relating to the restrictions lapsing on June 9th in due course. The NSW Government COVID-19 website continues to be updated as restrictions change. |
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