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June 2020: Welcome!! We love that you’re a member of the Roy Hobbs Baseball Family!
Baseball is in our blood; and the infield dirt, the smell of the grass and the crack of the bat fuel us and drive us to consume more. More time on the field. More equipment. More news and stories. More – well, you get the idea. So, take a few minutes to discover all that’s new in YOUR family. And thanks for your time and patronage of Roy Hobbs
Baseball!
FINDING FAMILY
“A window into Steve LaRussa‘s past opened for him in recent years…”
Read this story HERE>
ROY HOBBS RACISM POLICY REITERATED: The issue of systemic racism has kicked Covid-19 off the front page and now confronts us every day. Over the years, Roy Hobbs Baseball has been clear that racist behavior, symbols or language are unacceptable at its events. We have maintained that by setting standards that welcome all races, creeds, nationalities and personal beliefs, setting standards for our event staff and modeling those standards through our daily behavior. Nothing has changed in our policy.
Roy Hobbs President, Tom Giffen, speaks more about this on his blog
HERE>
ROY HOBBS WORLD SERIES 2020 & COVID-19
RHWS 2020 plans continue to move forward barring any future setbacks by Lee County officials. Simply put – if the fields are open, we will play. The safety of our employees and our guests/players are still foremost in our minds and actions; therefore, all necessary precautions suggested by the medical community will be in effect for all weeks of the World Series. We ask that everyone involved be patient and compliant so as to make all feel welcome and comfortable. Updates will come as we receive them. See you on the ball
fields!
WORLD SERIES ACCOMMODATIONS ASSISTANCE
Our current agreement with the Lee County Housing Bureau to help players find lodging for our events is a mutually beneficial assistance program. It helps out Roy Hobbs when you use their services, so PLEASE use the Housing Bureau as your source for lodging recommendations. Thank you!
CLICK HERE TO ACCESS LCHB SERVICES>
SUNSHINE CLASSIC 2021
We are excited to announce the dates for the Sunshine Classic next year. Just a reminder– invitations go out in September, the space is limited and NO team is guaranteed a spot. So, do NOT make any arrangements that cannot be undone. The dates below are tentative as they have not been officially approved; however, we do not expect any issues with these dates.
NOTE that we will have a 50+ AND a new 55+ , as well as 2 separate 60s events. Another reminder– except for the 35s division, the age minimums for
underage players is moving up to only 2 years underage.
The full list of divisions/dates are on our website under the event tab.
IMPORTANT NOTE: MANAGERS MUST SEND A REQUEST TO ROB GIFFEN VIA EMAIL TO GET ON THE INVITATION LIST! The initial invitations will be sent to all returning teams in good standing with RHBB.
WE’VE BEEN GETTING QUESTIONS ALREADY ABOUT FREE AGENTS FOR THIS EVENT – LOOK FOR THE LINK ON OUR WEBSITE TO BE ACTIVE SOMETIME DURING THE MONTH OF
DECEMBER.
HERE’S THE RHBB BUZZ THIS MONTH
MN Saints manager, GEORGE BLACKWELL, reflects on when he protested for MLK. Video of his story HERE>
ROY HOBBS HALL OF FAME NOMINATIONS OPEN
Roy Hobbs Hall of Fame Trustees will accept nominations for the Class of 2020 Hall of Fame during the month of June.
The deadline to submit nominations is July 1.
Go to https://royhobbs.com/hall-of-fame for information on the process, qualifications and to access the nomination form, which MUST include 2 references who would be willing to speak to the candidate’s qualifications.
With regard to the nominations, the Board of Trustees is seeking specific concrete examples of excellence in the areas of qualifications listed on the nomination form. Without specific concrete examples, nomination will be tabled.
— Tom Giffen
ROY HOBBS™ BASEBALL WELCOMES NOKONA™ GLOVES.
Nokona™ Baseball has graciously agreed to add Roy Hobbs™ branding to a limited line of baseball gloves.
The branding starts today with the introduction of the inaugural NRH-1200, a versatile 12-inch glove that is adaptable to several positions in the infield, outfield and, even on the mound.
Click on the Nokona™
logo to check out these NRH-1200 gloves.
The Nokona™ gloves, hand-crafted in the USA, follow the Roy Hobbs™ Made in the USA line. That line was discontinued by the manufacturer in the spring of 2019, and we have been looking for a replacement since, with the understanding that any Roy Hobbs-branded gloves had to have a USA imprint on them. That led us to Nokona, with whom we have been talking since last September.
The Nokona™-Roy Hobbs™ NRH-1200 glove is hand-crafted in the USA from Nokona’s full-grain, US Steerhide and provides a rich, burnished Walnut Crunch™ color with a traditional baseball look. Break-in is minimal.
Roy Hobbs™ still has some of its Made in the USA line available, although limited; 90% of the remaining stock is for left-handed throw players.
MORE FROM GLENN’S CORONAVIRUS DIARY!
His most recent entries provide us with his thoughts on books about baseball.
Entry #10 – Non-FIction
Entry #11 – FIction
WHEN YOU’RE READY TO MAKE YOUR PLANS FOR THE 2020 ROY HOBBS WORLD SERIES, WE CAN HELP WITH ACCOMMODATIONS AND MORE!
Let RHBB and the Lee County Sports Organizing Committee help you get that taken care of! Click below for the SOC link.
PLEASE PATRONIZE OUR HOTEL SPONSOR-PARTNERS HERE
A Line Up Card of our scheduled events that can keep you on the field all year!
Did our roving Social Media Guru, Meg, catch YOU at one of our events?
Take a look at some of our “Faces of the Family”
GET YOUR RH GEAR! Cool shirts, awesome equipment and other items you wish you had.
FIND YOUR PASSION
What’s ours? Baseball, sure…but we’re also invested in Challenger Baseball and the Fight Against Cancer!
Roy Hobbs Hall of Fame Trustees will accept nominations for the Class of 2020 Hall of Fame during the month of June.
The deadline to submit your candidate is July 1st.
Click HERE to read about the Hall of Fame, access the nomination form and view the process.
Some guys have a different view of the Game. We know our RHUA Umps like to be in on the calls we’re making at our events. View our updated RHUA page and keep yourselves up-to-date on our rules, opportunities and more.
2020 RHUA APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN SENT. IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED ONE AND YOU WOULD LIKE ONE, CONTACT MARC rhump@royhobbs.com
ARE YOU “TRUE
BLUE”? Check out our updated interactive feature and test your rules knowledge. New scenarios in every newsletter.
YOU MAKE THE CALL>
A list of teammates who have departed this life but are with us in spirit.
Getting back on the fields…safely! Give us your feedback or suggestions: rhfamily@royhobbs.com Thanks for subscribing and Play Ball!
The crack of a bat; the smell of freshly mowed grass in the outfield; the pop of the ball in your glove. You found it again as an adult in Roy Hobbs Baseball. So if you know someone who’s still sitting in the stands get them back on the field. Send them our newsletter and tell them Roy has a spot on his roster.
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