Two nights of the week, and a number to call
The fall season begins September 8, with fees for roster players due by September 1. The 19+ league plays Tuesday nights, the 30+ league Sunday mornings. Games start between 7:00 and 7:10 and stop at 10:15. A weather call is made at least two hours before the scheduled start, and the league publishes a rainout line: 941-999-1146.
A dedicated rainout number is a small, thoroughly practical thing that almost no league in this directory bothers with. A High Cheese calendar carries the whole season and pushes a cancellation to every player's phone the moment the call is made, so the rainout line stops being the only way to find out.
Florida Adult Baseball (MSBL/MABL) in detail
- A non-profit running Tuesday nights at 19+ and Sunday mornings at 30+, on the Gulf coast.
- Tuesday nights and Sunday mornings, and not one fixture published.
- The rules describe division standings; no table is published.
- The winning manager reports the final within four hours. Nothing is published after that.
- Twelve to fifteen a side, bound for the year, and every roster on the team's own page.
- No player figures are published.
- A rainout line, a contact form, and no email address for anybody.
- Register even if you have no team — everyone gets the weekly short-of-players email.
- Six county parks with street addresses, from Palmetto down to Sarasota.
- Ten sections, nine innings, a 10:15 curfew, five-inning pitchers and a $150 forfeit fine.
- Registration notices, and nothing else.
- A gallery in the menu, with nothing rendering behind it.
- Eleven partners, including two law firms, a bat maker and a tutoring service.
- Half a season played to be eligible, and non-rostered players thrown out on sight.
- No founding year, no champion, and an empty page where the national affiliation should be.
- Six board members named: Katynski, Tremblay, Lear, Franklin, Gagnon and Pulcinella.
- Who, when, where and how to join are all answered. The fee is not.
- A ten-section rulebook, a liability waiver, and written notices of suspension.
- Uniforms can be bought; no store or price is published.
- Two-man crews as standard, certification on demand, and payment through a contracted association.
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