Named, numbered and located
The league publishes all six with addresses: Buffalo Creek Park, diamond BC1, at 7390 69th St E in Palmetto; Braden River Park, BR1 and BR2, at 5201 51st St E in Bradenton; Lakewood Ranch Park, LR1 and LR2, at 5350 Lakewood Ranch Blvd; Babe Ruth Park fields 1 to 4 at 185 S Pompano Ave in Sarasota; Palma Sola Park at 7915 40th Ave W; and G.T. Bray Park at 5502 33rd Ave Dr W, both in Bradenton.
Numbering the diamonds as well as naming the parks matters when four games start at once at Babe Ruth, and the rulebook leans on it — alcohol and tobacco are banned because these are county and school fields. High Cheese ties the ballpark, the address, the map and its local restrictions to the fixture, so BR2 is a place with a rule rather than a code on a list.
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.
- 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.
- Fall starts September 8, fees due September 1, and a rainout line on 941-999-1146.
- 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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