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April 2, 2008

A lot can happen in a few weeks, then again, a whole lot of nothing can happen. News has been hard to come by in the last few weeks as the annual lull in action between the first and last manager’s meeting.The Storied Knights of Columbus Franchise is the latest of the original teams to be compromised, and after hanging on for a few cellar-dwelling years, the Tides will no longer be fielding a team. Now the only two bars in the town of Nahant no longer sponsor groups in one of the biggest congregation of drunks in the state.There were subtle changes to the structure of the league, including adding an eighth team and a first in league history; a pinch running rule. Pinch runners will no longer be able to stay in the game, limiting the use of a slugger with a flat tire, or prosthetic limb. After all running isn’t that difficult, one leg after the other in sequence. Speed walking could also become a popular method to travel around the bases.

Many of you probably didn’t know this, but speed walking is an Olympic sport; the men compete in a 50 kilometer race.

Captain’s Seaside, owned by that muscle pant wearin’, grease flingin’ George "malaka" Mastoras, finally gets a team, as George tries to further monopolize the small town of just under 6,000, drunks, delinquents, drug-dealers, and successful entrepreneurs and businessmen.

Another grease flingin’, carburetor crankin’ Nahant resident named George, George Pantano, will sponsor the newest expansion team, George’s Expert Auto.

A letter has been submitted to the town for review of a new left field fence which will be funded mostly by a donation made by the Barbarians. Fund raising ideas and efforts also seem to be at a stand still. The approximate cost of the fence will be between $1200.00 and 1600.00, so the league has a ways to go, but they are on the right track. Rumors persist about a new scoreboard to replace the degraded original, which dates back to the seventies.

Tomorrow, Player news will be available.

Also of Note: Speed walking is defined in Rule 230.1 of the International Association of Athletic Federations (the I.A.A.F.), which states:Race Walking is a progression of steps so taken that the walker makes contact with the ground, so that no visible (to the human eye) loss of contact occurs. The advancing leg shall be straightened (i.e. not bent at the knee) from the moment of first contact with the ground until the vertical upright position.