MMWS

What time does DBAT play?

California Rockies beat Dallas Giants 5-4 in bottom of 11th.

Congratulations to Jonathan Perlman and the Giants for an outstandng season. You guys represented Dallas baseball well.

Tonight's games:
DBAT vs. California Rockies
Puerto Rico vs. Trombly Cubs

Have yet to draw for times.....

Hurry up?

DBAT plays at 7:30pm tonight against the California Rockies @ Alford field.

Go DBAT!

What time does Puerto Rico play?

Puerto Rico plays the Cubs tonight after the DBAT vs. Rockies game.

The 7:30pm game was actually supposed to start at 6, but the Rockies had to go extra innings with the Giants, so they are giving them time to catch their breath a little.

Now the 9pm game will be played after the 6pm game that is actually the 7:30 game.

Now are you confused?

OP Thank you for the info.

And, DBAT wins again this evening 7-4.

The first game this afternoon was a great game. After going down 3-1 on some errors, DBAT battled their way back with power hitting and moving runs with perfectly executed sac bunts to tie the game late, lose the lead again, and then finally be in a position to win 9-8 with a ball getting by the catcher.

And, it was a pleasure to visit with PDad, observe his son playing the game, with considerable skill and talent, meet his son, Mike, his wife, and their beautiful daughter.

Game at noon tomorrow at Al Alford field.

Emens among the probable starting pitchers.

PantherDad = relieved! What a day!

It has been great to spend time with FO and OP.

Two games to win one --- against a very good team from either California or Puerto Rico. It will be exciting.

PD & FO ~

"Fun, ain't it!"

We're learning all about the close ones! Continued well wishes!

PD

Congrats again!!! What time Sunday do you guys play?

Noon on Sunday...."if necessary" game at 6.

Good luck DBAT!

Way to go DBAT!

One win away....!

PD-

Your team, regardless of the outcome today, has played some of the best and most enjoyable baseball I have seen yet. They are excited and your crowd gets really into it.

I hope to see this thing brought back to Dallas

good luck

Who does Dbat play today?

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Originally posted by Dtiger:
My bet is on DBAT or a team from California. Most likely because I feel the best baseball represented in this world series comes from Dallas and California.

Great prediction Dtiger..........It's DBAT and the Trombly (California) Cubs in the final. DBAT has the advantage because they will have to be double-dipped to lose. I've seen it happen, but I don't think it can happen today. Too many arms left for DBAT. It's gonna be a fun day out at the park.......and a HOT one!!

DBAT 16's ARE MICKEY MANTLE WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!

After trailing 3-1 from the 1st inning into the bottom of the 7th, DBAT scored two to tie, then moved runners to 2nd and 3rd. After an intentional walk to load the bases and a pitching change, J. T. Files, greets the pitcher's first pitch with a walk off home run to win the game 7-3.

Congrats to the DBAT 16's

Congrats to Panther Dad!

Now, it's fun ain't it?

Congrats to P Dad and son. Congrats to D Bat as well. Enjoy it. Championships are hard to come by.

FO, u have a pm.

Congrats DBAT 16's and Panther Family!

Sounds like an exciting finish!
What a great way to end the season!

Great Job DBAT

congrats to JT Files on the walk off grand slam

Thanks everyone for the congratulations! It was a special week. Today was very exciting. Thanks to the coaches for their efforts this year.....helping the guys reach their goal.

Congratulations to the Mustangs as well on their World Series win -- great things happen to great people.



Thanks to T-ball, FO, OP, JB, Casey, and others that supported our guys in person -- and to many others that offered their support here, including Train -- who hopes for good things for Dallas-area baseball.

Thanks again too to the MMWS committee ---- they worked non-stop to put on a great tournament.

I suppose it's time to focus on that brown, oblong ball for a few months.

Is it spring yet????

Congratulations to the 2006 Mickey Mantle National Champions ---- DBAT!!!




And a walk-off grand salami to win the WS for young Mr. Files. I mean, who does that?


Way to go guys!

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suppose it's time to focus on that brown, oblong ball for a few months.

Is that some sort of new hitting drill??

What a great finish for a great bunch of players!! WOW!!!

CONGRATS DBAT and esp. to PD's son...... WAY TO GO GUYS.......

Congrats to DBat and especially to Kaleb Merck, a pick up player for DBat and a Keller incoming JR. Heard he go the Offensive MVP and pitched a heck of a game on top of it.

The way Kaleb is progressing, along with Little Stafford, Keller HS will be a lot tougher team to beat next spring.

Kaleb had a great tournament -- 9-12 from the plate with a win on the mound against the Dallas Giants -- and Offensive MVP of the MMWS! He made a great contribution to DBAT this week. Tanner Moore and Robert Roher also helped make a strong team stronger.

DBAT 16 Mickey Mantle World Series Champs

Austin Busse - Lake Highlands
Chase Castilla - Rowlett
Dutch Crews - Highland Park
Ethan Cunningham - SL Carroll
Jeff Emens - Plano East
JT Files - Poteet <---- MMWS MVP
Kale Kiser - Plano West
Brandon Loy - Rowlett
Jarrod McKinney - Hughes Springs
Kaleb Merck - Keller
Tanner Moore -- McKinney
Teddy Nowell - Poteet
Ryan Poynter - Plano East
Mark Roberson - Plano East
Robert Roher - Celina
Tyler Spraggins - Rowlett
Tanner Toal - SL Carroll
Hamilton Wise - St. Marks
Zack Young - Mexia

Head coach - Curt Lowry
Assistants - Darren Loy, Ted Nowell
GM - Kirk Kiser

Thanks for the roster PD

Can you tell me what happened to TT? I heard a rumor he tore some cartilage?

I take way too much pleasure in knowing that DBAT won... for reasons that wont be known.

Congrats! I wish I could've been there.

TT had a meniscus repaired -- he is a great competitor and will come back strong. TT and JT were solid behind the plate all year long.

PD and Dbat ~ Congrats on your World Series CHAMPIONSHIP!!

Your boys have played well together all summer and they have accomplished a great task!



I'll be watching for JE's name in the football stats this fall. Continued well wishes and injury free ball!

All I can say is what a way to win!!!! There were a lot of great games in this tournament (wish I could have seen more of them.) Congratulations to all of the players and parents.

Any volunteers out there for next year????????

I witnessed first-hand this week the awesome job all of the people involved with the MMWS do. They should be very proud of a job well done. They have everything well thought out and are very organized in what they are doing. We should all give a big hand to all of the organizers including David Gunter and his staff. MANY, MANY hours of preparation and sweat and hard work are poured into this endeavor. It's quite a thankless job, but they do it humbly and wonderfully.

Any corporate people out there that can help in the future, please do so in the years to come. McKinney deserves to continue to have this tournament, and without your support, it won't happen.

Congratulations to all the teams that participated in this great tournament and especially to the champions.......DBAT. What a game in the championship. It was a joy to watch!

Also a shout out to Joe Day for his wonderful Texas BBQ. It in itself is worth the price of admission!

I want to reiterate what OP said about David Gunter and all of the VOLUNTEERS at the Mickey Mantle World Series...THEY WERE AWESOME!

If we want to keep the Mickey Mantle World Series in North Texas, the corporate sponsors need to step up and help this event maintain/evolve into a huge event. The teams, competition, were incredible this week and DBAT feels very fortunate to have won this event. The future could be very bright if we all chip in to make sure this event continues to be a big success.

THANKS MCKINNEY FOR ALL YOU DO!!! We have memories that we will remember for a life time.

Kirk Kiser
DBAT

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The future could be very bright if we all chip in to make sure this event continues to be a big success.

I've attended several MMWS in McKinney and besides the heat, the one thing that remains consistent year after year is the professional environment and the diligence of the volunteers.

My four year-old was thrilled about being handed a foul ball by a volunteer at one of the games. Small gesture that went a long way.

Great job by everyone involved - a tip of the (black) hat to all of you!

Congrats, P-Diddy, to you and your family. Wish I could have seen your son pitch! What a great way to end the season.

Congrats to the DBAT organization and a big THANK YOU to the town of McKinney also !

Thanks, everyone. It is always a lot of work, but it's also a LOT OF FUN. I want to attempt to list the volunteers that work their butts off for this event (at the risk of leaving someone out):

Frank Kerby - 11 years of taking care of too many things to list here.
Jimmy Keith - Chairman & so much more.
Joe Day - not a better man or family alive. He can build anything out of anything. Heard he built a cabin using nothing but a leatherman tool.
Tom Turpin - solves problems before anyone sees them.
Travis Turpin (13 yo energizer bunny)
Tami Sprouse
Jacky Thomas
Kathy Kerby
Robert & Sandy Spengler
Connie Dowell
Steve Babbitt
Randy LeBlanc
Rob Dalton
Dianna Sprouse
Several Maverick parents that I don't have a list of.

BJ Dixon - not enough people know how much time, money and effort this man puts into improving this field. In one day, he and Joe Day (there he is again) rebuilt the mound, rebuilt home plate and the area behind the plate, laid sod behind home plate, redid the warning track, and shaved the dirt portion of the infield with a grader (you should've seen Joe get that thing through the gate by 1st base), as well as reset second base. BJ's son, Michael, also helped. THANKS, B.

Thanks to the Ball Fields at Craig Ranch for use of their facility.

Thanks to the Collin County Baseball Umpire Association.

Thanks to my wife, Lena, for putting up with me and allowing me to do this (although I did love baseball before I fell in love with her.)

Thanks to Al Alford who helped provide a place for me and many others to play.

Thanks to Gabe Nesbitt and Lindsey Gunter who helped show me that it's all about the kids. I know they were both looking down and hopefully they liked what they saw. I know they enjoyed that last game.

I want to apologize to all of the volunteers for the lack of communication Saturday evening when I changed the game times.

As OP and Kirk mentioned, we do need some financial help if we wish to continue this event in McKinney. Our bills are now through the roof, and continue to rise, but our sponsorships/contributions are down. We spend approximately $55,000 to host this tourney. Daniel Jones and Mr. Riggo at Encore Wire have been great, but they can't continue forever. We will be meeting in a week or two once Frank gets all of the numbers, and then we will have to make a decision by October 1 if we will be able to host this event in 2007.

DBAT GM........glad your kid got a ball. We let them keep them and we went through 28 dozen baseballs. It's a good thing Diamond sends us all of the baseballs. Some of those kids had spotters up in the stands and the others would stand outside. Kinda like looking at McCovey Cove when Bonds is up to bat.

If anyone knows how to help, please let us know. We ain't too proud to beg.

Nice post, MMWS.