Websters, I ask for 'Pants Sponsors'

Put me down for Greg M. since he's at the top of the list.

I will order them tonight when I get home from practice.

Krak I do want to say thank you for what you do to help our armed forces and these kids. It takes a special person to do what you do and from what I can tell you do it well. I really enjoy reading your posts and how your team does.

Thanks again.

I've got Zach B.
I sent them directly from baseballexp, used Armed Forces Pacific for State, and my own phone number. If this isn't right, just let me know.

For the record, I bought a couple of pairs of Team Express pants for 2B. We bleached his team pants and the blue piping disappeared! So I bought some new ones. The $16.00 pants were of as good quality as the name brand ones we've bought in the past.

Southpaw Son is in for Mighty Casey. We'll place the order tonight. We're ordering 1 pair of BLACK pants, correct?

Put me down for Chung W. Just placed the order - it took about 3 minutes and was completely painless. Best of luck to your team this year!!!

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Yes, SPD, black is all they have left and that color suits us just fine!!

Thanks everyone!!

btw, here is the preview I sent out to the HS staff. Thought some of you might be interested!

Dear Fans of Falcon Baseball,

Twenty-four young men tried out for Falcon Baseball and, from that group, we were able to fill a young, but talented, roster.

Perhaps the greatest feature of the 2010 squad will be 'team chemistry'. All players genuinely seem to like one another. This is absolutely critical for not only a successful season, but a trouble-free and enjoyable three months of baseball.

Q: How will this year's team compare to last year's 16-4 squad which blew through the Conference and destroyed two of three Japan District schools at Kanto Plains?

A: We'll be younger for sure, but the talent level is much higher across the board. We didn't have to compromise on skill to fill this year's roster. Everyone can play, 'young and old' alike. As Satchell Paige said, "Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter."

Q: What are the teams' strengths and weaknesses this season?

A: As mentioned, team chemistry is phenomenal this year. We've got a roster full of guys who absolutely love the game, are very coachable, and have made baseball their year-round passion.
A great pitching staff has become something of a Falcon tradition and this year is no exception. We have enough pitching to go deep into tournaments.
Our middle infield is probably the best in the Pacific, bar none. Our guys can 'turn two' like magicians, with great glovework and strong arms.
Offensively, we look to be a team that will put the ball in play often, and a couple of guys have serious power potential.

As far as 'weaknesses', I would prefer to use the term 'pre-proficient', because these guys are all solid and, being as coachable as they are, will quickly fill any gaps in skill once we lock down positions. Some questions I do have are, 'Do we have the overall footspeed to really dominate on the basepaths?', 'Will our outfield be rock solid from left to right?', 'Will the infield corners match up with the quality of the middle infield?', and 'Are we at least two deep with catchers who can handle our pitching and throw guys out?' The answers will become clear as we work through the first few weeks of practices. My expectation is that we'll arrive at YES as an answer to all of these questions.

Q: Last year the team traveled to Tokyo and Beijing. Any travel plans this year?

A: Yes. Travel has become a part of our program now, thanks to the tireless fundraising efforts of our team parents. We will be traveling to Okinawa over Spring Break to take on Kubasaki, Kadena, St. Mary's, and ASIJ in the annual Spring Fling. It will be a good test for us. I'm fairly certain we'll have the youngest team there, but hopefully our hard work in preparation will pay off.
Then, in late May, we'll be traveling to the first-ever Far East Baseball Tournament (dates and location still TBA). We're incredibly excited about this opportunity.

Q: Do you feel confident the Falcons will win the conference again this year?

A: I'd certainly like to think so. However, we just never know what new players may have PCS'd into Osan and Daegu who could make them dangerous. It's always interesting to see what each team brings to the table each year.

Hi Krak,
4 med and 2 large coming your way. I think that takes care of the rest of the young men on your list. Thanks for all you do and for the update on the season. Good Luck!
Cindy

coach2709, 2Bmom, SPD, Chris, and Cindy....all I can say is......

Just outstanding! Thank you all for your generosity and giving us a lift.

by the way, once the Pacific Region season starts up in a couple of weeks, we can be followed on Stars and Stripes online, along with our competition around the region.

Here's a link to Stripes Sports

Krak;

We will have our SSK '16 and under American team will stop over in Seoul, Korea on the 9-10 of August. Can we schedule games on the 10th before we travel to the China tournament.

Our players can carry extra equipment for your team as "exchange" gifts.

Please respond to my e-mail.
We have former professional players as coaches and can provide a clinic.

Bob Williams
<rwilliams@goodwillseries.org>

All orders taken?

TPM, yeah, the pants wish has been fulfilled! If interested, the last thing we're really short on are baseball socks in black and royal blue. I know it sounds weird, but we can't find these things over here - Korea is s****r-mad, and s****r socks are just too thick!

Bob, I will certainly find out what we can do. Main problem is that several of our older and better players will probably be back in the States for summer vacation. I will make inquiry, though, and get back to you ASAP. Thanks, I think this could be really fun!

What do we need to put down for city?

Ok I'm not that smart so please make sure I'm putting down the correct info in the right places

First Name - Robert
Last Name - Heckerl
Address - Unit 15549 Box 67
Address2 - APO AP 96205
City - ????
State - Armed Forces Pacific
Zip Code - 96205
Country - USA
Phone - I put mine

Sorry for being a little bit of trouble but I'm not that smart to be honest.

coach

the 'city' is APO

the 'state' is AP

for phone you can put 555-555-5555 (it works when it's an APO address)

Sorry for the confusion; that's a great question!

Thanks for the help Krak - you got some stuff heading your way.......or maybe Istanbul. I'm hoping you guys end up with it though.

Hope you get some great use out of it.

Bob,

I'd like to send the boys a few pairs of socks since the pants are all taken. Can you take a look and give me a link to the right kind so they match?

Julie

Thanks for the offer, Julie!!!

Link

These are inexpensive but I think we've had them before and they did their job! Either black and/or royal blue in the 9-12 sizing would be much appreciated!

Say, aren't you supposed to be at the airport??!!
Have a safe and wonderful trip!

coach, thank you! If I have to get on Pakistani Air to retrieve the shipment, I will!

Really appreciate it, my friend, thank you!

Krak

Bob,

5 pairs of socks in royal blue are on their way. Because royal blue is prettier than black.
Socks
It's fun to have a small part in encouraging these young men whose parents are serving overseas.

No, not at the airport yet! Flying out on the 10th.

Julie

Thanks, Julie!!!

How many kids are on the team?

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Because royal blue is prettier than black.

Good call, MN-Mom.


Hey, Krak.

Do you still have that ChipIn account for the team that was around a year or so ago? I was going to mail a check this morning to the address in an earlier post. Then I got busy at work and otherwise distracted. Actually, I wanted to ask about ChipIn when you were looking for used bats, but I put it off.

At the rate I'm going, the season will be over before I send anything.

mojo, we've got a skeleton roster of 11 guys!

Tim, our school colors are royal and black, so we try to go with each color sock when they change out -- we'd wear blue for peace and black for war!!

That ChipIn expired long ago. They all have expiration dates on them. I do have a straight-up paypal account at seoulbaseball@yahoo.com, though.

GO ROYALS!! The spirit of George Brett lives in KC (maybe the flesh does, too - where is George these days, anyway?)!

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we'd wear blue for peace and black for war!!

That explains a lot.

I know George Brett is still very active in the Royals organization and is presumably at Spring Training in Arizona right now. Perhaps he let you use his discount on quantity purchases of pants. LOL

2 'compromised' pairs of pants per season over a long career.......he could definitely supply us with a few pair per player!

Thanks for the donation, TMM_Dad!!

The pants arrived yesterday, along with socks!! Handed them out yesterday at practice. Everyone liked them a lot (good cut, Rawlings logo, good beltloops)...these are the things they noticed!

Thanks again webster friends!

Krakatoa,

We would love to send a couple of insiderbats to the team!

-Steve

Steve, that sounds pretty cool!

Krak, how did things turn out with the pants and socks? Do you have pants for every player? And do you still need some socks?

Julie

krak

i sent you 10 pr of blue socks. they just arrived here yesterday , they won't do you much good here. i'll send them along to you. sorry, i guess i am a buy in person guy.

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You think you have trouble with socks 20dad?

Socks!

Hugh Laurie...is that you?




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