| Capital District MSBL Inc. is an organization
providing baseball for over-28 and over-38 men in the Albany area. We were
established in 1990 with 4 over-30 teams and have grown into a 10 team over-28
and a 8 team over-38 league playing from May to October. The over-28 league
plays once a week, mainly on weekends. There are 20 regular season games
plus playoffs. The 38's play on weekdays, their regular season ending the
first week of August. The 38's season is 21 games plus playoffs.
Teams consist of 15 to 20 players and are run by a general manager as he
sees fit. Teams pay a yearly fee to participate, currently at $2600 for 28's
and $2150 for 38's. With this money the league supplies, game balls, fields,
insurance, umpires, administrative support, and membership into our parent
organization MSBL. The teams provide there own uniforms and equipment. Any
team is free to seek sponsorship on their own.
We play on fields throughout the Capital District including, UAlbany, the
Knick in Troy, the A Diamond in Schenectady Central Park, the American Legion
Field in Albany, Harris Field in Halfmoon, East Side Rec in Saratoga, the
Southgate Field in Latham, and the Bethlehem Town Park. In 1998 and 1999
we played the Championship games in the 28+ division at Double day field
in Cooperstown .
The league is governed by an annually elected board of directors (9) who
amend our policies, set fees, and establish rules of play with the advice
of the general managers. Divisions are run by Commisioners elected by the
divisions mangers and approve by the board. A league office manned by the
President , Treasurer and Secretary, coordinate the two divisions and run
the business of the league.
We play competitive recreational baseball. Most of our players played when
they were younger, " retiring " after youth baseball at age 16 or 17. A few
played college ball and a very few might have played professionally. However,
the backbone of our league is the dedicated player who loves the game regardless
of his skill level.
Are you interested in joining us as a player, manager, or do you have a team
looking to join up? Contact us: cdmsbl@juno.com (518)-768-8069. |
