There Still Good Inside SB

I am a huge Star Wars fan and like Darth Vadar,




Softball has a dark side. I have fallen to it and the conflict, but deep down I know the good is stronger. Hell many people say Softball is dead and bad.But on Saturday October 17th the the"B/C It's "More Than Just a Game" Cancer Charity Tournament" proved

"There is still good in the Softball. We sometimes forget it, but there is still good"

We raised $5,520 (waiting on $300 from Con Ed Company match)


But the good did not stop there, Jason Yadoff raised

an additional $1,186 on his own personal page.  

That's a total of $6,706. 

There is Still Good Inside of Softball



In The Star Wars Movies the Origin of Darth Vadar was told and so it is only fitting that the original of the Man who inspired this event be revealed






I couldn't do this event without Dio,


 for all of you who hate him -Know this-There is good inside him



Teams enjoyed this event as brothers bonded and revealed their true source of inspiration

Shout Out To Classy RC Pirates

RC PIrates - Class Act - They have the Love

Brothers

The Man

The Alliance

While everyone off the field was a winner at this event, the on the field winner was the

Undefeated 5-0 Pocono Pirates

Who were classy and talented Champions

There is still good in softball. May The Force Be With You (so corny yet cool). 

Stop Cancer

Warmth

It's Gonna be chilly tomorrow


for the"B/C It's "More Than Just a Game" Cancer Charity Tournament"  



but where there is Love 




there is Warmth and I know there will be plenty of love tomorrow



to keep us warm.


My fundraising efforts has brought much love so far at:

Ricardo Ronda Cancer Research Institute Fundraising Page

anything you can do is appreciated.

Holler!!!!!

Forrest Gump Ronda "Ask Me"... "Yes Drill Sergeant"

The hardest part about fundraising isn't raising money... it's patiently answering every questions. You see when you run a Tourney you might as well have a

button on your chest. My approach is to use the Forest Gump Philosophy:

Simple Concise Answers. "Yes Drill Sergeant"

Here are the Top Ten Questions I get about the"B/C It's "More Than Just a Game" Cancer Charity Tournament" 


10. What Date & Time is it?

Answer: Tournament Start Time: 8:30 AM on Saturday October 17th Inwood Hill Park

"Yes Drill Sergeant"


9. Location questions - Where is it? Is Inwood different from Dyckman? is that the Bronx?
Answer: 207th Street Seaman Avenue NY NY 10032
"Yes Drill Sergeant"


8. What Date & Time is it?

Answer: Tournament Start Time: 8:30 AM on Saturday October 17th Inwood Hill Park

"Yes Drill Sergeant"


7. How many teams?
Answer: 7

Teams
Rondas Grocery
Renegades
Panthers
Sandlot
Fish
Gas house Gorillas
New School

"Yes Drill Sergeant"


6. What Date & Time is it?

Answer: Tournament Start Time: 8:30 AM on Saturday October 17th Inwood Hill Park

"Yes Drill Sergeant"

5. Can you get me on a team?

Answer: "Yes Drill Sergeant"

6. What Date & Time is it?

Answer: Tournament Start Time: 8:30 AM on Saturday October 17th Inwood Hill Park

"Yes Drill Sergeant"


4. How do I donate?
Answer: use personal fundraising page at Ricardo Ronda Cancer Research Institute Fundraising Page

Anyone amount is good - $10, $100, $1,000.

Today I received 1K ... Beautiful,, but anything you can give is deeply appreciated and it all adds up. You can post your amount or keep it private. It's all good

3. What Date & Time is it? - very popular

Answer: Tournament Start Time: 8:30 AM on Saturday October 17th Inwood Hill Park

"Yes Drill Sergeant"

2. Who are You Playing with

Answer: Rondas Grocery - 4 Life

and the Number One Question i get asked.



1. What Date &; Time is it?

Answer: Tournament Start Time: 8:30 AM on Saturday October 17th Inwood Hill Park

"Yes Drill Sergeant"

Honestly ask me anything you want as long as you can donate your time, heart, energy to this event I will patiently answer anything you ask.

Inwood Vibe 2015

Inwood   has had setbacks this fall:

• Fewer teams
• One fewer Sunday to play in because Labor Day was late this year
• Two frustrating Rain outs

The league hasn't quite been buried under a landslide, but it's not exactly at the top of the fall softball mountain anymore. After all we are all getting older, but the SB love remains.

This week the feature match up is between 2011 Morning Champion Sandlot (5-1) versus Inwood's version of always a bridesmaid never a bride Hell's Kitchen "HK" (5-0)

Inwood has had many great teams - West, Highlanders, Westlanders, Phillies, Knockout, Bizcocheros but it has never had an undefeated team.. At 5-0 HK's is off to a fast start.. Let explore the Secret of HK's success.


Top Ten Reasons HK is undefeated in Inwood  

10. Rick makes the Schedule

9. They played three teams who all had 1-4 records. Two Rained out weekends have skewed the standings

8. Playing all early games gives them access to fresh pastelitos and pastels.Which improves performance and energy. 

7. LEADERSHIP - Mr. Bill – The Apprentice

6. They haven’t played Chelsea, Sandlot, Bizcocheros, etc yet

5. Softball Gods Reward Rick for organizing the “B/C it’s more than just a Game Charity Tournament" 

You don't have to play in the tournament to be an impact player. Anyone can contribute, $10, $20, $25,,, whatever you can afford here. No judgements. You can keep your donate amount private.

Ricardo Ronda Cancer Research Institute Fundraising Page

… you knew I had to get that Shameless plug in there

4. Why not? If The Mets can make MLB playoffs anything can happen

3. Less is More – Old school, Wolfpack, Scappers are all out of the league this year

2. Young Players - Albie, Gil Jr, Christian.. New School

and the Number One Reason HK is 5-0

1.  Luck

Reminder... Numbers Don't Lie

"Men Lie Woman Lie, Numbers Don't"... Jay_Z .. Song Reminder



So often in baseball/softball players and teams are judged by numbers:

• Number of  Runs
• Number of Wins
• Number of Homers
• Numbers of Saves
• Highest Batting Average
• Batting Average with runners in scoring position
• Highest On Base Percentage
• Highest Slugging Percentage
• etc

Over a long sample size numbers may not exactly be honest, but at least they give you the data you need to make informed decisions.

In my fundraising effort so far I’ve been focusing on 3 specific numbers:

1. In 2015, there will be an estimated 1,658,370 new cancer cases diagnosed and 589,430 cancer deaths in the US.  This sucks and has to be fought.

To do our small part I have focused on the following numbers

2) Total Charitable Contribution. This is what my fundrasing page looks like now

Ricardo Ronda Cancer Research Institute Fundraising Page




Excellent Start. Excellent.


3) Total Teams for Event

Teams

Rondas Grocery

Renegades

Panthers

Sandlot

Big Apple

Gashouse Goriilas

New School

Again Excellent... last year I had 6. Excellent


You don't have to play in the tournament to be an impact player. Anyone can contribute, $10, $20, $25,,, whatever you can afford here. No judgements. You can keep your donate amount private.

Ricardo Ronda Cancer Research Institute Fundraising Page

We are off to an amazing start, but at the end of the day numbers don't lie.

Please make an impact and help.

Signed
Softball Jerry Lewis

SB Jerry Lewis Hustles

Legendary Jerry Lewis puts his heart and soul into his Telethon for years to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA).



So to raise money for the Cancer Research Institute 

I've started my own version of a Telethon except I'm working the phones

Here are some calls I got from down below






 and up above



Things got Hectic


  

but I will be relentless b/c Cancer has to be stopped. That's why I just want everyone to know that all donations are important and accepted whether you can donate $10, $20, $100... it all adds up and will all make a difference. You don't have to appear in the tournament to be an impact player.

The Charity Tournament will come and go, but the fight against Cancer will go on.

Please donate at  personal fundraising page at Ricardo Ronda Cancer Research Institute Fundraising Page.



Event Details:

• Team Fee $300 in a check made to The Cancer Research Institute or use personal fundraising page at Ricardo Ronda Cancer Research Institute Fundraising Page
• League Fee Includes Umpires and Balls
• Tournament Start Time: 8:30 AM on Saturday October 17th Inwood Hill Park

Never Go Against the Family.. Always Get the GodFather's Approval

For the 2nd straight year, The Softball Modified Godfather Sal Guerriero has given my"B/C It's "More Than Just a Game" Cancer Charity Tournament on October 27th his blessing both in his Newsletter 

Godfather Apporoved

and on his 10 Man Modified.com

Thank you Godfather.
  
Interest has been strong and gaining momentum. More news to follow and remember "It's More than Just a Game"

Details on the game are as follows:

• Team Fee $300 in a check made to The Cancer Research Institute or use personal fundraising page at Ricardo Ronda Cancer Research Institute Fundraising Page
• League Fee Includes Umpires and Balls
• Tournament Start Time: 8:30 AM on Saturday October 17th Inwood Hill Park

Changes

"We gotta make a change...

It's time for us as a people to start makin' some changes.

Let's change the way we eat, let's change the way we live

And let's change the way we treat each other.

You see the old way wasn't working so it's on us to do

What we gotta do, to survive.

... And still I see no changes can't a brother get a little peace" .. Changes .. Tu Pac Shakur

Brave deep words from a talented violent artist who ironically who was shot to death on September 13, 1996 at the age of 25 in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.. 

19 years later their are still no gun changes. This week proved that ... No way NRA can justify this their rhetoric... The NRA doesn't care about the 2nd amendment, all they care about is making money at the expense of American lives. They spin fear and outdated laws as a reason not to change the gun laws. THIS SHIT HAS GOT TO STOP!!!   
 We need gun law changes " as Tupac said "You see the old way wasn't working so it's on us to do

What we gotta do, to survive."It takes courage to change. It's Time.

Finally, The video shows why I want gun law changes, for me, for the many people I know, we deserve a change. It's On Us.