West Allis NATIONALS Baseball

The West Allis Nationals will be a charter franchise in the newly created Southeastern Wisconsin Baseball league. CLICK ON THE NATIONALS 2003 TEAM PICTURE ABOVE TO GO TO THE LEAGUE WEB SITE.

2004 SEASON 1. LEAGUE PLAY OPTIONS EXAMINED. OPPONENTS/#OF GAMES TO BE ESTABLISHED IN THE NEXT MONTH. 3 TEAMS FROM LAST YEAR'S LEAGUE ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RETURN. 2. LEAGUE PLAY IMPROVEMENTS SUGGESTED: UMPIRES, SCOREKEEPING, GAME BALL TO BE ADDRESSED. 3. STATE LEAGUE PLAY WILL CONTINUE IN 2004. MANITOWOC AND MENASHA ARE CONFIRMED. INTEREST FROM GREEN BAY, MADISON, RACINE, KENOSHA, SHEBOYGAN, BUT NO DATES SET. 4. PRE SEASON PLAY DISCUSSED. OLD TIMERS GAME WILL BE REPEATED. ALUMNI GAMES VERSUS CURRENT HALE/CENTRAL VARSITY SQUADS TO BE INVESTIGATED. 5. ROSTER: CORY BERNDSEN WELCOMED. JAKE KOUTNIK RETIRES. PLANS OF SEVERAL OTHERS UNDETERMINED. 6. PLAYER FEES: $150 PER PLAYER/$100 IF A COLLEGE STUDENT. ADDITION FEE WILL BE FOR 2004 SEASON ONLY TO HELP OFFSET THE COST OF NEW UNIFORM PURCHASE. DEADLINE-FEBRUARY 1, 2004. 7. TEAM BAT ORDER: JAMES HERKOWSKI WILL COMPILE A LIST OF PARTIES INTERESTED IN PLACING A GROUP BAT ORDER TO RECEIVE MANUFACTURER DISCOUNTS. PLAYERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN BAT EXPENSES, BUT THE TEAM WILL AGAIN PROVIDE COMPOSITE BATS FOR THOSE WHO CHOOSE NOT TO PURCHASE THEIR OWN BATS. 8. TEAM JACKET ORDER: ALEX FRANSON WILL COMPILE A LIST OF PARTIES INTERESTED IN PURCHASING A TEAM JACKET. PLAYERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FIRST $100 OF THIS EXPENSE. 9. THOSE WHO COULD NOT ATTEND MEETING (BUT DESIRE TO PLAY IN 2004) NEED TO GET ME THE FOLLOWING: CURRENT ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, E-MAIL ADDRESS, HAT SIZE. CONTACT ME AT 414-305-2104 OR NATIONALS25@HOTMAIL.COM

Congratulations to those who made major contributions towards 2003's 21-11 campaign and title game appearance! MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: JOE KISSLER VETERAN OF THE YEAR: ALEX FRANSON DAVE KUHNKE PITCHING AWARD: JOE KISSLER HARVEY KUENN BATTING AWARD: TOM DONOVAN JEFF NEIBAUER SPIRIT AWARD: TIM SPATA, MIKE WAJERSKI, LAURA ZIMMER ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: TOM DONOVAN

Most Valuable Player: Joe Kissler Veteran of the Year: Alex Franson Dave Kuhnke Pitching Award: Joe Kissler Harvey Kuenn Batting Award: Tom Donovan Jeff Neibauer Spirit Award: Tim Spata, Mike Wajerski, Laura Zimmer Rookie of the Year: Tom Donovan

Scouts in South America continue to submit positive reports on the performance of several Nationals prospects. However, given limited resources afforded to the scouting department, large signing bonuses will not be offered. Rather, the organization will allocate its finances toward the development of local talent. Scouting director, JJJ Neibauer, is an advocate of the approach. "Let me tell something. It's about time this organization evalutates its past mistakes and makes adjustments. The talent developed and signed in the late nineties is crap. Gibson couldn't start for the Cats and would never have been brought in under my watch. Czarnecki? Van Hart? Herkowski? Are you kidding? The one time the organization stumbled into a true talent, they let him get away. Where the hell is Mick Augustin today, you ask? Cuba, that's where. My sources tell me he's a terror on Fidel's squad. Anyway, what was I talking about? Oh yeah, talent. There's a new sheriff in town and his name is JJ Neibauer, Esquire. Now put that in your can of shut up and shut up. My office is closed." Here are a few of JJJ's gems: Benny Gykengigi- always has a fifth for me when I come to watch. Smart kid. Johnny "the fork" Spoon- once told me that Laura was the luckiest girl alive. Phil Ferrito- redhead...bastard...but he supplies me with bus passes.