PLAY AT THE PLATE BASEBALL

FIELD OF DREAMS CLASSIC 2

Dyersville, Iowa

August 10 – 13, 2017

Due to the overwhelming response to our Field of Dreams event of August 18-20, 2017 we have been able to procure both parks in Dyersville for another weekend.

Based on the demand (which is still mind blowing) don’t hesitate to sign up when this goes out for sale next week.

All the info on this event is at: PLAYATTHEPLATE.ORG

So get out that old style classic uniform and join us for 4 days of baseball, camaraderie and a celebration of our national game at the famous movie site of “Field of Dreams”

This event can only accommodate 4 teams!!

Play 7 games over the 4 day weekend, 3 of them under the lights on “Field of Dreams” and 4 at Commercial Club Park in downtown Dyersville.

Early arrival practice on Thursday Aug. 9 between 1pm AND 4pm at CCP.

Cocktail Party and Bar-B-Q Saturday evening at 6PM at Commercial Club Park. Guests are very welcome. (There will be a charge for all guests. TBA).

Watch the movie “Field of Dreams” under the stars on a big screen at Commercial Club Park. The popcorn is free and adult beverages can be purchased on site.

A framed photo of you on the Field of Dreams to take home with you.

Another giveaway gift (I bet it’s a T-shirt)

Single Player fee is: $425

Father and Son: is $800

You’ll be able to register for this starting December 6, 2017

FIELD OF DREAMS 2

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Wednesday Aug. 9

Early arrival practice at Commercial Club Park

1PM until 4PM

Head into town and have a few beers!

Thursday Aug. 10

10:00 Game 1 at Commercial Club Ballpark

12:30 Lunch

1:30 Game 2 at Commercial Club Park

6:00 Game 3 at Field of Dreams

8:15 Game 4 at Field of Dreams

Friday Aug. 11

10:00 Game 5 at Commercial Club Ballpark

12:30 Lunch

1:30 Game 6 at Commercial Club Park

6:00 Game 7 at Field of Dreams

8:15 Game 8 at Field of Dreams

Saturday Aug. 12

10:00 Game 9 at Commercial Club Ballpark

12:30 Lunch

1:30 Game 10 at Commercial Club Park

6:00 Camp Bar-B-Q and cocktail party at CCP

8:15 Watch “Field of Dreams” under the stars at CCP

Sunday Aug. 13

10:00 Game 11 at Commercial Club Ballpark

12:30 Lunch

1:30 Game 12 at Commercial Club Park

6:00 Game 13 at Field of Dreams

8:15 Game 14 at Field of Dreams

See you on the field,

Greenie
Scott Green

We just added the Hilton Garden Inn information and link to book your rooms for the Long Star Classic in February 2017.

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February 24 – 26, 2017 – Sugar Land, Tx
Constellation Stadium

REGISTER HERE

Hotel: Hilton Garden Inn
Link: BOOK HOTEL

Play at the Plate is thrilled to announce a great new venue and event this coming February deep in the heart of Texas…..The Lone Star Classic. It will be played at one of baseball’s new and beautiful grounds…Constellation Stadium in Sugar Land Texas, home of The Sugar Land Skeeters.

It will be a full rules event for players 25 and over. You or your team will have the choice of having a locker in either the visitors or Skeeters clubhouse, lunch daily and laundry service for your uniforms or if the amenities aren’t needed then just pull up dressed and ready to go.

We will be using a secondary field in the area which we are looking into now. This event could be the perfect pre-season tune up for teams about to begin their seasons. You’ll play 6 games over the 3 days with at least 3 inside Constellation Stadium.

The Premium Package (Locker, Laundry and Lunch):

Single Players: $425.00 per player

Team Rate: Up to 13 players: $ 4550 ($375 per player after 13)

The “No Frills Package”:

Single players: $225.00 per player

Team rate: Up to 13 players: $2,500 ($200 per player after 13)

Go to: playattheplate.org for more info on this event and others.

REGISTER HERE

PLAY AT THE PLATE

END OF THE SUMMER NEWS UPDATE 2016

Japan

Doubleday Fall Classic (Cooperstown)

New Venues

Sugar Land here we come

David Montgomery Jr.

Hand Made by Heroes

Valor Bats

Dear Players,

We hope you are enjoying the last days of summer and that you’ve had success in your local baseball league and your favorite team is in the hunt for a playoff spot. If you’re a Cubs fan I’m sure you’re happy!

Lots to talk about so here we go….

Two weeks from today PATP will be in Japan for the 3^rd year in a row playing against baseball crazy adult Japanese teams which will feature a game inside The Tokyo Dome. It’s a wild place to play and we look forward to another great trip organized and run by my great friends John Baessler and Mitz Tokuda. Johnny had some severe health issues earlier this year and I know he is not at 100% even now, but he insisted on guiding us once again through the streets of Tokyo…I love him for his determination and devotion to show this beautiful country and people using baseball as the tool to bring 2 cultures together….Thanks Johnny Boy!!

Three days after we return from Japan (and nursing Jet Lag) we head up to Cooperstown for our annual trip to the quaint village on Lake Otsego and historic Doubleday Field. We have 6 teams right now and the registration page is open. But take this cutoff date seriously….Labor Day Monday, Sept. 5^th at 6PM. I am closing the reggies down. I need to put the event together before I leave for Japan on the 11^th. I can rattle off 15 names of guys who still have not registered…if you are one of them or you have been giving this great chance to play in this father/son event PLEASE REGISTER!!!  I am not extending the deadline and I am not dealing with last minute additions etc. while I am in Japan. It will be the largest event we have held there and we are looking forward to the Dad’s playing with their children, a visit to the Hall of Fame, The Home Run Derby at Beaver Valley Campground and a chance to have the village to ourselves. You have till Monday…..

One of things that keeps PATP ahead of the other fine baseball event businesses is our willingness and especially yours to go to new premium places to play. We will always have Palm Beach, Rickwood and Cooperstown, but we have already added one new venue to the 2017 calendar and are looking at 3 or 4 more choices.

We are in talks now with the Chattanooga Lookouts, have gone to Atlantic City to check out “The Sandcastle Stadium” and will be approaching the Dayton Dragons and will re approach the Minnesota Twins. We are also considering moving the dates for Rickwood to later in the year….so the work never stops for us when it comes to bringing you to new venues to play ball at. So keep an eye in the upcoming weeks for news pertaining to these new spots.

But we do have an announcement now on a new venue…..We have agreed in principal with the Sugar Land Skeeters (Great logo btw) to play a 3 day, full rules tournament in Sugar Land, Texas February 24-26, 2017. We are looking for full teams but of course will take single players or groups. We are going to price this out on 2 tier levels…similar to Palm Beach, with all the bells and whistles….locker, lunch, laundry etc. Or just pull up and play ball….we think there will be a large number of local players who won’t need the extras…The deal was just struck yesterday and I will be working on the pricing in the next few days. We are very excited to be able to play at Constellation Stadium…it’s beautiful and the Facebook sniff we put out has been very well received. So keep an eye out for that official announcement next week….

We are also very happy to announce 2 new partnerships with direct linkage to our veterans. Hand Made by Heroes is a fabulous organization that makes beautiful bracelets, lanyards and other products with MLB loogs on them..click on their link here…but the most important thing about their product is they are made by disabled veterans. I bought a Cardinals braided rope bracelet…it’s awesome. I will have a sample of every team in Cooperstown…check them out.

The other new partner is Valor Bats which is run by my good friends Thomas Pack and Kevin Cosgriff-Hernandez. They spin their own wood and are just getting started in the business. I’ll have some of their product also in Coop…click here for a link to their site. Although they are not made by veterans they are made with the 5 branches of service in mind which explains their great logo of a large 5 above chevrons.

And finally as some of you may have heard via Facebook our great friend David Montgomery Jr. has had to go some very serious medical procedures the past 2 weeks. David collapsed one evening and it turned out he had a huge tumor on his brain. He endure a 12 hour operation and is steadily showing signs of recovery. He is already in physical therapy as we speak and all signs now point to a full recovery, but it will take tremendous effort on his part and good will, prayers and thoughts to him on our part. The Montgomery family has supported PATP since their inception. David Sr. always knew what I was trying to achieve with this business…play hard, make lifelong friends and respect the game. My heart, prayers and thoughts go to Jr., his mom Debbie, wife Kara and David Sr. I welcome the day that David Montgomery Jr. walks back onto the field…..that day will happen….

Well that’s it for now…thanks for reading…enjoy Labor Day, sign up for Coop and heads up for future announcements….be safe.

Greenie
Scott Green
Play at the Plate

Our Annual Summer Sale Event

Last year close to 150 players signed up for events and saved hundreds of dollars.

The 14th Annual Palm Beach Classic

What’s Inside:

Dear Players,

Let’s talk about:

PALM BEACH RECAP

RICKWOOD CLASSIC

MUD HENS MANIA

DOUBLEDAY FALL CLASSIC

We’d like to thank all the players who came down to Palm Beach very recently for a great sun drenched 4 days of baseball, camaraderie and competition at one of America’s special sites, Roger Dean Stadium and complex in Jupiter Florida.

Clearly the 2 best teams met on Saturday afternoon to decide who would be this year’s champions. The Reds beat the very formidable Knights of Chicago and took their 11 title in 13 years. All the teams got into the win column.

Next year’s dates for Palm Beach will be April 6-9, 2017.

So now we set our sights on the summer schedule, which will feature trips to Birmingham Alabama, Toledo Ohio and Cooperstown N.Y.

RICKWOOD CLASSIC

As of this writing, there are only a few single spots left for our Rickwood Classic. Three teams have agreed to join us including the 3 time defending champs, the Muckbaggers of Atlanta.

So if you are interested in playing ball at America’s oldest field, sign up today!! It’s just $150 per single player.

MUD HENS MANIA IN TOLEDO

In early August (5-7) we will return to Toledo Ohio for the 2^nd Annual Mud Hens Mania which will again take place at historic Ned Skeldon Field and 5/3 Field in downtown Toledo.

If you sign up for that event in the next 2 weeks, you can save up to 15% on the single player fee and $100 on the father/son rate. Sign up on line and pay the full price and we’ll mail out the rebate immediately…it’s just easier this way. The single player fee is $525 and Father/Son is $895

COOPERSTOWN DOUBLE DAY CLASSIC

Speaking of father/sons…It’s time to start planning that trip to Cooperstown this September 23-25. It’s our parent child event. Last year we had 19 father/son combos at this event and we are hoping to get at least 30. It’s a great trip for a parent to take their child to a place like Doubleday Field. It will include not only playing at that historic field in downtown Cooperstown, but a private visit to the National Baseball Museum and Hall of Fame. No other group offers this to their campers. It’s a great family vacation as there is plenty of other activities in the area to do. It’s also pocket book friendly with the lodging and easy in getting around the town.

This event is promoted as our true father son event, but you can attend as a team or as a single player. The single rate is $395, Father/Sons $750, Father/ 2 Sons $995 and great team rate of $4500 for a team of 12. ($350 per player after 12)

Well I am sure your leagues back home have started, hope you’re playing well and totally immersed in baseball…it’s a great time of year….

Get all the info on our websites:

www.playattheplate.org

www.thecorporateclubhouse.com

As always thanks for your support…speak to you very soon…

Greenie

Don’t miss out on play baseball with us this year!

THE SARASOTA CLASSIC
February 5-7, 2016
Buck O’Neil Baseball Complex
Sarasota, Florida
DETAILS

THE PALM BEACH CLASSIC
April  7-10, 2016
Roger Dean Stadium and Complex
Palm Beach, Florida
DETAILS

THE RICKWOOD FIELD CLASSIC
June 24-26, 2016
Rickwood Field
Birmingham, Alabama
DETAILS

THE MUD HENS MANIA
August 5-7, 2016
Skeldon Stadium and Fitth/Third Field
Toledo, Oh
DETAILS

THE TOKYO CLASSIC
September 12-19, 2016
Tokyo Dome and/or Seibu Dome or both!
Tokyo, Japan
DETAILS

THE DOUBLEDAY COOPERSTOWN CLASSIC
The National Father/Son Baseball Classic
September 23-25, 2016
Doubleday Field and Demaschke Field
Cooperstown, NY
DETAILS

See you soon,
Scott Green
Play at the Plate

PLAY AT THE PLATE

MARCH NEWSLETTER 2016

Happy Spring Training everybody! Isn’t it a great time of year. All our teams are gearing up for the season and hopefully you are also.

4 weeks from tomorrow we will be enjoying our 13^th annual trip to the fabulous Palm Beaches for the best spring training event in adult baseball, The Palm Beach Classic at Roger Dean Stadium and complex.

There are still some spots left. We will be closing the registration for this event on Saturday March 26^th at 6PM EDT

Many of you have said you are attending but have not gone to our website to register…please do so before the cut-off date.

On other news…We thought we had one or two MLB Parks this year to play at, Seattle and Minnesota. The cost for Seattle was agreed upon which was quite fair and sellable and then additional costs for things like dugouts, locker rooms and batting tunnels entered the picture and it became prohibitive. The Twins wanted us at a great rate but could we could not find a mutually agreeable date and adding the St. Paul Saints to mix who were also willing to host us, just proved to be too difficult to put together. We will try again next year for Target Field.

Toledo is a go and if you were on the waiting list last year to play at both the former and current home of the Mud Hens, you should be thinking about that trip now…it’s happening August 4-6.

Do you have a team that can play some ball in a full rules only event? Come to the Rickwood Classic in Birmingham Alabama this June 24-26^th and play some serious hardball at America’s oldest park.

Next week we’ll send out our annual MLB predictions contest. It’s a lot of fun and we usually get 150 participants a year. I can’t wait to see how many people are going to pick the Cubs, probably the same amount who picked the Nationals last year. (Can’t tell I’m a Cards fan huh?) Speaking of which, the Cardinals are running a contest for the most fanatical fan. You submit a 2 minute video…get ready for that…I’m winning that contest!!!

Well that’s it for now…remember to register for Palm Beach before the 26^th…we have 2 great hotels to choose from. All the info is our site: playattheplate.org

Speak to you soon…..Greenie