Medway Mariners

Well, once again the 2008 baseball season is upon us. There's still no word from the BBF on our fixture list for this year, but we seem to be confirmed as being in Division 1. Indoor training has now finished and we move outdoor to our diamond in Maidstone at the end of the month for a few sessions before our the first fixture towards the end of April. You'll be able to track our progress on the Mariners' website. As I'll be 50 this year, I'll probably make this my last season trying to play competitively so it would be good to make it a good one!

Playing a minority sport can be a real eye opener. There is huge amount of politics within the national organisation which seems to take a lot of their time - at the expense of simple things like timely notice of equipment changes, fixtures, league structures etc. It just seems so unnecessary and unprofessional. It's a wonder the sport survives at all in the UK!