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New York Show Business League: Notice Board
July 31, 2023
Playoffs start tomorrow!!
Playoffs Round 1
 

Round 1 playoff match ups.

Zoo Keepers (3) vs Glass House Tavern (6)  Heckscher Field #5

The Dead Poets  (4) vs Lionshead Tavern (5)  Heckscher Field #2

Best of Luck to everyone!



 

   
June 20, 2023
Apartment fire with animals inside! Please help if you can!
Hello everyone!
Joel is a member of The Dead Poets and can sure use our love and support!  (Please see below for a message and the Go Fund Me link.

Family and friends, it is time to get together and help our own. While celebrating father’s day, Rosy and Joel received devastating news that their apartment caught on fire. The damage of the fire destroyed all of their belongings and their home. While this is difficult for them to process, they are overwhelmed by the health status of their pets. Zoey (their 2 year old golden doodle) and Melody (their 8 year old cat) were inside of the apartment during the fire. They have suffered from severe smoke inhalation requiring intensive vet care. Zoey was found unconscious in the kitchen and is currently on a ventilator and cannot breathe on her own. The vet bill is rising with the complications of her health. For those of you who know the family, know how special these animals are to them and the kids. Rosy and Joel deserve our help now to burden some of the pressure of providing the best care for their fur babies.Joel is a firefighter, dedicating his life to saving and helping others. And those of you who know Rosy, know she’s always front and center supporting. So please, let’s help them with whatever we can, even a prayer goes a long way. Thank you all!

If anyone can find it to donate it is greatly appreciated. Joel is our SS, an FDNY brother of 3 of our employees and a US naval reservist. He and his girl and kids lost everything and their pets are holding on


https://gofund.me/d2d1791b 
   
April 25, 2023
William J. McHugh - A Legend in the New York Show Business Softball League

William J. McHugh 

June 14, 1934 - Apr 13, 2023
William J. McHugh, 88, of Aurora, formerly of New York, NY, passed away Thursday, April 13, 2023 at his niece’s home. He was born on June 14, 1934 in Aurora, IL.

Bill spent the first 20 years after graduating from Notre Dame University in Catholic education at St. Edward’s High School. He then spent the rest of his life in the modeling and acting world in NYC.
He is survived by his sister-in-law Lois McHugh; his nieces and nephews William and Kevin McHugh, Mary Beth York, Joseph McHugh, Jim Buckley, Kathy Platt, Sharon Regnier, John, Tom, and Mike Buckley, and Mary Dennin; and many great nieces and great nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents Gertrude (Pendergast) and Francis McHugh; his brother Jack McHugh; his sister Mary Ann Buckley; and his nephew Bill Buckley.
Funeral Mass will be held Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 11:30am at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church. Fr. Jerome Leake will officiate with interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Arrangements are being handled by THE DALEIDEN MORTUARY, 220 N. Lake St., Aurora, 630-631-5500. Please visit our interactive website at www.daleidenmortuary.com where you may leave condolences for William’s family.
Memorial contributions may be made in William’s memory to the Wounded Warrior Project at www.woundedwarriorproject.org

   
March 29, 2023
Opening Day Set for April 11, 2023 at 1:00pm
Opening day will be Tuesday April 11th this year!  All games will start at 1:00 pm!  We hope everyone has a great season!
   
March 29, 2023
Managers Meeting
There will be a managers meeting on Tuesday April 4th at 1:00pm via Zoom.  All managers please check your emails for details.  If you cannot attend please make sure you have a representative from your team who is available.  
   
September 23, 2022
Turtle Rock Wins the 2022 New York Show Business League Championship
Congratulations to Jimmy Cohen and Turtle Rock for winning the 3rd and deciding game against The Zookeepers 4-2 to win the 2022 New York Show Business Championship!
Congrats to both teams on a hard fought series and a big Congratulations to all the the teams for a great 2022 season!  Hope to see you all out there again next year!  
   
August 30, 2022
Playoffs Round 3 Championship

Zookeekers and Turtle Rock split the first two games today in the best out of 3 series and will now have a winner take all game next Tuesday September 6th at 1pm on The Great Lawn.  Best of luck to both squads!

   
August 29, 2022
Playoffs Round 2
In Week 2 of the playoffs Turtle Rock defeated Harlem Public 3-0 and the Zoo Keepers beat Lions Head Tavern 5-4.  Those two teams will start a best of three games series on August 30th at 12pm and if needed will continue on September 6th (at 1pm) with a winner take all matchup.
   
August 16, 2022
Playoffs Round 1

Round 1 of the playoffs are in the books with the higher seeds taking both match ups.

Harlem Public (3) over Glass House Tavern (6) with a final score of 8 - 1

Lionshead Tavern (4) over The Dead Poets (5) with a final score of 6 - 2

 

Next weeks match ups:

Harlem Public (3) VS Turtle Rock (2) on Heckscher Field #2

Lionshead Tavern (4) VS The Zookeepers (1) on Heckscher Field #5

 

   
July 22, 2022
July 19th games moved to the 26th (Same schedule as last week)
We will just play last weeks schedule on this Tuesday July 26th.  Also note that August 2nd will now be a double header with games starting at 12pm!  
   
June 15, 2022
NO GAMES NEXT WEEK (Tue June 21st)

NO GAMES on Tuesday June 21st because of field maintenance.  

See you on June 28th!  (Schedule has been posted)

   
May 3, 2022
Games are ON!!!

Fields are opening at 12:00pm

Happy Opening Day everyone and we will see you out there!

 

   
April 15, 2022
Opening Day!!!!

Tuesday May 3rd!!

All games start at 1:00pm at Heckscher Ballfields

Field #2: Turtle Rock vs Glasshouse

Field #4 : Lionshead vs Zookeepers 

Field #5: Harlem Public vs Dead Poets

   
April 1, 2022
Opening Day 2022
Tuesday April 12, 2022
More details to follow soon but we are looking forward to seeing everyone on Opening Day April 12th!  All games start at 1:00 pm and are 9 inning games just like last season.

It won;t be long now!
   
August 31, 2021
NYSBL Championship
Congratulations to Candy Store your 2021 NYSBL Champions!!
   
July 27, 2021
Morty Gilbert's Funeral Service Information
Thanks again for everyone who made it out for today's brief ceremony for Morty. Here is the info his daughter provided for the service arrangements. jewishfunerals.com (Search Morton Gilbert) Thursday July 29th at 9:45am Singi Chapels 162-05 Horare Harding Expressway Fresh Meadows, New York Wellwood Cemetary 1400 Wellwood Ave West Babylon, NY
   
July 23, 2021
R.I.P Morty Gilbert
It is with a very heavy heart that we report the passing of Morty Gilbert. We won't even begin to put into words what Morty meant to this league and Central Park softball in general. May he rest in peace and watch over all of us every Tuesday from here on out. You will be missed dear friend.
   
June 17, 2021
***NO GAMES June 22nd***
As per the schedule there are no games this coming Tuesday June 22nd. It's a field maintenance day at Heckscher so all the fields will be closed. Enjoy the week off and we will see you all again on June 29th!
   
May 4, 2021
Games are ON!!! (May 4)
As per the parks hotline Heckscher Ballfields will be opening on time today. See you out there!
   
April 26, 2021
Tuesday Games on The GREAT LAWN!!!
***REMINDER*** All games this week are on The Great Lawn!! Please leave extra travel time to ensure all games start on time!!
   
April 25, 2021
LOST GLOVE at Heckscher Field #2
This past Tuesday there was a brown (right handed) glove left behind on the 3rd base line bleachers. If anyone picked it up or has any info about it could you please let us know ASAP. We would really appreciate it! Thanks everyone! NYSBL COMMISSION
   
April 21, 2021
April 27th games on ***THE GREAT LAWN***
April 27th games on the ***GREAT LAWN***!!!! PLEASE make sure your players leave EXTRA travel time. These fields are a little tricky to get to if you’re not familiar with them and we MUST start the games on time.
   
April 20, 2021
PLAY BALL!!! Opening Day is here! 1:00pm Start!
Opening day is here! Good luck to all our teams! Have a safe and fun season. DON'T FORGET TO BRING A NEW CLINCHER BALL with you. Managers, PLEASE also remember the Covid-19 protocols. YOU are responsible for YOUR team and it's members. 1:00pm first pitch. See you all out there! NYSBL Commission
   
April 14, 2021
April 20th games
Hey everyone! We are pushing everything back a week so we will play the week 1 schedule this Tuesday April 20th. The schedule has been updated to reflect this. Please note Lionshead Tavern and Turtle Rock will be on Field #6.
   
April 12, 2021
GAMES CANCELLED!!
Tuesdays Games (April 13th) are cancelled due to the weather conditions. We will have an undated schedule posted soon.
   
April 8, 2021
Opening Day April 13th!! 1:00pm First Pitch
Good luck everyone and have a great season!!
   
March 26, 2021
Managers Zoom Meeting!! March 30, 2021 1pm
Managers, We will be having our managers meeting via Zoom on this coming Tuesday at 1:00pm. (Zoom link to follow as we get closer) Please check your emails! If you don't receive this email by Tuesday morning please contact us immediately so we can fix the issue before the meeting time. NYSBL Commission
   
March 10, 2021
***2021 Update***
Hoping we can still start the season on time! (April 13th) Still waiting on some managers to get back to us. More news soon and a Zoom managers meeting will be scheduled VERY soon. As soon as we get the info back from managers we can set that up. PLEASE respond to the emails if you haven't already.
   
June 1, 2020
Fall Ball Survey
Hey everyone! Hopefully by now your managers have emailed you a link to a survey we are taking about the interest in a fall ball season. Please fill it out ASAP so we can get a numbers count and know how we can try to move forward. If you haven't received the survey yet please contact your managers. Hope you and your family are staying safe!
   
May 21, 2020
Season Update (2020)
Hello everyone, As most of you have heard by now our 2020 summer season has been cancelled. No field permits are being issued until (maybe) September 1st. Shouldn't be a big surprise and probably the right call for everyones safety. HOWEVER.....please be on the look out for an email from your managers which should include a survey link about a possible Fall Ball (Sept/Oct) mini season. If there is enough interest we will see what we can do to organize something if we are able to get back out on the fields. Stay safe everyone and try to have a great summer.
   
March 22, 2020
***2020 Season UPDATE***
Hello everyone, we wanted to take a quick second to update the entire league with what's happening with the upcoming 2020 season. We are obviously looking at a delayed opening to the season and there is no use putting a date on it at this point. We will obviously continue to keep you updated as best we can with the information we have. As sad as it is we are just going to have to sit tight and wait this out. We would love to still get a full 15 game season in but as they say that’s truly “out of our hands” at the moment. Please be safe and for all you ESSENTIAL workers still going out there every day..... “THANK YOU”!!! More to come and hopefully even a little softball at some point. Sincerely The NYSBL Commission
   
February 18, 2020
Managers Meeting Set for Tuesday March 3rd at 2:00pm
Our spring managers meeting will take place on Tuesday March 3rd at 2:00pm at The Hotel Beacon (same place as usual) Located at 2130 Broadway (B-way and 74th st.) PLEASE have a team representative there in your place if you can not make it.
   
December 2, 2019
Updated Website Coming soon!!!
Hopefully will have this website back up and running soon.
   
April 1, 2016
Welcome back 2016
Opening Day is April 12th. Have a great season.
   
September 15, 2015
McHale's 2015 Champions
McHale's defeated Failte in the NYSBL Championship. Congratulations
   
April 13, 2015
Rain Information
All rain and field information will be posted here.
   
April 5, 2015
2015 NYSBL Schedule
The full is posted on this web site.
   
April 4, 2015
2015 New York Show Business League Softball Season
Welcome back. Opening day of the 2015 softball season is April 7th. Have a great year.
   
October 8, 2013
Desmond Steak House 2013 Champions
Congratulations
   
September 25, 2013
Desmond Steak House Vs. Old School
Finals are set.
   
May 21, 2013
Rain number
There are two rain numbers you can try to get information on ball field closings. The Central Park phone number for ball field closings is (212) 628- 1036. Ext: 332.
   
April 4, 2013
Welcome Back
The 2013 NYSBL will begin on April 9th.
   
September 11, 2012
Big Daddy's 2012 Champions
Big Daddy's wins the Finals 6-3. Congratulations to Old School on an excellent season.
   
September 4, 2012
Big Daddy's Vs. Old School
The Finals are set. Big Daddy's - AM Champs Vs. Old School - PM Champs.
   
September 24, 2011
Turtle Rock 2011 Champions
Turtle Rock wins the 2011 Championship 2-0 over Big Daddy's.

Eric Brown wins post season MVP.

   
September 13, 2011
Big Daddy's Vs. Turtle Rock...
AM Champs - Big Daddy's will play PM Champs - Turtle Rock in the League Championship this Tuesday. 1PM, nine inning game.