June 16th 2019

PINK MOON NIGHT AT THE DIAMOND

Our grandmother moon radiated a deep pink as she snuck around the CN Tower to catch a glimpse of SkyDome and the Dreamers who were twinkling around the bases of Trinity Bellwoods Park. It was a perfect evening for baseball and the squads who came to the park were filled with pep, sass, and post-Raptors victory euphoria.

Would the Don River Don of the Dead have the Rouge River Raccoons humming “with their tanks and their bombs and their bombs and their bombs…in your head, in your head they’re still fighting….” or would the cunning Trash Pandas be miming the iconic words of Jack Armstrong…”get that cabbaage outta here!”?

Would the Humber River Haze show Credit River what its like to be on top of a Los Angeles freeway or would the feisty Care Bears leave their tenderhearts on the diamond?

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Photo Credit: Victoria Barnett 🙂

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June 9th 2019

SUMMER HEAT & COLD SWEATS

The first truly warm June evening welcomed the Dreamers to the field for Week 6 of the season! A beautiful evening at SkyDome had spirits as high as 70% of the Trinity Bellwoods crowd. A cool breeze made for some excellent baseball weather and it meant for two high scoring affairs!

Would the Humber River Haze continue to shroud their undefeated streak in mystery or would the Rouge River Raccoons find an opening to the Humber green bin? Would the Garrison Creek Glimmer sparkle towards their first victory of the season or would the Credit River Care Bears’ stare be too intense?

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Photo Credit: Victoria Barnett 🙂

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June 2nd 2019

DREAMERS OVERCOME BY RAPTOR RAPTURE

There was another game in town and this one was building up since the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event or for NBA fans, the equivalent of 24 years. Many of our Dreamers have lived their entire lives wondering what it would be like to watch Mighty Mouse, Vinsanity, Il Mago, CB4, DeMar, Jacob Poertl Powtol Poeatal Poetl, Kyle Lowry and crew make it to the Finals. And that dream has come true. And in the true spirit of sharing, collective care, and ingenuity – the Dreamers came together and found a projection screen (Ness), a laptop/data (Victoria), a projector (Ryan/Darren), a generator (Craig/Jenny), and then tinkered and worked to make the game appear on the backstop (Lainie/Robyn/Peter)!! So while Garrison’s debut was again overshadowed by an external event, the dreamers took the field with the collective spirit that we have cultivated over 3 seasons!

We all know the results of the Raps vs. Warriors game, but perhaps most excitedly, the results of this weeks game are worth recounting. Would the trash pandas scavenge their way to a win over the care bears or would the ursus bond together when the going got tough to will their way to victory? would the walking dead trample over the hopefulness of the glimmer or would the shining ones scatter Don come day break?

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Photo Credit: Lainie Basman 🙂

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May 26th 2019

A DREAM DELAYED IS YET A DREAM

Sundays have been Stormdays for the past few weeks and our season has sputtered in the puddles, but Bellwoods gifted us beautiful weather for Week 4 (i.e. defacto Week 2) following an incredibly energetic skillshare last week! Would the Don of the Dead outsmart the heart of the Care Bears or would the cuddly ursus shine some magic on the diamond? Would the Glimmer sparkle in their season debut or would they get caught in the Haze?

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The Dreamer’s Tribune: Karl’s 200 & 100 Milestones

Karl Gardner of the Credit River Care Bears reflects on 200 at-bats and 100 runs.

When Craig asked to me to sub for the Uncertainty a few years ago, I probably agreed less because I wanted to play softball and more because I wanted to see some friendly faces out in the sun on the occasional afternoon. However, after experiencing the deep community and ethic of care that the Uncertainty was organized around–and after finding that softball was actually super fun–I knew I’d be coming back! 

I’m so glad that we took these principles community, care, and friendly competition and built a league of our own upon them. I’ve played a handful of different organized sports over the years, and none have been as nourishing as the Field of Dreamers. Now, I’m always blabbing on to my friends about our league and how unique what we’ve built really is. And the walk-up songs? A+.

Reaching 200 at-bats under the lights at the Skydome has been so much fun. And to reach 100 runs (shouldn’t it be getting easier to run around those bases?!) is a testament to all the great teammates I’ve had who’ve batted me in on the Rouge River Ballsheviks, the Credit River Comrades, and this year the Credit River Care Bears. Looking forward to an amazing third season on the field with all you dreamers!