Field of Dreamers News
On August 16th 1933, close to 10,000 people took to the streets of Toronto in what is known as the Christie Pits riot. The riot was a response to the violence of the Nazi-supporting fascist ‘Pit Gang,’ who showed up at Christie Pits to terrorize a group of mostly working class Jewish and Italian baseball players. The players and their supporters defended themselves against the far-right attacks for 6 hours that night. The police did not stop the violence and in some accounts, actively supported the fascists.
This year marks the 90th anniversary of these riots. Please join the Field of Dreamers Cooperative Softball Association for a discussion on the intersections of sport, politics, anti-Blackness, xenophobia, anti-queer/trans* hate, and anti-Semitism today.
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Credit River Riot (1-1-0)
If the “Riot is the Language of the Unheard,” Credit River has been “calm like a bomb” over the past three weeks. A convincing win against Garrison Creek in Week 11 was followed by a hard fought loss to Rouge River in Week 12. With the week off during Week 13, Credit will be re-energized for their final game of the regular season, before looking to takeover the airwaves with their guerilla radio in the playoffs.
Humber River Hungry Hippos (2-1-0)
Some teams might take a pause to rest for the playoffs when they have been so successful during the regular season, but the Hungry Hungry Hippos are chomping at the bit to maintain that high energy! The Hippos have been playing so many nail-biter games edging Rouge in Week 11, narrowly defeating Don in Week 12, and then coming up one run short of Garrison in Week 13. With an average weight of two tons, it’s going to take significant effort to move the Hippos from the Championship Game.
Rouge River Bad N Rougee (2-1-0)
Spurred by the return of some of their key stars, the Bad and Rougee have been on fire over the last three weeks. A narrow loss to Humber in Week 11 was followed by solid wins against Credit River and Don River in Weeks 12 and 13 respectively. The Rougee can finish no lower than the third seed for the playoffs and will prepare during their off week for the first round of the playoffs – where a win will send them straight into the Championship game!
Don River Celine D’on (0-2-0)
After a strong run of Las Vegas residencies, Don River took a break in Week 11. They then kept the never ending tour going with a strong effort, but ultimate loss against the mighty Humber River Hungry Hippos in Week 12 and almost orchestrated an “it’s all coming back to me now” come-back against the Rouge River Bad N Rougee in Week 13. Don enters play in a very interesting position as a win against Garrison in Week 14 would unleash the chaotic “three-way-tie” scenario for the playoffs between Garrison, Rouge, and Don. Don holds the advantage over Garrison, Garrison holds the advantage over Rouge, and Rouge holds the advantage over Don, so expect a lot of red string and complex math equations if this happens!
Garrison Creek Good Griefers (1-1-0)
The Good Griefers are returning to full strength on their roster and it showed with two spirited affairs sandwiched between an off week. In Week 11 they battled hard but came up short against a strong Credit River Riot. In Week 13 they narrowly held off the charging Hippos to eventually win the game. As it stands Garrison is now the only team other than Humber to have a .500 winning percentage this season and their fate is in their hands. A win or tie against Don River puts them in the 2nd seed position, a loss drops them to 4th.
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Field of Dreamers has seen at least 243 players throughout the history of the league and it’s original team (The Uncertainty/Insurgency) take at least one at-bat. Each players’ stats and milestones are recorded to give you a sense of longevity, growth, and possibility through participation in the league <3
MILESTONES
Credit River
Phill Morgan – becomes 15th player in league history to reach 175 career hits
Camie Koo – currently tied for 105th on the all-time list with 46 career at-bats
Paula John – currently tied for 71st on the all-time list with 75 career at-bats
Peter Demakos – becomes 12th player in league history to hit 10 career home runs
Claire Heese-Boutin – currently tied for 80th on the all-time list with 3 career doubles
Manjeet Bedi – becomes 76th player in league history to reach 70 career at-bats
Brianna Greaves – see oddities below
Yosnai Mena Mora – currently tied for 111th on the all-time list with 1 career double
Sam Ponting – currently ranks 49th on the all-time list with 111 career at-bats
Shannon Dunham – becomes 89th player in league history to reach 60 career at-bats
Claudia Calabro – currently tied for 120th on the all-time list with 21 career singles
Jill Aoki – currently ranks 31st on the all-time list with 87 career singles
Carianne Leung – currently tied for 170th on the all-time list with 9 career hits
Nate Kulasinghe – currently tied for 192nd on the all-time list with 4 career hits
Don River
Rob Jackson – currently ranks tied for 2nd this season with 5 home runs (t-16th all time with 6 HRs)
Sébastien Higgins – becomes 57th player in league history to reach 30 career runs batted in
Nat Saavedra – currently tied for 21st on the all-time list with 24 career doubles
Annelies Cooper – currently ranks 9th on the all-time list with 224 career hits
Jo Jefferson – currently tied for 20th on the all-time list with 157 career hits
Janice Lee – is one of only 60 players in league history to hit a home run
RT Titus – currently tied for 91st on the all-time list with 34 career hits
Rachele Clemente – currently ranks 12th on the all-time list with 293 career at-bats
Kaleigh MacGregor-Bales – currently ranks 41st on the all-time list with 84 career hits
Paul Pritchard – currently tied for 27th on the all-time list with 3 career home runs
Finn MacLeod -currently tied for 103rd on the all-time list with 29 career hits
Dao Le – becomes 164th player in league history to reach 20 career at-bats
Kai Somerville – currently tied for 141st on all-time list with 13 career singles
Devin Clancy – see oddities below
Rachel Small – currently ranks 14th on the all-time list with 195 career hits
Humber River
Victoria Barnett – currently tied for 21st in league history with 7 career triples
Terrance Luscombe – becomes 4th player in league history to reach 25 career triples
Lucky Visvanathan – currently tied for 23rd in league history with 22 career doubles
Oskar Eliashevsky – currently tied for 34th in league history with 136 career at-bats
Marisa Tran – currently tied for 157th in league history with 5 career runs batted in
Kirsten Dick – currently ranks 48th in league history with 70 career hits
Marty Fink – currently tied for 23rd on the all-time list with 6 career triples (t-1st this season)
Matías Contreras – currently tied for 25th on the all-time list with 5 career triples (t-2nd this season)
Amanda Hollingworth – becomes 152nd player in league history to hit a double
Chris Yates – currently tied for 59th on the all-time list with 61 career hits
Jasper Walton – becomes 117th player in league history to reach 25 career hits
Beth Austerberry -becomes 116th player in league history to reach 25 career hits
Carly Boyce – currently tied for 154th in league history with 13 career hits
Kaela Sanborn-Hum – becomes 102nd player in league history to reach 50 career at-bats
Fianna Dirks – becomes 20th player in league history to reach 25 career doubles
Claudia Vergara – currently ranks 95th on the all-time list with 53 career at-bats
Rouge River
Andy Smith – becomes 9th player in league history to reach 45 career doubles
Johann Juarez – becomes 2nd player in league history to reach 30 career triples
LJ Robinson – becomes 5th player in league history to reach 150 career runs scored
Jenni Klonteig – currently ranks 38th on the all-time list with 86 career hits
Sabrina Benoit – currently tied for 118th on the all-time list with 11 career runs scored
Soren D’Alimonte – currently tied for 85th on the all-time list with 32 career singles
Huấn Nguyen – currently tied for 69th on the all-time list with 4 career doubles
Sarah Peek – currently ranks 60th on the all-time list with 97 career at-bats
Rhiannon Cobb – currently tied for 68th on the all-time list with 41 career singles
Yasmeen Peer – currently tied for 128th on the all-time list with 34 career at-bats
Emma Cuddy – currently leads all players this year with 34 singles (t-75th all-time)
Nell Khayutin – currently tied for 107th on the all-time list with 13 career runs batted in
Qui Alexander – currently tied for 166th on the all-time list with 11 career hits
Kat Kleine – becomes 82nd player in league history to reach 40 career hits
Garrison Creek
Darren Puscas – currently ranks 4th on the all-time list with 66 career doubles
Craig Fortier – currently leads the league with 50 at-bats this season
Robyn Letson – currently tied for 38th on the all-time list with 9 career doubles
Ness Dixon – becomes 83rd player in league history to reach 65 career at-bats
Travis Silverman – becomes 178th player in league history to reach 15 career at-bats
Laura Windhorst – currently tied for 84th on the all-time list with 19 career runs batted in
Michelle Kidd – currently ranks 47th on the all-time list with 71 career hits
Mercedes Lee – currently tied for 144th on the all-time list with 15 career hits
Jenny Chan – becomes 1st player in league history to reach 235 career singles (236)
Lanie Basman – currently ranks 11th on the all-time list with 297 career at-bats
Krysta Williams – currently ranks 42nd on the all-time list with 123 career at-bats
Kira Kastner – currently tied for 124th on the all-time list with 19 career singles
Sydney Gilchrist – currently tied for 112th on the all-time list with 27 career hits
FIRSTS
Field of Dreamers has now welcomed 243 players to the plate over the course of our history – the following players represent our newest additions:
ODDITIES
SWEET 69
Brianna Greaves (Credit River) who wears the sweet #69 is currently tied for 22nd on the all-time list with 69 career runs scored!
QUARTER THOUSAND
Devin Clancy (Don River) becomes 5th player in league history to reach the 250 hit milestone after (Craig Fortier, Ryan Hayes, Johann Juarez, and Darren Puscas)