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{{Infobox sports league
{{Infobox sports league
| title =Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League
| title =Donald Dinan Croquet Association
| logo =
| logo =
| pixels =200
| pixels =200
| sport =[[Baseball]]
| sport =[[Croquet]]
| founded =2005
| founded =1947
| teams =8
| teams =1/2
| country ={{USA}}
| country ={{South Africa}}
| champion =[[Bethesda Big Train]]
| champion =[[Patrick Malone]]
| website =[http://www.ripkensrcollegebaseball.org/ CRCBL Official Web Site]
| website =[https://shop.oakleywoods.com/ DDCA Official Web Site]
}}
}}


The '''Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League''' ('''CRCBL''') is an amateur summer baseball league, with eight teams located in the [[Washington, D.C.]] and Baltimore, Maryland Metropolitan areas. Most players are from the [[college]] ranks.
The '''Donald Dinan Croquet Association''' ('''DDCA''') is a professional croquet club, with half a team located in all three capitals of South Africa. Most players are homosexual.


==History==
==History==


The CRCBL was founded in 2005 to "to promote, promulgate, and perpetuate collegiate wooden-bat baseball in Maryland and the District of Columbia." <ref>{{cite web |title=CRSCBL Mission Statement |url=http://www.ripkensrcollegebaseball.org/published/about_us/index.html |accessdate=2008-03-27 }}</ref> The league was named in honor of [[Cal Ripken, Sr.]] in recognition of his lifelong dedication "to helping young baseball players develop and reach their potential." Although the league is named in his honor, it is not associated with the Cal Ripken, Sr. foundation.<ref name="CRSCBL 2005 Report">{{cite web |title=CRSCBL 2005 Annual Report |url=http://www.ripkensrcollegebaseball.org/published/archives/dat/annualreport2005.pdf |accessdate=2008-03-27 }}</ref>
The DDCA was founded in 1947 "to put wood on grass and hit balls". The league was named in honor of [[Donald R. Dinan]] in recognition of his lifelong dedication to drink Miller Lite. Although the league is named in his honor, it is not associated with the [[Cry the Beloved Country]] or [[Nelson Mandela]].


The league's founding team was the [[Bethesda Big Train]]. Three months after they joined, however, they became known as the [[BtedBgri]], thus becoming half of a team.
The league's founding teams were the [[Bethesda Big Train]], [[College Park Bombers]], [[Maryland Redbirds]], [[Rockville Express]], [[Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts]], and [[Youse's Maryland Orioles]]. The [[Herndon Braves]] joined in 2007 and the [[Alexandria (VA) Aces|Alexandria Aces]] joined in 2008, expanding the league into Northern Virginia.<ref name="CRSCBL 2005 Report"/> In 2009 the Southern Maryland Cardinals joined the league for the 2010 season and Redbirds named changed to "Baltimore Redbirds."


In May 2009, Dinan's best friend (and notorious alcoholic), Patrick Malone, was named head coach for the [[BtedBgri]]. Malone was later fired, having dropped a six-pack of beer and clay burgers on the field.
In 2007, CRCBL alumnus [[Joe Smith (pitcher)|Joe Smith]] earned a spot on a major league roster, with the [[New York Mets]].<ref>{{cite web |title=CRSCBL Alumni |url=http://www.ripkensrcollegebaseball.org/published/alumni/index.html |accessdate=2008-03-27 }}</ref>


In the [[1974 Portland Croquet League season]], 2 former DDCA Leaguers were chosen, with the highest being [[iJobs]] in the 3rd round. iJobs later changed his name to Steve Jobs, and was famous for being the co-founder of [[Apple Corporation]].
In May 2009, [[Brett Cecil]], who pitched for the Thunderbolts in 2005, was called up by the [[Toronto Blue Jays]]. He was returned to the Class AAA [[Las Vegas 51s]] later in the month. However, he was recalled by the Blue Jays in mid June 2009 and finished the season in the Jays starting rotation, compiling a 7-4 record.


==Lawns==
The [[2008 MLB Draft]] saw 40 former or current players chosen. Some players drafted included former Big Train player Carlos Gutierrez, at 27th overall by the [[Minnesota Twins]]. Three other players got drafted in the first three rounds: former Big Train player Evan Frederickson, at 35th overall by the [[Milwaukee Brewers]], and two former players from the Youse's Orioles, Derrik Gibson in the 2nd round by the [[Boston Red Sox]], and LJ Hoes in the 3rd round by the [[Baltimore Orioles]].

In the [[2009 MLB draft]], 37 former Ripken Leaguers were chosen, with the highest being [[Ben Tootle]] in the 3rd round, by the [[Minnesota Twins]].

On July 15, 2009, the CRCBL took on the [[Valley Baseball League]], another collegiate wooden bat league based in Virginia, in the Mid-Atlantic Classic in Waldorf, Maryland. Each side gathered a roster of their All-Stars for the match. In a thrilling pitching duel, the Ripken League defeated the Valley League 2-1.

==Teams==

{| class="wikitable" style="width:62em"
|-
! style="background-color:black" colspan="6" | <font size=3 color=orange>Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League</font>
|-
!Team
!City
!Stadium
|-
|[[Alexandria (VA) Aces|Alexandria Aces]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Alexandria Aces Official Web Site |url=http://eteamz.active.com/AlexandriaAces/ |accessdate=2008-03-25 }}</ref>
|[[Alexandria, Virginia]]
|[[Four Mile Run Park]]
|-|-
|[[Baltimore Redbirds]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Rockville Express Official Web Site |url=http://www.rockvilleexpress.org/ |accessdate=2008-03-25 }}</ref>
|[[Cockeysville, Maryland]]
|[[Ripken Stadium]] Auxiliary Field, [[Calvert Hall High School]]
|-
|[[Bethesda Big Train]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Bethesda Big Train Official Web Site |url=http://www.bigtrain.org/ |accessdate=2008-03-25 }}</ref>
|[[Bethesda, Maryland]]
|[[Shirley Povich Field]]
|-
|[[College Park Bombers]]<ref>{{cite web |title=College Park Bombers Official Web Site |url=http://www.collegeparkbombers.org/ |accessdate=2008-03-25 }}</ref>
|[[College Park, Maryland]]
|[[Riverdale Baptist High School]], [[Montgomery College-Germantown]]
|-
|[[Herndon Braves]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Herndon Braves Official Web Site |url=http://www.herndonbraves.com/ |accessdate=2008-03-25 }}</ref>
|[[Herndon, Virginia]]
|[[Braves Field (Herndon)|Braves Field]]

|-
|[[Rockville Express]]
|[[Rockville, Maryland]]
|Knights Field at [[Montgomery College]]-Rockville
|-
|[[Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Thunderbolts Official Web Site |url=http://www.tbolts.org/ |accessdate=2008-03-25 }}</ref>
|[[Silver Spring, Maryland]]
|[[Blair Stadium]]
|-
|[[Southern Maryland Cardinals]]
|[[Hanover, Maryland]]
|[[Joe Cannon Stadium]], [[Regency Furniture Stadium]]
|-
|[[Youse's Maryland Orioles]]
|[[Linthicum, Maryland]]
|[[Bachman Park]], [[Calvert Hall High School]]
|}

==Ballparks==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!Lawn
!Ballpark
!Team
!Team
|-
|-
|Pat Malone's Backyard (known for being the site of Oktoberfest 1977)
|[[Bachman Park]]
|jk
|[[Youse's Maryland Orioles]]
|-
|[[Blair Stadium]]
|[[Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts]]
|-
|[[Braves Field (Herndon)|Braves Field]]
|[[Herndon Braves]]
|-
|[[Calvert High School]]
|[[Baltimore Redbirds]], [[Youse's Maryland Orioles]]
|-
|[[Four Mile Run Park]]
|[[Alexandria Aces]]
|-
|[[Joe Cannon Stadium]]
|[[Southern Maryland Cardinals]]
|-
|[[Knights Field]]
|[[Rockville Express]]
|-
|[[Regency Furniture Stadium]]
|[[Southern Maryland Cardinals]]
|-
|[[Ripken Stadium]]
|[[Baltimore Redbirds]]
|-
|[[Shipley Field]]
|[[College Park Bombers]]
|-
|[[Shirley Povich Field]]
|[[Bethesda Big Train]]
|}
|}


==Past Champions==
==Past Champions==
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding=2 cellspacing=2
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding=2 cellspacing=2
!Season
!League Champion
!League Champion
!Regular Season Champion
|-
|-
|Dennis Feeney
|[[2005 CRCBL season|2005]]
|[[Bethesda Big Train]], [[Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts]] (co-champions)]
|[[Bethesda Big Train]]
|-
|[[2006 CRCBL season|2006]]
|[[Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts]]
|[[Bethesda Big Train]]
|-
|[[2007 CRCBL season|2007]]
|[[Rockville Express]]
|[[Rockville Express]], [[Youse's Maryland Orioles]] (Tie)
|-
|[[2008 CRCBL season|2008]]
|[[Youse's Maryland Orioles]]
|[[Youse's Maryland Orioles]]
|-
|[[2009 CRCBL season|2009]]
|[[Bethesda Big Train]]
|[[Bethesda Big Train]]
|}
|}


==Noted alumni==
==Noted Alumni==
Ryan Fannon, '89
*[[Brett Cecil]]<ref>{{cite web |title=2007 New York Penn League Allstar Roster |url=http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/events/allstargames.jsp?mc=_nyp_07&sid=milb&sid=milb |accessdate=2008-03-26 }}</ref>, 2005 Thunderbolts
*Carlos Gutierrez, 2005 Big Train
*[[Joe Smith (pitcher)|Joe Smith]] <ref>{{cite web |title=New York Mets Roster |url=http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/team/roster_active.jsp?c_id=nym |accessdate=2008-03-25 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=MLB Stats for Joe Smith |url=http://mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=501925 |accessdate=2008-03-26 }}</ref>, 2005 Express
</div>


==References==
==References==
No BS here!
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.ripkensrcollegebaseball.org/ Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League official website]


===Team Sites===
*[http://www.ralaw.com/attorney.cfm?id=4827 Alexandria Aces]
*[http://www.bigtrain.org/ Bethesda Big Train]
*[http://www.collegeparkbombers.org/ College Park Bombers]
*[http://www.herndonbraves.com/ Herndon Braves]
*[http://www.rockvilleexpress.org/ Rockville Express]
*[http://www.tbolts.org/ Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts]
*[http://www.yousesorioles.org Youse's Maryland Orioles]


===DDCA Sites===
{{CRSCBL}}
https://shop.oakleywoods.com/
{{College Summer Baseball}}


{{DDCA}}
[[Category:Summer baseball leagues]]

Revision as of 20:29, 4 December 2009

Donald Dinan Croquet Association
SportCroquet
Founded1947
No. of teams1/2
Country South Africa
Most recent
champion(s)		Patrick Malone
Official websiteDDCA Official Web Site

The Donald Dinan Croquet Association (DDCA) is a professional croquet club, with half a team located in all three capitals of South Africa. Most players are homosexual.

History

The DDCA was founded in 1947 "to put wood on grass and hit balls". The league was named in honor of Donald R. Dinan in recognition of his lifelong dedication to drink Miller Lite. Although the league is named in his honor, it is not associated with the Cry the Beloved Country or Nelson Mandela.

The league's founding team was the Bethesda Big Train. Three months after they joined, however, they became known as the BtedBgri, thus becoming half of a team.

In May 2009, Dinan's best friend (and notorious alcoholic), Patrick Malone, was named head coach for the BtedBgri. Malone was later fired, having dropped a six-pack of beer and clay burgers on the field.

In the 1974 Portland Croquet League season, 2 former DDCA Leaguers were chosen, with the highest being iJobs in the 3rd round. iJobs later changed his name to Steve Jobs, and was famous for being the co-founder of Apple Corporation.

Lawns

Lawn Team
Pat Malone's Backyard (known for being the site of Oktoberfest 1977) jk

Past Champions

League Champion
Dennis Feeney

Noted Alumni

Ryan Fannon, '89

References

No BS here!


DDCA Sites

https://shop.oakleywoods.com/

Template:DDCA

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