10/13/05 - Happy Off-season
Greetings Beers!! Long time no update, but hey, it's never too late. Anyway, first order of business is just that: business. As everyone knows, there were expenses during the season. I decided that rather than make things complicated every game and have people digging in their pockets and doing arithmetic, that I would instead make things even more complicated by putting up all (most) of the money myself and waiting until now to ask for everyone else's share. :lol: I've rounded (down) the total expenses to $2000 (see breakdown below) and divided that by the total # of plate appearances for the team (478) so we can figure it's $4 per PA (rounded down). So... to find out your share, see how many plate appearances you have on the stats page and multiply that by $4. Then just click this link: http://s91589996.onlinehome.us/donate.html click on the picture, and enter your amount. You can use Visa, MC, Amex, Discover, or paypal. Or just hit me on the hip (917 279 3037). Here's the Breakdown: Item(s) Price Comments =================================================================================================== 4 Adjustable Beers Caps $56.45 Shirts $198.20 Shirts (2nd Batch) $109.25 2 Fitted Beers Caps $36.90 ($18.45 x 2 = $36.90) Beer Logo Digitizing Fee $92.34 ($85.00 + $7.34 Tax = $92.34) Helmets, Scorebook $43.42 ($17.99 each for 2 helmets + $3.99 for the scorebook + $3.45 tax = $43.42) Homeplate, Pitching Rubber $135.73 (Pitching Rubber = $9.99, Homeplate = $14.99, Chest Protector = $59.99, Leg Guards = $34.99, Tax=$10.78) & Catcher's gear Catcher's Mask & Helmet (ebay) $19.94 ($9.99 + $9.95 Shipping) Bases $40.00 Helmet Stickers $10.86 ($2.50 x 4 = $10.00 + Tax) Umpire Fees $1,280.00 ($80 per game times 16 games) =================================================================================================== Total $2,023.09 I know that some people have helped along the way so if you threw in to help out during the season (balls, helmets, umpire fees, whatever) just deduct that. Next order of business is..... THE FUTURE: As the Yankees found out on Friday, it's never too early to start thinking about next year. So, head over to this thread to reflect on this past season and discuss the future of The Beers. Let us know if you're down, any ideas on how we could improve, should we stick with this league or shop around, recruiting talent, etc, etc, etc.... Thanks everyone for a great season! See you soon!

I'm making an adjustment to this formula to include only the Umpire fees and uniforms since the equipment can't be shared. So, the new breakdown is as follows: Item(s) Price Comments ==================================================================== Shirts $ 307.45 27 shirts @ 11.39 per shirt Beers Logo Digitizing Fee $ 92.34 Umpire Fees $1280.00 $80 per game X 16 games ==================================================================== Total $1679.79 $1679.79 divided by 478 total team Plate Appearances = $3.50 per PA If you've already paid using the old formula of $4 per PA, you'll be getting a refund for the adjusted amount. If you haven't paid yet, please use this adjusted formula. You can still pay using this link: http://s91589996.onlinehome.us/donate.html