The Men's Senior Baseball League World Series will get underway in Phoenix on October 19th and will continue through November 7th. Over 300 teams and 6400 players will converge on the Phoenix area to participate in the annual tournament.
The Tucson Golden Aces held their first practice August 1 at the Tucson Electric Park Complex and Mike Morales, who manages both the 60-and-over and the 65-and-over squads, is happy with the first workout. "We have to get started early and get ourselves prepared," Morales said,just moments following the first practice. "Every team in every state is doing the same thing. They'll be bringing the best players in their state and we'll do the same.You have to, if you want to remain competitive."
Morales has selected players from the Tucson Old Timers, who play over at Udall Park throughout the year, and from players on the well-established Old Pueblo team, which plays throughout the year at Santa Rita Park. "We have a few players coming in from as far away as Vermont and a few from Texas to round out our teams."
According to Morales, you need to have plenty of players available to play. A team could play up to 14 games and are guaranteed at least six games. For old timers, that will pull on the hamstrings a bit! The level of play for the over-60 crowd has improved over the years and according to Morales they play at an even higher level at the MSBL World Series. In the coming weeks, this forum will keep you informed of not only the progress of the teams as they prepare for the World Series, but their results while they are there as well.
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