Nominations Being Accepted for Assistant Commissioner

Nominations are currently being accepted for BSDL Assistant Commissioner. We hope to have a vote take place at the Spring Banquet on Monday. The role of the Assistant Commissioner is to assist the commissioner in maintaining the efficiency of the operation of the league. And in absence of the commissioner, the assistant commissioner shall exercise the duties of the commissioner.

I would encourage anyone who wants to take a more proactive role in the league to be a candidate. The BSDL will only be as successful as those who are willing to take the time and effort to make it the league we all want it to be.

If you are interested, please let DQ know as soon as possible.

Triple Shafts Win Spring 2013 BSDL Title; Banquet to Take Place on Monday

The BSDL would like to congratulate Triple Shafts, sponsored by Fritz, for being champions of the 2013 Spring Season. The Triple Shafts (55-29 overall, 10-2 match record) took three out of the first four games in the final match against Fritz Death From Above, clinching its second consecutive title with a 4-3 victory at Fritz. Death From Above (44-40, 5-7) finished in third place. Rich tossed a Ton 110 and Michael notched a hat trick and a RO7 (20s, 19s) in the losing effort. Also, congratulations to Tim, who took the league overall individual title with a season record of 26-9 for the champs!

Alley Three in a Bed (50-34, 8-4) finished off a solid season and finished in second place with 6-1 and 5-2 victories over the Starving Dartists (35-49, 6-6) in a fun doubleheader at The Alley Bar. DQ started off the first match with a Ton 122-In on the first round of 601 to lead the way for TiaB. Dan A. had two Ton 100 throws, and Dennis added a Ton 100 during the two matches for the Dartists, while Chris powered his way to two individual victories over DQ. The first game of the doubleheader was a makeup from the match scheduled on Patriots Day. The league was very happy to have Dan B., Chris, Dan A., Dennis and Lindsey in the league this season, and we hope you all return for our next blind draw for teams for the Fall Season!

Overall, it was another successful season for the league, which saw the addition of a fifth team. Dogs R Us Bad News Bears (26-58, 1-11) improved with 10 more wins this season than last! We will strive to keep growing the league, while keeping in mind that our main goal is to throw darts with a competitive spirit and provide a social atmosphere to meet new people and make friends. It's all about having fun!

We welcome everyone to the Spring 2013 Banquet, which will begin at 8 pm, Monday, June 10 at The Alley Bar. We hope to see all of you there!

Once again, I'd like to thank everyone for a great season, and congratulations to Bill, Mark, Steve, Tim and Tom for a job well done!

Sincerely,

Dave (DQ)
Commissioner
Beantown Soft-Tip Dart League

BOSTON STRONG!

If you haven't already, please visit and "like" our main BSDL Facebook page here.

If anyone is interested in volunteering for our fundraising committee, please contact DQ. We need to start raising as much money as possible to help reduce the expenses for everyone who wants to participate at the Gay Games in 2014 in Cleveland and continue to improve the league.

Please click here to see the full league standings and statistics.

Results from May 20

Triple Shafts 4 - Death from Above 3 @ Fritz

Three in a Bed 6 - Starving Dartists 1 @ The Alley Bar (makeup from Patriots Day)

Three in a Bed 5 - Starving Dartists 2 @ The Alley Bar

Schedule for June 10

Spring 2013 Banquet @ The Alley Bar, 8 pm

Spring 2013 Team Standings:

Team	Wins	Losses	Average	GB	Match record
Fritz Triple Shafts	55	29	0.6548	--	10-2-0
Alley Three in a Bed	50	34	0.5952	5	8-4-0
Fritz Death from Above	44	40	0.5238	11	5-7-0
Starving Dartists	35	49	0.4167	20	6-6-0
Dogs R Us Bad News Bears	26	58	0.3095	29	1-11-0
End of Season	0	0		13	0-0-0
Banquet at The Alley	0	0		13	0-0-0

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Triple Shafts Win Fall 2013 Championship

The BSDL would like to congratulate Triple Shafts, sponsored by Fritz, for being champions of the 2012 fall season. The Triple Shafts took the first three out of four games in the final match against Fritz Death From Above, clinching the title. Death From Above took the last three games to win the match, 4-3, but finished one game out of first place.

Overall, it was a successful season for the league. The BSDL had its first open draw for teams, and after each team played 84 games, only three games separated first place from Alley Three in a Bed in third place. And our fourth place team, Dogs R Us Bad News Bears, improved greatly in the second half of the season. Our Facebook page and our website has seen increased traffic and has gone through some cosmetic improvements. We will strive to keep growing the league, while keeping in mind that our main goal is to throw darts with a competitive spirit and provide a social atmosphere to meet new people and make friends. It's all about having fun!

Once again, I'd like to thank everyone for a great season, and congratulations to Bill, Mark, Steve, Tim and Tom for a job well done!

Sincerely,

Dave (DQ)
Commissioner
Beantown Soft-Tip Dart League

Match Reports Now Posted on Website

Actual score sheets for each of this season's matches can now be found on www.bsdl.org. Simply go to the schedule page and click on "report" to view the match you wish to see. Enjoy!

About the Beantown Soft-Tip Dart League:

The Beantown Soft-Tip Dart League (BSDL) is a not-for-profit soft tip dart league. Matches are played at and sponsored by local gay and lesbian bars in Boston, as well as several individually sponsored teams. The BSDL is one of the fastest-growing sports in Boston's gay, lesbian and bisexual community. The BSDL was started back in the spring of 2002. To gauge the interest of darts in the LGBT community, the BSDL began as a short eight-week season, and had a surprisingly good turnout of four teams comprised of three players each. Helping to build a sense of community and friendship between host bars and players is our mission. Playing darts with a competitive spirit and providing a social atmosphere to meet new people and make friends is our goal.

The term "soft-tip" applies to dart points which are made of plastic rather than steel. The plastic points were originally intended as a "safety" dart to replace those steel points which someone obviously discovered can pierce flesh. The dartboards used are molded in plastic and are full of holes to accommodate the darts. Each hole is beveled to ease the darts' entry. These are typical of the electronic dart boards that are becoming increasingly popular. But in the BSDL, we use the traditional English bristle board that is usually associated with steel-tip darts.

Because matches are played at bars, anyone over 21 years of age is invited to join the league. BSDL does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, religion, national origin, economic status, ability or sexual orientation.

Ted Dube 1960-2012

It is with great sorrow that the Beantown Soft-Tip Dart League relays the news that our friend Ted Dube passed away on Aug. 11. Ted enjoyed playing in the dart league and was a friend to many. He will most certainly be missed. A memorial service took place on August 18th at Erickson Hansen Funeral Home in New Britain, CT.