Meet a Team Rep

“The best things in life aren't things". I couldn’t agree with you more. This is Mary Beth Bourke’s favourite quote. She is also the very proud Team Rep for JILLS IN THE BOX. This is her third season playing with the Notso’s and loving every minute of it. You can spot playing catcher, or anywhere in the outfield.

What does Mary Beth love about being a member of the Notso team, “I like being a part of NOTSOs because you meet SO MANY PEOPLE. It's a great way to get outside, get active, be a part of a community and make new friends.”

Her favourite all time sports movie would be Jerry Maguire. Although it isn’t about sports, but about a sports agent, his girlfriend, and his football player client, and how he finds meaning in his work and life. She totally loves this movie - the story, how it's shot, the music, the actors and the theme: taking chances for what you believe in. You probably think her favourite actor would be Tom Cruise, nope it’s Robert Downey Jr. ‘He's had his ups and downs but he always delivers. I loved Sherlock Holmes and Iron Man’

Mary Beth is stumped when it comes to choosing her favourite all time song. “Impossible!” she says, “There's a world of music and it never ends and I want to keep experiencing it. To get away from the same old playlists and stuff on my iTunes I tune into the internet radio station littleradio.com.”

She also seems to have some favourites with her drinks ‘Cold beer on a hot day. Cold white wine on a hot day or cool red wine on a cold night with a medium rare rib eye steak and a homemade Caesar salad. Oops that's three favourite drinks and one favourite meal!’ That totally sounds like a delicious combo!

Mary Beth has a passion for travelling. She recently visited New Orleans and fell in love! It's an amazing musical city filled with fascinating people and architecture. She has also travelled to San Francisco, Reno, and Provincetown. In the past 4 years she has attended the Burning Man festival and has a soft spot for Italy. Wow- sounds like her passport is filled with stamps from all over the place!

So what does a girl like Mary Beth do in spare time, she enjoys gardening, hockey, hitting some golf balls, art and of course the movies.

Something interesting about Mary Beth she has taken acting classes. Maybe one day we’ll see her in the movies!

Meet a Team Rep

Welcome back Meri Newton! Although Meri is shy she has returned for a second year with Notso’s and is this year’s Team Rep for That’s What She Said.
What’s Meri’s softball position as she put’s it “any position that doesn't involve standing, running, catching or hitting’. Hmmm, I gotta find out what that position is lol...
Meri’s favourite movie is Drumline because there is no ‘I’ on team. Have to say, I really liked that movie as well. Her all time favourite song, ‘I'm every woman, fits my multiple personalities’
Travelling seems to be a hot topic with most of our reps. Meri has also travelled locally and abroad- anywhere from Mississauga, Oshawa, Sudbury, Niagara Falls, Barrie, Etobicoke, North York, Scarborough, and Pickering to Maine, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, Cuba, Costa Rica, New York New York, New Jersey
So what brought Meri back to NOTSO’s – in her own words “Most fun I can have standing up, well almost ;)”
Meri’s quote goes like this “If you have time to learn, you have time to clean” I personally love learning I can’t say that I would find the time to clean!
Who’s her favourite actor/actress and why? Not an actor but Lynn Crawford, celebrated chef. She is one dish I wouldn't mind serving. Perhaps while enjoying her favourite drink- Negroni!
So be sure to say ‘hi’ to Meri when your team plays with That’s What She Said!
Enjoy your season

Meet A Team Rep

Returning for her second Notso season and first year team rep-Ainsley Kendrick! Believe it or not she has waited a long time to be on a team called Scissor Sistahs, wait no more you did it! She had such a great first year that she’s come back to pitch again and of course watch all the hot ladies play, sweat and bend over on the field! Play ball!

Ainsley has had the opportunity to travel across Canada, Northern USA and all of Europe! Pretty amazing! Where you off to next?
Her favourite movie “Cool Runnings, John Candy man! It’s a classic!”
Her actress is Queen Latifah, in Ainsley’s own words “brilliant actress and gets in the shittiest movies”

When not playing ball, she likes to refurbish old furniture, perhaps while sipping on a Long Island Ice Tea- is there alcohol in that drink?? So if anyone out there needs some help or advise on refurbishing furniture, Ainsley is your gal!

What tunes are on Ainsley’s playlist? “Return to Innocence by Enigma. It’s a song that will live forever! Inspirational and it gets me in the "mood". I dare not touch that one!

Ainsley’s funny/weird thing about herself is she seems to have a nervous habit of chuckling after she says something. Hmm I will have to pay attention to that next time.

When asked what her special quote was, "Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got" - Janis Joplin
I couldn’t agree with you more Ainsley!

Meet a Team Rep

Colleen Shaver is Team Rep for ‘Where My Pitches At?’ This is Colleen’s second year with NOTSO's and the first year that she has taken on any type of NOTSO role (outside of showing up to every game and every post game event to enjoy the social events and a drink or two......) wow talk about enthusiasm. That’s the Notso Spirit!
Colleen has been playing since she was 9 but switched gears to try her hand or foot rather with Soccer, reason for switching-she missed catching the pop fly’s. As she puts it “ I was pulled into the NOTSO world last summer and absolutely loved it! I still miss alot of pop ups....but I’ll keep coming back for more!

Colleen is quite versatile in playing positions. She will try almost any position, providing it keeps her away from 1st and 3rd base. Between last season and this season, she has been seen in the outfield, short stop and on the mound (the pitcher's mound, that is). So what does she like about Noto’s? “ There's lots I love about NOTSO's! I love how relaxed everyone is, that you get to play and meet a great bunch of people! The social aspect after the game!

Colleen has a wide range of music type and couldn’t possibly name just one. But she was able to decide her favourite sport movie ‘A League of their Own! I also like Rudy and Remember the Titans. I pretty much like anything that can make me laugh, or is really inspirational (especially when they are based on a true story).

For those post game events, Colleen is pretty easy- with her drinks that is! She enjoys a rye and coke, rum and coke, Strongbow on ice, or a (cold certified) Coors light! In her spare time, Colleen is an outdoors kinda gal she enjoys camping/hiking hanging with friends, movies, a good game of cards poker perhaps?? Sports and road trips!

Colleen’s been around the world and back and is looking for some new stamps for her passport. She’s travelled to B.C, the US (Vegas, Florida, West Virginia), Dominican, Mexico and Cuba.

So who’s your favourite actor/actress? Hmmmm...does Jeff Probst count? :) Colleen is a die hard Survivor fan she has watched every episode since it started! Talk about committed!

For those team left to play “Where My Pitches at?” be sure to say hello to Colleen!