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rebelmom01- 07-18-2008
Jsut wanted to say Thanks to the guys at Monette for letting us use their ball fields last night. thank you Michael for umpiring for us. It was good practice for the boys. The boys start playing Monday in pool Play. Hopefully we can make it all week.
robobillyray95- 07-18-2008
| QUOTE (rebelmom01 @ July 18, 2008 01:03 pm) |
| Jsut wanted to say Thanks to the guys at Monette for letting us use their ball fields last night. thank you Michael for umpiring for us. It was good practice for the boys. The boys start playing Monday in pool Play. Hopefully we can make it all week. |
Yea, I think I could hear the humming of "All we are saying-----Is give peace a chance" around the field last night as Michael umped and Kerry coached. Rebelmom1 don't get mad I am just playing I wish you guys all the best and enjoy St. Louis, it sounds like you will get to go to a Cardinal game, that will be cool. By the way storm I am going to let my guard down a little for you, I was at the game last night.
Go Storm!!!
rebelmom01- 07-18-2008
don't worry I dont get mad easily. I have a question for you is 95 the year you graduated by chance?
robobillyray95- 07-18-2008
| QUOTE (rebelmom01 @ July 18, 2008 01:40 pm) |
| don't worry I dont get mad easily. I have a question for you is 95 the year you graduated by chance? |
How many clues do you expect? It could be or it could be my age, or it could be my dad or my grandpa's age. What do you think? Where is the storm this morning sleeping in?
rebelmom01- 07-18-2008
Thinnk he's on here. We may have this all figured out. See you in St Louis Robo!!
SPORTSTORM- 07-18-2008
Ok I only seen two of you there last night, one that already has a log in and one that I'm not sure does or not. But if you are M.M. I want to tell you thankyou for umping last night and the support for the team, I really appreciate it alot. If this M.W. then if you would tell M.M. thanks. But if it is niether of you, somone tell him thanks.
rebelmom01- 07-18-2008
Stomr you know that you have the connections to put this to and end. the suspence is killing you I know.
youthbaseballexpert- 07-18-2008
| QUOTE (robobillyray95 @ July 18, 2008 12:17 pm) |
| QUOTE (youthbaseballexpert @ July 18, 2008 06:05 am) | | QUOTE (wannaberebel @ July 17, 2008 05:04 pm) | it's crazy but maybe they will tell us why. when do yall play |
I have explained this several times, but here goes again. Last season at the 12yo state tournament Travis drew the bracket placement at the tournament banquet with a deck of cards. To stop that we DA's agreed to do a blind draw at the spring state meeting. That way the teams will know before they get there when they will play.
Now, get over it. This is only a issue because we send more than 1 team per District to the tournaments. Should we stop and only send 1?
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No, draw the tournament like you always do except throw the cards and the hat away except for those districts that evidently don't play district tournaments. Draw the bracket according to seeds. If a district plays a district and they play themselves into a slot then put them there. If you have a district that doesn't play a tournament then pull the hat back out and draw for seeds for their district only. This makes the tournament still more traditional in the ones either getting the byes or playing lower seeds. I am over it was along time ago, but since you posed the question about only sending one team I thought I would throw in my two cents. This is no different than what the AAA has to do for all sports in high school involving regional and state tournaments every year.
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Robo, you are right. I know that is the way to do it. But if we leave anything that is even remotely gray then these other District guys seem to pull things that cause me to have to field hundreds of complaints. I will work on the draw system over the off season and see if I can come up with a way to draw that still takes in consideration what a team did in the previous tournament.
Neabbfan- 07-18-2008
Michael does not have a username for Nearsports.com. Thats another clue.
SPORTSTORM- 07-18-2008
That pretty much narrows it down unless there is someone out there that is stocking me cause I didn't see anyone from that team that know last night.
rebelmom01- 07-18-2008
bbfan where were you last night, You missed all the bonding!
baseballmom- 07-18-2008
| QUOTE (youthbaseballexpert @ July 18, 2008 01:59 pm) |
| QUOTE (robobillyray95 @ July 18, 2008 12:17 pm) | | QUOTE (youthbaseballexpert @ July 18, 2008 06:05 am) | | QUOTE (wannaberebel @ July 17, 2008 05:04 pm) | it's crazy but maybe they will tell us why. when do yall play |
I have explained this several times, but here goes again. Last season at the 12yo state tournament Travis drew the bracket placement at the tournament banquet with a deck of cards. To stop that we DA's agreed to do a blind draw at the spring state meeting. That way the teams will know before they get there when they will play.
Now, get over it. This is only a issue because we send more than 1 team per District to the tournaments. Should we stop and only send 1?
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No, draw the tournament like you always do except throw the cards and the hat away except for those districts that evidently don't play district tournaments. Draw the bracket according to seeds. If a district plays a district and they play themselves into a slot then put them there. If you have a district that doesn't play a tournament then pull the hat back out and draw for seeds for their district only. This makes the tournament still more traditional in the ones either getting the byes or playing lower seeds. I am over it was along time ago, but since you posed the question about only sending one team I thought I would throw in my two cents. This is no different than what the AAA has to do for all sports in high school involving regional and state tournaments every year.
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Robo, you are right. I know that is the way to do it. But if we leave anything that is even remotely gray then these other District guys seem to pull things that cause me to have to field hundreds of complaints. I will work on the draw system over the off season and see if I can come up with a way to draw that still takes in consideration what a team did in the previous tournament.
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The other districts do have districts tournaments. The top two teams get to go to state. I personally don't have problems with a seeded tournament...as long as the teams have not played together as a team before June 15. If it's a seeded tournament...travel teams should not be allowed.
Neabbfan- 07-18-2008
Jeff, you are doing a great job as the District 4 Administrator. I'm sure that Travis and William do a great job in District 3 and the DA in District 1 also.
This is just one of those issues that well, some think is fair and others don't. I personally don't see a blind draw as being fair when it puts all the #1's up against each other first thing. Take into consideration that these teams just went through a District tournament and beat the other teams in their district for the right to be a #1 seed. Then the State tournament gives a 3rd place team a bye in a bracket that has no #1 seeded teams. Hardly fair.
But you Jeff called it. You have to beat the best teams anyway to win it all.
Neabbfan- 07-18-2008
| QUOTE (rebelmom01 @ July 18, 2008 09:06 am) |
| bbfan where were you last night, You missed all the bonding! |
I had to work. Sorry to have missed the game. I wanted to come out and support you guys.
mjw95- 07-18-2008
Srorm and Rebelmom I was there it is not me, but I am aware of who both Robo and Wannabe is and trust me when this all comes out it will be a great laugh. Storm don't believe everthing people say he may be trying to lead you on. If you guys will remeber only one user name is possible.
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