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Post by Chris on May 31, 2007 5:47:39 GMT -8
How many kids will each team be taking this year?
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Post by Randy Edwards on May 31, 2007 6:03:56 GMT -8
A/AE will have 12..
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Post by Rodney L. Voumard on May 31, 2007 6:09:03 GMT -8
As was pointed out at the beginning of the LL year. NS will be hard pressed to field a COMPETITIVE TEAM of 11-12 players. In our league the numbers speak loud & clear...We will have a difficult time as history will repeat it's self this year for the NS TEAM. Several had the forsite to point this out in the beginning of the year and suggest some changes, but it was a MUTE POINT to many.
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Post by Chris on May 31, 2007 6:19:40 GMT -8
I think the Nats. should take 11 contigent upon BOD approval.
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Post by Mark on May 31, 2007 6:32:18 GMT -8
if board approves just make sure those 11 are available for all games
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Post by Chris on May 31, 2007 6:43:41 GMT -8
Definately! We can still pull up alternates if numbers become a problem. Bringing 11 usually means a stronger lineup because you get 7 full time bats instead of just 6.
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Post by crash23 on Jun 3, 2007 12:40:39 GMT -8
If we (all four Turlock leagues) were wise we'd re-draw our boundaries, eliminate towns that we do not draw from (Hilmar, Delhi, Keyes, etc) yet drive up our population numbers... In doing so we may whittle our leagues down to three, thus creating better all star teams. As has been pointed our here recently and in discussions over the past three years, the talent pool has dratically shrunk during that time span. Even in A/AE (where we retracted a team in each league for the second time in four years) there were many kids that did not belong at the major league level. Last night we had an almost six-foot 12 year old pitching to a 10 year old that was almost two feet shorter. Can you say over-matched? That will never be entrirely eliminated, but IMO it could be greatly reduced by going back to the drawing board and re-drawing our boundaries. On most teams I see three groups of players - the starters who rarely come out, then the starters who come out when subs come in, and lastly the subs (duh)... but my point is that on most teams the three groups are at very different levels. In an ideal world the six kids who shuffle in and out of the line-up should be comparable in skill, in most cases I've seen they are not, and two or three of the non-starters should still be devloping their skiils in the minors (not facing 12 year old young men that are seasoned veterans). The argument that there is better coaching in majors so players develop better is suspect b/c most of the coaches in the majors were in the minors at some point. While I'm sure they do become better coaches by the time they get to the majors, I don't know of anyone that is so good he can help a player overcome inexperience, size and coordination. In the vast majority of cases kids are simply better off playing against other kids of similar skill. And if the competition at the major level gets elevated then we prepare players better for high school.
OK, let me have it for makng it all about all stars... lol
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Post by Chris on Jun 3, 2007 13:12:27 GMT -8
Boundaries should be a goal for the off season. It'll take a little more work as the boundaries have been frozen. There are exceptions and if a compelling argument can be made (and i think it can) then LL should approve it. AS for All Stars - LL is divided into two phases. Rec ball & tournament play. We are heading into phase two and I know we'll soon hear a lot of Hottieing about who made it and who didn't. This is our final year and I hope the AS tourney is something really special. If I'm approved to take the Nat 11/12 team we'll fill it with the best players by position to get us as far as we can. The players who had the best season will get selected and politics be damned. OK, let me have it for making it all about winning.
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Post by crash23 on Jun 3, 2007 14:03:04 GMT -8
A capitalist... I like it!
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