All,
Thanks for the interest. We have filled our needed roster spots. We had 12 players but 2 were very committed to HS football which left us with 10. We don't throw people under the bus here. The Buzz is a top quality team with 12 top quality players who have played together for quite a while. It is very unfortunate that 2 kids couldn't make it. As everyone knows, showing up to the E24 with 10 players would be a physically demanding task for the kids. We do not nor have we ever over pitched or put a players health or future in danger for a win. We were all looking forward to playing as 1 team with our original 12. We first attempted to pick up local talent to fill our roster spots but prior commitments to other teams during the dates needed prohibited most of the players from joining. We did manage to pick up 1 player who has been interested in playing with us for quite a while but we just didn't have a spot. We picked up another player from NY who we have seen a number of times and is a good fit but not a pitcher. The 3rd player we picked up is a pitcher (the 9th roster pitcher on the squad) and an infielder. We have always carried 7-10 pitchers of varying skill level on our squad so that we would never over use any 1 pitcher. Being from Baltimore, we are not exposed to the oppressive heat that can be seen in Orlando this time of the year. We felt as though adding to our 10 players would be a wise decision. We have not stacked our deck, we have not gone out to abuse or overuse players, and we certainly did not increase our chances to win games. We have strengthened our players in that they can have more rest periods as needed and we have provided opportunities to 3 players, who may not have otherwise been able to play in such a fine tournament, to enjoy the experience of playing at Disney and against some of America's (and Puerto Rico's) top talents. Thank you all for your interest but we have filled our roster spots and we have 13 dedicated young men who will be giving it there all.
Feel free to debate the under the bus thing as much as you would like though. It’s kind of funny!