My son started in this league here is a long post coyped from there site.
AFTER MUCH THOUGHT AND CONSIDERATION I REGRETFULLY TELL ALL THE FORMER BMB TEAMS AND FANS THAT BMB HAS COME TO AN END AND WILL NOT HOLD LEAGUES FOR THE 2014 SEASON. SINCE 1977 WE HAVE BEEN THE PREMIER AMATEUR BASEBALL LEAGUE IN MARYLAND AND DURING THIS TIME WE HAVE HAD GREAT LEAGUES AND TEAMS. OUR TEAMS HAVE WON MORE THAN 55 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN AABC, DIZZY DEAN AND NABF. ALL OF THESE TOURNAMENTS REQUIRED OUR TEAMS TO QUALIFY THROUGH LEAGUE PLAY AND THEN WIN STATE / REGIONAL TOURNAMENT BEFORE MAKING IT THE WORLD SERIES. FOR ALL YEARS UNTIL THE EARLY 2000's AABC, DIZZY DEAN AND NABF WERE THE ONLY TOURNAMENT CHOICES MADE BY BMB TEAMS. THEN IN THE EARLY 2000's THERE WAS A CHANGE AS THE PAY AND PLAY TOURNAMENTS COME ABOUT. MANY OF THESE BMB TEAMS DECIDED THAT THEY WOULD PREFER TO PAY FOR A GUARANTEE TO PLAY IN AN INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT IN LIEU OF EARNING A SPOT IN ONE OF THE THREE BMB FRANCHISED TOURNAMENTS. THE NEXT TURN OF EVENTS WAS TEAMS DECIDING THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO PLAY IN A LEAGUE TO BECOME A "SHOWCASE" OR "TOURNAMENT" TEAM. IT WAS AMUSING BECAUSE MANY OF THESE TEAMS COULD NOT PLAY .500 BASEBALL IN OUR LEAGUE! THIS STARTED THE DEMISE OF OUR LEAGUE. WE WENT FROM A HIGH OF 135 TEAMS IN 9 AGE DIVISION TO A LOW OF 30 TEAMS IN 3 AGE DIVISIONS. MANY TEAMS WERE A RESULT OF A PARENT STARTING A TEAM SO THAT THEIR CHILD COULD BE GUARANTEED A PLACE TO PLAY AND A TOURNAMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN. ALL OF THESE CHANGES AND THE SIGNIFICANT DETERIATION OF THE PLAYER POOL RESULTING IN SMALLER NUMBERS OF TEAMS OR TEAMS THAT FELT BMB WAS TOO COMPTETIVE FOR THEM ARE THE KEY REASONS THAT I HAVE DECIDED TO END THE LONG RUN OF BMB AFTER 37 SEASONS. ALONG WITH THIS WAS THE ADDITION OF OTHER LEAGUES THAT TRIED TO DUPLICATE BMB. THEY COULD NEVER DO THIS AS THEY ONLY ATTRACTED REC TYPE TEAMS SO THEY QUICKLY LEARNED HOW TO MAKE THIER LEAGUE A HUGE MONEY MAKING BUSINESS. CHARGING TEAM 2 TO 2 1/2 TIMES MORE THAN BMB AND OFFERING THEM ZERO TOURNAMENT BERTHS. NOW TEAMS ARE FREE TO PLAY IN THOSE LEAGUES THAT ARE DRIVEN BY MAKING MONEY AND NOT WHAT IS BEST FOR THE TEAMS AND THIER PLAYERS. I WISH ALL TEAMS THE BEST OF LUCK AND HOPE THEY SUCCEED IN ALL OF THEIR BASEBALL ENDEAVORS. ALL MANAGERS AND COACHES NEED TO REMEMBER THAT YOUTH AMATEUR BASEBALL IS A GAME THAT TEACHES SKILL, DISCIPLINE AND PREPARATION FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE BASEBALL. LOSING A GAME IS NOT THE END OF THE WORLD AS ALL PLAYERS MUST LEARN HOW TO LOSE BEFORE THEY CAN EVER UNDERSTAND THE SUCCESS FOUND IN VICTORY. PLAYERS NEED TO ALSO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS TO EARN A PLAYNG POSITION ON THE FIELD. GIVING THEM A SPOT WITHOUT EARNING IT WILL ONLY CAUSE PROBLEMS WHEN THEY GO TO HIGH SCHOOL AND ARE FORCED TO MAKE THE TEAM AND EARN A POSITION.