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Reply to "Select teams and showcases hurting baseball?"

"to beat up on rec ball teams ..... is not good for anyone."

I'm sure there are plenty of posters on this board with my background. Travel ball did not exist when I played. I played LL and BR. I beat up on the opposition. I pitched a lot of no-hitters. I hit a lot of homers. The closest thing to travel quality ball was Legion in high school. I played college ball. The bottom line was I had the talent to play the game.

If travel ball didn't exist now and kids play BR ball (or equivilant) through age fifteen, they would still have the talent they have. What ruined rec ball at the middle school ages is the entitlement everyone has to make the team. When I played we had to make teams. Today rec ball needs a separate level for teens who can't hit, field, and throw yet want to play the game. These weak players are why my son and players of his skill level play travel after LL.
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