AABC MM 16U Regional

I am officially a DBAT fan this week!!!

Welcome aboard!

Final Day Prediction:
DBAT will need to double-dip Houston Heat...

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Originally posted by Diablo con Huevos:
Final Day Prediction:
DBAT will need to double-dip Houston Heat...

DBAT will waltz through the bracket. Oh they might miss a dip here or there, but ultimately they will reign.

I wouldn't bet against deviled eggs on this one.

Predict DBAT to win their first one, scoring well into the double digits.

Is this a combined Heat 16U team? I assume at least one of their groups will be in College Station this week.

Texan -- how has your son's team done against the Heat this year?

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Originally posted by Panther Dad:
Is this a combined Heat 16U team? I assume at least one of their groups will be in College Station this week.

Texan -- how has your son's team done against the Heat this year?

College Station isn't until next week.

Thanks for correcting me 5sdad. I assume this week's Heat team will be prepared to go to McKinney the following week if they win, rather than juggle the roster for Premier --- in any case, I'm sure they have a plan.

If it's the Heat team we seen this year ya'll wont have any problems but from what I heard they do have one team that is very good. Not sure which team is going where.

Both the Heat Red & Black teams are top notch. Their Silver team is actually a 15U team, I believe.

I don't know which will be going to Premier WS & which will be at MM.

PD, sending you a PM.

oh ok... well if it is Houston Heat Red, then it will be them and DBAT omn final day with DBAT needing a double-dip... I forgot that "big" Heat team might not be there because of Premier... If it ain't the Red, then DBAT walks through it....

I appreciate everybodies confidence in DBAT getting to the championship and either winning or having to double dip the other team. However, DBAT has to get by the Hackers first round and the Hackers are a well respected organization. Don't discount the Patriots, they have been playing their best ball of the year of late and I know they have some good pictures that could cause anybody problems.

Diablo, how's the weather in Houston? I hear a lot of rain today and Tomorrow. Any chance the tournament gets pushed back a day or two?

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Originally posted by kirk:
I know they have some good pictures that could cause anybody problems.

Are you sure you are talking about baseball and not the corporate world ??

I know what you meant to type, However, I could not resist.

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Originally posted by kirk:
I appreciate everybodies confidence in DBAT getting to the championship and either winning or having to double dip the other team. However, DBAT has to get by the Hackers first round and the Hackers are a well respected organization. Don't discount the Patriots, they have been playing their best ball of the year of late and I know they have some good pictures that could cause anybody problems.

Diablo, how's the weather in Houston? I hear a lot of rain today and Tomorrow. Any chance the tournament gets pushed back a day or two?

The Hackers have gone downhill every year since the Sliders started up. They have some good kids, but I would be very surprised if they can hang with your crew.

I dunno, dfw, it may be KD that has the pictures...

Kirk, if the Hackers resemble anything from thier team last year it will be a walk thru for you...I know how you feel about a pre-disposed win. (always ends in disaster) (Drillers)

John Play well!!!!

This year's 16U group is by far their strongest among their varous ages. But most of them have filled in holes on the 17/18 teams. I don't know if they will bring the best 16's back down for MM or not.

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Originally posted by dfwdad08:

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Originally posted by kirk:
I know they have some good pictures that could cause anybody problems.

Are you sure you are talking about baseball and not the corporate world ??

I know what you meant to type, However, I could not resist.

Patriot "pitchers" maybe photogenic, as well as, good "pitchers".

My son plays for the Hackers 18/U Moore/Kurtz. The team beat the Waco Storm Blue, Arlington A's Chase and Arlington A's Allen. The beat the Houston Outlaws, McKinney Marshalls, Farmington Rattlers, KC Monarchs, Rawlings Prospects, Lubbock Monetery Red Hats and. Kyle Chapman and others in tournament games. Oh, and they run-ruled the Dallas Mustangs in their tournament - finishing 2nd to the 18/U Kyle Chapman team in a pretty darn good tournament. I don't think the Hacker program is on the decline. By the way, the Sliders were in the 4th place bracket in the Mustang Classic. About half of the players on the team are 16/U players and if they were to play down to the MM Series, they would be a dominating group. However, the Hacker 16/U team will play as it played in the State Tournament and will pick up, according to rule, 2 players from the tournament. I think they are picking up a couple of mid 80 pitchers. All that being said, it will be a tough tournament. DBAT has a great organization, as do the Heat. I would have to say they are strong favorites

The Hackers fells off a few years back when the man running the program left and started his own organization and basically left with the 16's through the 18's. Basically, it was like starting the program over again and this year's 17/u group is the first intact group that has basically been with the program throughout high school. They will have an incredible 18/U team next year.

Welcome BTJ! Informative first post. Sounds like your group of young men are not only playing tough baseball, but are also building character.

Good luck this week!

It looks like they are considering moving the MM Regional tournament from Houston, due to the rain and pending weather. The coaches meet at 11:30 --- San Antonio, Austin, or Dallas are possibilities. Stay tuned.

If it is attracting rain, move it here!!!

PD, you have another PM.

Anybody know anything about the Santa Fe Horsemen?

Just heard it was moving to Dallas at Jesuit and Richardson.

Why would they put it at Jesuit. Does anyone think that field is anywhere near top of the line? All the dirt needs to be redone, and that's just a start.

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Why would they put it at Jesuit. Does anyone think that field is anywhere near top of the line? All the dirt needs to be redone, and that's just a start.

Dtiger,

You got that right. The mound is about like trying to make a mound out of beach sand. The home plate area is a beach basically. Really bad job of trying to make a pitchers mound and home plate area by somebody........IMHO!!

Great turf though.

Coach told me that the people that do those fields suggested that dirt but they are re-doing it... for NEXT year. Be interesting to see if it gets done, they also told us those batting cages in the back would be done in February... still aren't.

Move it to Kelly Field in Carrollton.

I am pretty sure that Ringer1 had something to do with that rain in Houston.... he's been begging for his team to play up here...
are they still in it?

Does anyone know which teams picked up guest players and who went where?

Also does anyone know when the new brackets will be posted?

ROUND 1 - Thursday
G1-3:00PM @ Jesuit: Farmington Drillers (NM) vs. Topeka Cardinals (KS)

G2-1:00PM @ Jesuit: DBAT 16 vs. San Antonio Hackers

G3-3:00PM @ Richardson HS: Houston Heat vs. FW Drillers

G4-1:00PM @ Richardson HS: Santa Fe Horsemen (NM) vs. Dallas Patriots 16


ROUND 2 - Friday
G5-6:00PM @ Jesuit: L1 vs. L2

G6-6:00PM @ Richardson HS: L3 vs. L4

G7-8:00PM @ Jesuit: W1 vs. W2

G8-8:00PM @ Richardson HS: W3 vs. W4

Houston Heat is out --- I don't blame them, none of the families were ready to travel. Drillers get a first round bye.

PD- I'm sure DBAT wants to win anyway possible, but I also know you guys have a lot of good competitors and I bet they are disapointed by this development.

It's a long season with the team's goal in sight -- I don't think they care who they play at this point. All the teams in this tournament are good. Our guys are not making any assumptions -- they must play well to win. Baseball is simple -- and I'm out of cliches.

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Originally posted by Panther Dad:
Houston Heat is out --- I don't blame them, none of the families were ready to travel. Drillers get a first round bye.

They're the HOST team for crying out loud! Their league/organization had to bid against others to even get to host this tournament. Were they not going to travel to McKinney next week had they won?

IMHO any team that drops out of a tournament such as this does a disservice to all of the other teams and shouldn't have been there in the first place. Sounds cheesy to me.

GM- Good point. I had forgotten how they were the host team. Maybe DBAT is now the host team. HAHA.

Perhaps they should remove the hostessship Naaa, won't happen -- it's the Heat.

How bout we say Jesuit Baseball is the host... "team." Considering they picked our... beautiful field... to play on. I'm still very confused about that, I feel like I should go work on the field but I know it will do no good.

They should think of the hardship the N.M and Miss. teams are going through..