quote:--- but no one questions their strength ---> the TEAM concept.
Amen, Rusty Hill is a class act as are his kids. A true testiment to amatuer baseball.
Amen, Rusty Hill is a class act as are his kids. A true testiment to amatuer baseball.
Amen, Rusty Hill is a class act as are his kids. A true testiment to amatuer baseball.
Congratulations Wildcats on a great run in Farmington. The Metroplex was behind you!
Way to go DBAT!
Way to go Wildcats!
Two super groups.
Way to go DBAT!
Way to go Wildcats!
Two super groups.
Phoenix Firebirds (AZ) eliminated Florida Bombers 12-3.
Trombly (CA) scored twice in the 7th to eliminate LH Wildcats 8-6.
AZ vs. CA in today's championship game. AZ must win twice to win tournament.
Congratulations to the LH Wildcats for a fantastic summer!
Trombly (CA) scored twice in the 7th to eliminate LH Wildcats 8-6.
AZ vs. CA in today's championship game. AZ must win twice to win tournament.
Congratulations to the LH Wildcats for a fantastic summer!
CONGRATS WILDCATS on a great run you made us PROUD!
TRAIN's Back ....Did you all miss me? 
I know some of my fans did!
I know some of my fans did!
quote:Posted August 09, 2006 10:37 PM
Dtiger, we'll be there to challenge you next season
Are they eliminating area code games then SWAC?
You might have a complete team then!
Careful Train -- I have an itchy delete finger today. 
Congratulations Wildcats on a terrific run! Great Job.
Yeah, Train he already shut down the Tigers tryouts.
PD- I thought you didn't know how to delete.
Congrats to the Wildcats! What a great job in Farmington!
The state of Texas is so lucky to be represented by you!
The state of Texas is so lucky to be represented by you!
DTiger -- I'm a quick learner. 
Beast -- it's not like I didn't provide a warning that a particular discussion-point needed to "end". Start a new topic if you want to -- and the great baseball fans here can bump away.
I suppose AFLAC (Sat @ 2 on TV) is sort of the official end to the summer baseball season.
It's been a wild ride, with many DFW teams representing themselves well! Wow, think of the greatness that surrounds our kids -- we are all very fortunate. The fall will be interesting as well.
Is it spring yet?
For next summer -- Lone Star teams -- consider an expanded BBI Premier division -- pretty decent competition, eh DBAT GM?
Beast -- it's not like I didn't provide a warning that a particular discussion-point needed to "end". Start a new topic if you want to -- and the great baseball fans here can bump away.
I suppose AFLAC (Sat @ 2 on TV) is sort of the official end to the summer baseball season.
It's been a wild ride, with many DFW teams representing themselves well! Wow, think of the greatness that surrounds our kids -- we are all very fortunate. The fall will be interesting as well.
Is it spring yet?
For next summer -- Lone Star teams -- consider an expanded BBI Premier division -- pretty decent competition, eh DBAT GM?
quote:Originally posted by Panther Dad:
For next summer -- Lone Star teams -- consider an expanded BBI Premier division -- pretty decent competition, eh DBAT GM?
You're right about the competition PD - having six BBI teams earn their way to the AABC World Series in both Mickey Mantle & Connie Mack is unprecedented. Somebody here once used the term "steel sharpening steel".
The 18U BBI Premier teams are meeting tomorrow morning to discuss coordinating fall showcase events and ways to improve our divisions for next summer. Next on the BBI agenda is to add Premier Divisions to the 13U & 14U leagues and lower all of the 2007 team costs even more.
Good times....
Considering the BBI family... maybe...
I must say that whoever had the BBI premier division idea was quite smart. There is nothing better than playing great teams day in and day out. Having said that, I'm wondering (and asking the people that would know) how often the best pitchers were used during the league? I would love to see the top pitching in the area next year, but league sometimes takes a back seat to tournaments and I wasn't sure how serious the league was taken. This is not saying that the league wasn't taken seriously, and that teams did not want to win as badly as other times (every team always wants to win... I would hope). I was just curious how many times a team saw another team's ace.
I must say that whoever had the BBI premier division idea was quite smart. There is nothing better than playing great teams day in and day out. Having said that, I'm wondering (and asking the people that would know) how often the best pitchers were used during the league? I would love to see the top pitching in the area next year, but league sometimes takes a back seat to tournaments and I wasn't sure how serious the league was taken. This is not saying that the league wasn't taken seriously, and that teams did not want to win as badly as other times (every team always wants to win... I would hope). I was just curious how many times a team saw another team's ace.
quote:Originally posted by Dtiger:
Considering the BBI family... maybe...
I must say that whoever had the BBI premier division idea was quite smart. There is nothing better than playing great teams day in and day out. Having said that, I'm wondering (and asking the people that would know) how often the best pitchers were used during the league? I would love to see the top pitching in the area next year, but league sometimes takes a back seat to tournaments and I wasn't sure how serious the league was taken. This is not saying that the league wasn't taken seriously, and that teams did not want to win as badly as other times (every team always wants to win... I would hope). I was just curious how many times a team saw another team's ace.
We often saw teams' better pitchers in league play this summer and used ours as well. Pride is a funny thing - nobody wants to lose. That being said, no matter who wins the division all the teams are better for having played. We often had more scouts and colleges at league games than at tournament games.
I agree, best pitchers or not, playing top level teams will make every team better.
DTiger, i am suprised you don't remember us doing this when we were 13's and 14"s with our little six team league. that first year 3 of our league teams won National titles. If I remember correctly Mr.Hainsfurther copied the 18U super 8 league.
I do remember our league. Double headers every Wednesday night. Blackhawks, Panthers, Team Texas (who when we were 14 became the Team Texas Blackhawks), Riptide, Tigers, Saltdogs one year... maybe both. As for Mr. Hainsfurther copying the Super 8 league, I don't know. I think we were in that league this year and it didn't resemble our league from back then. I must say the competition found in that league (as a whole) has yet to be matched by any league we've played in afterwards. That is why I, personally, will be pushing for BBI Premier league next year, but my vote doesn't count so much.
definitely need to put it back again.... I know our team struggled badly this year trying to quash good teams in late innings, And our pitchers weren't as focussed early because we played such a soft league schedule. Soft is being very very generous. I think you know what i mean.
quote:For next summer -- Lone Star teams -- consider an expanded BBI Premier division -- pretty decent competition, eh DBAT GM?
I agree.
Mr. Carpenter's team was playing for the right to go to Farmington in the last game of the regional qualifier. You don't have to play in BBI Premier to have "steel sharpen steel" type competition. Playing great competition in tournaments outside of Dallas can be just as effective. It also has the benefit of allowing players to get exposure in schools outside of Texas.
This is true... so lets combine both.
Congratulations to DBat 17's and the Wildcats for an outstanding season.
Last night the AZ Firebirds double dipped to win the CM World Series. During the first game the Firebirds defeated th Trombly Braves 23-4 to force a second game.
In the second game, after 3 scoreless innings, the AZ Firebirds cracked their bats to shut out the Braves 10-0. WP was Sammy Solis LHP who happens to come from my small AZ home town of Litchfield Park (which was only 1,200 pp when I grew up there) and he attends my old HS Agua Fria...
Congrats to the AZ Firebirds on their accomplishment and a great run by the Braves as well.....
In the second game, after 3 scoreless innings, the AZ Firebirds cracked their bats to shut out the Braves 10-0. WP was Sammy Solis LHP who happens to come from my small AZ home town of Litchfield Park (which was only 1,200 pp when I grew up there) and he attends my old HS Agua Fria...
Congrats to the AZ Firebirds on their accomplishment and a great run by the Braves as well.....
quote:Originally posted by Train:quote:Posted August 09, 2006 10:37 PM
Dtiger, we'll be there to challenge you next season
Are they eliminating area code games then SWAC?
You might have a complete team then!
Train, there you go being the All American A$$. But that fits your personality. Hey I have an idea, everyone knows who PD, KD, SWAC, Old Bat, Change Up, etc. are. Why don't you meet us for lunch, I'll pay and lets sit down and express our baseball knowlwdge? What do you say?
quote:Originally posted by oldbat-never:
Last night the AZ Firebirds double dipped to win the CM World Series. During the first game the Firebirds defeated th Trombly Braves 23-4 to force a second game.
I would have bet a large amount that Trombly would have won the series. I think it's great that the AZ. team got in the tourny after the original team was disqualified.
I had the chance to talk a bunch with both the Trombly and AZ. coaches. All were great guys. 7 year big leaguer, Kevin Romine, was a coach for Trombly.
Congrats to AZ. and Trombly for a well played tourny.
SWAC,
Stop letting Train get to you. It's obvious that he is a little disgruntled that he wasn't able to make it to Farmington after all that smack talk.
Remember, the easiest way to shut someone up is to just beat em' when it counts.
Stop letting Train get to you. It's obvious that he is a little disgruntled that he wasn't able to make it to Farmington after all that smack talk.
Remember, the easiest way to shut someone up is to just beat em' when it counts.
My pick was Trombly as well.
Ken you are correct. The reason he does not shut up is because he has no connection to high school baseball.
SWAC
Like your new quote........
Did someone say Lunch???????????????
Like your new quote........
Did someone say Lunch???????????????
quote:Trying to sneak a fastball by Hank Aaron is like trying to sneak sunrise past a rooster
Google is my friend
Aaron, Hank
Student Encyclopedia Article
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(born 1934), U.S. baseball player. “Throwing a fastball by Henry Aaron is like trying to sneak sunrise past a rooster,” St. Louis pitcher Curt Simmons once said, expressing the frustration that pitchers around the league felt while facing one of the most prolific power hitters in major league baseball history
KD, thanks for the correction. I was doing it from memory.
quote:Originally posted by oldbat-never:
SWAC
Like your new quote........
Did someone say Lunch???????????????
Yes sir lunch is on me if Train has the nerve to show up and talk summer baseball.
SWAC- could I just steal his seat if he doesn't show... I love lunch.
Dtiger, plan on having lunch Train want show up.