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Lessons Learned In Collegiate Summer Wooden Bat League

TCWPrepsTCWPreps1,000+ posts
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Originally posted by hokieone:
TCW: Most teams cut the budgets real close, so less games is less revenue. A couple make money but it's usually a break-even thing-people don't do this in this league for the money. It's a pure love the game-love the kids-love the community thing. The Beer leagues are where the money is...charging $4 for a $1 beer makes a lot of dough for places like the Coastal Plains League, but the VBL is all nonprofit teams, no alcohol allowed.

Attendance for all teams is best Friday through Sunday. Our one year experience is that weekend games attract on average 30-40% more people. Getting up early to go to work the next day is the biggest drawback to week night fans-we hope to eventually get to start our games at 6:30 to help that a little.


I thought the 7pm starts was a good idea to whomever came up with that. There were a couple of game in Winchester where it was almost still daylight before the game was over.
TPMTPMHSBaseballweb Member since 2003
Good post Hokie, congrats on your first summer.

The boys of summer are tired, most have played since February and all summer and need a break.

Maybe some have played over a 100 games. However, for those sons who want to know first hand what it is like in professional ball, it's just a taste.
G gotwood4sale10,000+ posts
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That, my friend, is a huge accomplishment considering the mess we're in!


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Ain't that the truth. Good to see you back...I saved one for ya'...



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igballigball500+ posts
Following up on earlier point about players ready to go home, son's team just won semi finals tonight winning two very close games. Son pitched well and had victory until reliever gave up lead with two HR in ninth. Team came back and won it in their last ab's.

When I called son to congratulate him he said he feels like the episode of South Park where fans and parents are cheering for team but the kids on the field are trying to throw the game because they've had enough. Pretty funny I thought.
Few more games and days to go I guess.
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BumBum1,000+ posts
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Originally posted by igball:
When I called son to congratulate him he said he feels like the episode of South Park where fans and parents are cheering for team but the kids on the field are trying to throw the game because they've had enough.


Is this a joke? Because I know one kid that would pitch in November in sleet and wind with bloody fingers to keep going. I hope you're kidding.
igballigball500+ posts
The attempt of the comment was to humorously highlight the accuracy of Hokieone's observation:
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It always fun to read the quotes in the paper as all these guys know what to say:"Thrilled to be in the playoffs", "Looking forward to a few more games", etc., but in reality they are all ready to go home for a little bit at the end of the summer.


FWIW, son pitched team into finals and played middle infield for first two games of finals and came back on three days rest to pitch final game. Would have won that game but for 6 errors and 5 unearned runs. That's baseball.

Also fwiw, this site seems to be populated lately by a few who have assumed the role of thought police. I might suggest encouraging varying opinoins and observations even if you dont understand them.

I wish all players the very best but hope no one gets hurt patting themselves on the back.
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C CaBB1,000+ posts
Igball- totally understand your comment. For players that were starters all during the college season and played all 52-56 games while studying, traveling,and working out they are getting tired as August rolls around and they have played over 50 more games. The Northwoods league has close to 70 games!

They do get tired and rightfully so. They'll get a little rest before fall ball starts @ college.

It really depends what position you play, how many games you played in college, and then how many games you played in summer ball.

And yet most of them really do love it and are passionate about it but they are allowed to admit tiredness.
J HJ H5,000+ posts
CaBB- There's a big difference between being tired and playing the game to lose. I'm sure during the 162 games of the MLB season the players get tired as well. But I would think they always play to win.

I played an entire college season and then another 60 games in the Coastal Plain League after my sophomore year. I've heard players say "I need a day off," but I've never heard anyone say "I want to lose so I can go home." The competitive drive of an elite athlete at that level should be in the forefront for them. Tired is fine, throwing a game is not.
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J HJ H5,000+ posts
igball- From your last comment, it does seem as though your son put in great effort to try to help the team win, and that comment was made out of humor and jest. Being tired and looking forward to relaxing for a bit is completely natural...everyone in summer ball does it. But I haven't heard of anyone purposely losing.
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