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Originally Posted by proudhesmine:

Is the dreams park the place that has 100+ teams each week?If so we went when mu guy was 12.What a disapointment( his view) he had played on 260ft. fields all summer.He gets out there and its what 200ft. with a 12+15 ft. fence?All he did was moan about how he would have liked to play some of the teams on home field.They did come from two kids 5 ft. apart looking at each other while the pop up hit the ground.That was really too bad for the kids.If caught team would have still been playing on last day.

 

That's correct.  During the week my son went there were 104 teams.  The fences are ridiculously short, but that's why they sell all of those "I hit a homerun in Cooperstown" shirts.    I guess someone has to make a little money.

 

His team made it to the last day, but lost in the sweet 16.  The place is pretty cool for a 12 year old though.  They had a blast.

Originally Posted by Rob T:

Imagine if the MLB :

 

1) Had no salary cap.

2) Had no draft.

3) Players could play for whoever they wanted, whenever they wanted.

4) Coaches could leave a team at any point and take their players with them.

5) The regular season didn't matter - everybody got into the playoffs - which were single elimination.

 

That's travel ball for you.

That's the thing that gets me.  There are no rules.  Its the wild, wild, west.  You couldn't do it in HS, College, or MLB.  But with 12 YO kids, it is alright. 

You're right...i made the choice for my oldest...he didn't play a lot of travel ball...one season as a 12 yr old, didn't like what I saw, then just a few tourny's here and there for different teams but never for a season again until after his sophomore year....and I think he'll be just fine...so, believe it or not he has prsospered in HS ball without all that travel ball.....LOL, and my bank account is happy about that

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