My 2019 and I are excited about attending our 1st PG event in PG WWBA 15U National Championships next week (7/15-7/22) Im looking forward to the experience for him and the Father/Son bond to continue.
best place to eat?
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There was a recent thread that listed everyone's favorite place to eat while in the Atlanta area. If you can't find it, maybe someone can resurface it for you.
Good luck to your son and I hope you have a great time.
c2019 posted:My 2019 and I are excited about attending our 1st PG event in PG WWBA 15U National Championships next week (7/15-7/22) Im looking forward to the experience for him and the Father/Son bond to continue.
best place to eat?
Enjoying life !!!
Doug's is a local hole in the wall about a mile from Emerson. Good food!
how many teams make it to bracket play on Thursday ? top 40?
c2019 posted:how many teams make it to bracket play on Thursday ? top 40?
34 Pools, Bracket has up to seed #34, so only 1 team per pool advances.
Typically the #1 team from each pool advances. Due to the small amount of teams/pools, some pools in the 14u WWBA allowed the top 2 teams from a few pools to advance.
bballdad2016 posted:Typically the #1 team from each pool advances. Due to the small amount of teams/pools, some pools in the 14u WWBA allowed the top 2 teams from a few pools to advance.
In the 14U, a couple pools had two teams advance. I think that was more the result of not reaching a multiple of 8 for a pool (play everyone in your pool for & games). So the pools that had two teams advance had more than 8 teams. In the end, same result.
My son and I will be there. I have mixed emotions about this tournament....will we be competitive? will we get blasted every game? We did the WWBA U14 Memorial tournament last year and did pretty well so I guess we have a chance to hang with some of these teams that fly in players from all over the country. My son's team is just a bunch of guys from a small southern town who have been together since they were 8. Found out last night from coach that son will be pitching against one of the elite teams this weekend at Lake Point. Hopefully it wont be a replay of the MLB all star game HR derby. Also will be interesting to see if he can hit a 90 mph fastball. I am determined to have a good time!
stayfocused posted:My son and I will be there. I have mixed emotions about this tournament....will we be competitive? will we get blasted every game? We did the WWBA U14 Memorial tournament last year and did pretty well so I guess we have a chance to hang with some of these teams that fly in players from all over the country. My son's team is just a bunch of guys from a small southern town who have been together since they were 8. Found out last night from coach that son will be pitching against one of the elite teams this weekend at Lake Point. Hopefully it wont be a replay of the MLB all star game HR derby. Also will be interesting to see if he can hit a 90 mph fastball. I am determined to have a good time!
My son's 14U team will also be playing. If your team name has 14U in it, there is a good chance that your son won't see the very rare kid who can touch 90. They will be saving those guys for the 15U teams...or at least that's what I am hoping for. :-)
Oh we saw the kid throwing 90+! He pitched against us for 5 innings. It was a great experience and a great atmosphere with all the fans and scouts watching. Back from ATL today (son had game on west side of ATL this morning so got a ride with teammate) for work and then back over to finish up Tuesday and Wednesday.
stayfocused posted:Oh we saw the kid throwing 90+! He pitched against us for 5 innings. It was a great experience and a great atmosphere with all the fans and scouts watching. Back from ATL today (son had game on west side of ATL this morning so got a ride with teammate) for work and then back over to finish up Tuesday and Wednesday.
Good stuff! So far, son's team has seen mid 80's.
We have all but one 2020 and faced a team with nine 2018's yesterday and they basically kicked our teeth in. LoL
I told another dad on our team that for the first time this season, we were just overmatched. All in all, still a great experience for the boys!
just saw this re: places to eat. here is the thread - http://community.hsbaseballweb...56#35084418891035356
and here is the list I put together for our team: Also be sure to stop in JD's BBQ in Acworth, just south of Lakepoint. an excellent place in an old schoolhouse.
Alpharetta & Roswell Restaurants:
Smashburger - 5530 Windward Pkwy, Suite C310, Alpharetta
Campania Pizzeria Napolitana - 800 North Main Street, Alpharetta
Mellow Mushroom Pizza - 11770 Haynes Bridge Rd, Suite 301, Alpharetta, GA 30009 (770)-663-3812
Smokejack - 29 S Main St, Alpharetta, GA 30009-1965
Pure Taqueria - 103 Roswell St, Alpharetta, GA 30009-1931 (678)-240-0023 (This place was excellent but better suited for a smaller group)
Hola! Taqueria & Bar - 688 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell, GA 30076
Grand Champion BBQ - 4401 Shallowford Rd, Suite 168, Roswell, GA 30075-3193, (770) 587-4227
Big Pie in the Sky - (Pizza) 1010 Mansell Rd. Ste 180, Roswell, GA 30076
770-993-5577 - http://bigpieinthesky.com/
Marietta & Kennesaw Restaurants:
Marietta Diner (open 24 hours!) - 306 Cobb Pkwy S, Marietta, GA 30060-9211(770) 423-9390
Carol’s Café (hole in the wall place) 2543 Bells Ferry Rd, Ste 50, Marietta, GA 30066-5179 - (770) 422-4641
The Red Eyed Mule - 1405 Church Street Ext NW, Marietta, GA 30060
Williamson Brothers BBQ - 1425 Roswell Rd, Marietta, GA 30062- (770) 971-3201
The Marietta Local - located on the square in Marietta. It is quality food cooked to perfection. Chicken and French toast served all day long and the best Cheese grits -148 Roswell Street, Marietta, GA (770)794-2299 Monday – Saturday 8am-2:30pm (Breakfast served thru 11am)
Big Shanty Smokehouse BBQ – 3393 Cherokee Street NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144. (770) 499-7444 http://bigshantybbq.com
Olde Towne Bar & Grill (lemon pepper wings are fantastic) on 41 near Cobb Airport - 2500 Cobb Parkway NE, Kennesaw, GA 30152, 770-499-7878
Emerson & Cartersville Restaurants:
Scott’s Walk Up BBQ – 206 North Tennessee Street, Cartersville, GA 30120. 770-382-1600
Brandy’s World Famous Hot Dogs (down the street from Scott’s BBQ) – great chili dogs and chili burgers
Doug’s Place (Meat & 3) - 660 Highway 293, Emerson, GA 30137 (770)-382-9063
The City Cellar - 72 Rail Road Street, Cartersville, GA (770)-334-3170
Appalachian Grill - 14 E Church St, Cartersville, GA 30120-3202 (770)-607-5357
Ate (8) Track (70's theme bar and grill with really good food) 25 North Wall Street, Cartersville, GA 30120, 470-315-4369
Henry’s (Cajun) just South of the park in Acworth (actually just turn left out of the park parking lot and it will take you right to it), is definitely worth a trip.
JD’s BBQ JD's Bar-B-Que, 4424 S. Main St, Acworth, GA, (770)-974-8434 (GREAT BBQ!)
Notable Atlanta-area Restaurants:
Heirloom Market Barbecue - Southern BBQ meets Korean BBQ from a husband & wife team. It's right on the Northwest perimeter of Atlanta, just inside 285: 2243 Akers Mill Rd. Atlanta, GA 30339. www.heirloommarketbbq.com
Fat Matt's Rib Shack - 1811 Piedmont Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30324-5214
The Varsity- downtown and a landmark! Great HotDogs! http://www.thevarsity.com/
Fox Brothers BBQ – 1238 Dekalb Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30307 (404)-577-4030
