Phoenix Connie Mack Qualifier

anyone have a web site on this?

sort of...

http://www.azdiamondreport.com/

Haven't found a website on this yet, but do have the pools:

ASU:
1. Arizona Firebirds
2. Alburquerque
3. Cherry Creek
4. Players Academy
5. Farmington

TEMPE:
1. McKinney Marshals
2. Arizona Clash
3. Angels
4. Renegades
5. Colorado Impact

PHOENIX MUNICIPAL:
1. Albuquerque Heat
2. Houston Raiders
3. Dallas Patriots-17
4. All-American Prospects (Fla.)
5. DBAT-17

MESA:
1. Tucson High
2. Dallas Tigers
3. Dallas Patriots-18
4. Trombley Braves
5. Rocky Mountain Baseball Academy

At the end of pool play the #1 and #2 teams in each pool plus two at large teams will be determined from the following guidelines and advance to the ten team double elimination tournament.
*Best Record
*Head to Head
*Least Runs Allowed
*Most Runs Scored

The Connie Mack seems to be going strong. Maybe the Mickey Mantle should take a page from their playbook. 25 teams.......110 degrees......5 Texas Teams......California, New Mexico, Florida, and Colorado. Seems to be a fair representation of the West.

Mickey Mantle Qualifier......8 Teams.......All local Texas Teams.....Humid but not unbearable.......plenty to do......what’s wrong with this picture. I know baseball is a hotbed here.......but it is lacking in so many ways. The CM is played in the hottest place in the west and yet pulls teams in. Short of volunteering for the job.......the MM needs to see what is being done right. Maybe it is location.

JAFO, is that you trying to sneak up on somebody! Hope some of the parents in Phoenix can post on this site about results and details of some of the games, for those of us parents who couldn't make the trip. Thanks.

Currently 102 degrees (11:30AM), but it's a dry heat.

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Originally posted by collikar:
Currently 102 degrees (11:30AM), but it's a dry heat.

Stop complaining

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Currently 102 degrees (11:30AM), but it's a dry heat.

thats how they cook beef jerky....."In a Dry Heat"

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Originally posted by JAFO:
The Connie Mack seems to be going strong. Maybe the Mickey Mantle should take a page from their playbook. 25 teams.......110 degrees......5 Texas Teams......California, New Mexico, Florida, and Colorado. Seems to be a fair representation of the West.

Mickey Mantle Qualifier......8 Teams.......All local Texas Teams.....Humid but not unbearable.......plenty to do......what’s wrong with this picture. I know baseball is a hotbed here.......but it is lacking in so many ways. The CM is played in the hottest place in the west and yet pulls teams in. Short of volunteering for the job.......the MM needs to see what is being done right. Maybe it is location.

Hey, JAFO. Are you missing it?

Nah....I've got a sideline job this summer down at Reverchon.

Wonder if that nice chap that runs the Firebirds will miss me?

Hes already called me wanting your number.

By the way did you see that CM Pool Play Bracket? Look a little fishy?

Any finals from today's games?

What's fishy about it?

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Originally posted by JAFO:
By the way did you see that CM Pool Play Bracket? Look a little fishy?

It does seem rather odd that the Firebirds keep drawing the pools that have no Texas teams in them.

....or Trombly.

....or SoCal.

....or the Prospects.

DBat 17 over Dallas Patriots 20-8
Trevor Petersen, Travis Ballew, and
Trevor Eickman combine for the win.
Petersen started and went 3 (I think)
Ballew had a quick 10 pitch inning.
Eickman finished with a good inning.

HR for Ryan Payne over left center.
It was a bomb - PHX Municipal is 345ft
down the lines.

Sweet play by Brett Doe at SS in the last
on a line drive short hop.

Tigers lose to Trombly 10-3.
Down 3-0 in the 3rd when I left with
Swaggerty on the mound.

All-American Prospects over Houston Raiders
something like 14-6.

They say they'll be updating the website at night.

.rock

Top 5th Tigers 9 Tucson High 5

Dallas Tigers 11
Tucson High 8

In Arizona Hot Hot Hot……. All American very good…. Have good athletes. Couple of really big hitters. Tigers looked ok. Swagerty not a good outing. Dbat can really hit, but pitching may be a problem. Doe 2 best plays of the tournament so far, Payne hit the hardest ball. So Cal lots of pitching no hitting.

Image series from today's DBat 17 versus Dallas Patriots 17
pool play game at Phoenix Municipal Stadium.

Images:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/samballew/sets/72157605799088194/

Slideshow:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/samballew/sets/72157605799088194/show/

Nice pics Rock Dad! Keep 'em coming, and stay cool!

Go D-BAT!

Rockdad's pics are amazing! Great way to keep those left in Texas "in the action". What a special gift to give!

Thanks!


And 3BD, I wasn't complaining about the heat. I relish frying in the sun.

Thanks RockDad!

Apparently collikar didn't think I would be interested in seeing pictures of our kid play since I am stuck working...

That infield looks horrible.
I guess it is hard trying to keep up the grass in that heat.

Good luck to all Texas teams.

Coach Ostroff reports that the Marshals are 2-0 over in Tempe. Parrent pitched the first game and Dan Fails pitched the second.

Said it was hot, but the kids were enjoying playing new teams...Coach "O" wants to try New York next summer as it is a lil more c o o l e r...

Good Luck to all the Texas Teams!!!!!

Wish I was there, enjoying the AZ heat, It is a bit kinder than the humidity we have in Texas......

Keep the reports coming....

OBN - true... if you consider the surface of the sun "kind."

DBat 4
Houston Raiders 1

DBat vs Albuquerque Heat at 730pst.

The infield at Phoenix Municipal is pretty
horrible.

Hohokam Stadium, home of the cubs, where the
Tigers are playing is very nice.
I guess Billy's got the A's on a budget.

If you had trouble viewing my images on
flickr, try my smugmug site here:
http://samballew.smugmug.com/gallery/5258121_xFRfs#319899700_fviC5

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Originally posted by Rock Dad:
DBat 4
Houston Raiders 1

DBat vs Albuquerque Heat at 730pst.

The infield at Phoenix Municipal is pretty
horrible.
.

Who pitched for DBAT?

Josh Turley pitched for DBAT and Slade Heathcott closed. Heard Turley had alot of K's!!!

Turley had an excellent outing. Kept the Raiders off balance entire game. Great command of the strike zone - no BB.

Rock Dad....any pics for today??

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Originally posted by collikar:

And 3BD, I wasn't complaining about the heat. I relish frying in the sun.

I will send you this

Coach "O" from the Marshals reports getting absolutely drilled by the Renegades of SoCAL? Several of our parents thought it was the Sun Devils of ASU in Renegade uniforms...

They are playing their second game now against Colorado. If they win, they advance, if they don't, they will be heading East...

The latest report is that the Marshals defeated the Colorado team 2-0 to go 3-1 in their pool. Kottman started, Feckley closed, and Durham hit a 2 run bomb...

Nice bounce back game, catcher.

DBAT leading 5-2 in the bottom of the 4th against Alb. Heat. Reagan Blackmon on the mound.

DBAT wins with Blackmon, Stanely, and Heathcott pitching. Score was either 5-4 or 6-4.