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13udad1234
34 Posts |
 Posted - 02/14/2010 : 08:59:35
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1.Astros
2.Team Gwinnett-White
3.PC Vipers
4. TG-BLue
5.EC Titans |
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lifeguard
74 Posts |
Posted - 02/14/2010 : 16:59:59
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1. EC Stallions
2. EC Longhorns
3. PC Vipers
4. Team Gwinnett White
5. EC Team Rawlings
Don't really see the Astros playing many (if any) 14U tournaments before Disney. Ok, time to go to the second most expensive dinner of the year! :-) |
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titansx11
106 Posts |
Posted - 02/14/2010 : 19:57:00
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| there is no such thing until we start playing tournaments..... |
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lifeguard
74 Posts |
Posted - 02/14/2010 : 21:21:30
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| Waiting until the season starts probably defeats the "pre-season" part. |
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Alter-Ego
802 Posts |
Posted - 02/14/2010 : 21:43:21
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But Titansx11, wouldn't that defeat the idea of "Pre-season" if everyone waited until we started. It would no longer be the "Pre-season", but would be the "In-Season" rankings.
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Edited by - Alter-Ego on 02/14/2010 22:41:04 |
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JCB
88 Posts |
Posted - 02/15/2010 : 00:05:31
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| which is most expensive - night in vegas w/ buddies? |
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mikewells
45 Posts |
Posted - 02/15/2010 : 09:44:02
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WOW! pre season ranks for 14U teams ?!
How bout prediction of oil prices in 2012 ? 
Like couple years ago my football Bulldogs were #1 ranked start of season then finished out of top 25 ! |
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crackedbats
160 Posts |
Posted - 02/15/2010 : 11:25:03
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only consensus is EC Astros #1. Other than that its a coin flip. Vipers will be strong again as will the Team Gwinnett "A" team, Stallions, Team Rawlings, Longhorns, Phillies, Diablos, Titans.
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jaguars18
245 Posts |
Posted - 02/15/2010 : 13:12:40
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| Some of those teams got beat in a pre season nit pretty bad by AAA teams and others have some average hired guns. Good luck with those predictions |
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greglomax
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Posted - 02/15/2010 : 14:25:46
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It's all fun fodder for this time of year.
The funny thing is, once the season starts, no one will care about a ranking and very few can even definitively tell you at that time what the ranking is. It would be easier if it was a league, where all teams play the same number of teams and only play the same teams.
Once the season starts, you will have 2 groups;
1) the ones who are playing like they thought they would, and trying to go compete on the weekends
2) the ones who are reeling from the reality that they have a lot more holes in their boat than they thought. At that point it becomes a mad scramble to figure out how to plug as many holes as you can and get back on track. Some will figure out where to do more work, and others will just have disgruntled parents and coaches all season.
Same dance, different music. |
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titansx11
106 Posts |
Posted - 02/15/2010 : 15:44:09
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| I understand what I said, and like I said, no such thing! As I should have stated no such thing as "Pre-Season rankings". There is only one team to rank; the Astros, the rest is a crap shoot. |
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lifeguard
74 Posts |
Posted - 02/15/2010 : 21:34:29
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| I don't know titan, if we had the top-10, I was going to take my February lottery $$$ to Vegas and put down a small wager. I mean, its February, no more football and college basketball doesn't get serious until March. A crap shoot? Maybe, but so is the weather and teams keep signing up for tournaments this month. At the end of April, we'll come back and see who the surprises were based on Greg's groupings. |
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mammabee
95 Posts |
Posted - 02/16/2010 : 10:02:55
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1 astros
2 pc vipers
3 team combat
4 daiblo baseball
5 powder springs siminoles
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whits23
596 Posts |
Posted - 02/16/2010 : 10:32:29
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| I have formed my pools/brackets for the triple crown next weekend and predict i will be pretty close. Just need to confirm who has paid |
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Alter-Ego
802 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2010 : 13:01:51
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mammabee,
You are not leaving the Stallions out of the list on purpose, are you? |
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mammabee
95 Posts |
Posted - 02/19/2010 : 09:50:59
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mr alter you are funny !
o no i tell the truth about what im thinking
wont change any thing but look on others list not saying stallions either
so ok whats youre list ? :D
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Originally posted by Alter-Ego
mammabee,
You are not leaving the Stallions out of the list on purpose, are you?
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cam1
39 Posts |
Posted - 02/19/2010 : 16:48:01
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I'll putin my 2 cents worth aswell... The Astro's are prob the best 15u team in the state let alone 14u, so we will leave them out of this.
TG White
EC Stallions
EC Combat
PC Vipers
TG Blue
Also solid squads....
EC Team Rawlings
EC Titans
EC Phillies
EC Warriors
Forsyth Outlaws
Titans Baseball
How do any of these teams with School kids play any of the early Elite tournaments? I mean all of the Astro's are prob. on Highschool teams somewhere. That goes for all of the top 5 I would think. This is the 1st year my son won't have played in the Slugfest since he started travel baseball. |
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Alter-Ego
802 Posts |
Posted - 02/20/2010 : 00:01:41
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Most of the lists are slanted toward teams the poster knows more about. It is natural and I am sure I would do the same thing if I created a list.
If you are out of Gwinnett you are more inclined to include both TG teams. If you play out of EC, you will include one or two teams that are 5th or 6th on the list at EC. Some hate EC enough to try to avoid including any EC team on their list that is not absolutely necessary.
I don't care to make a list as much as make note of some questions I have:
In no particular order:
*The Vipers lost a couple of their key players from last year but picked up some strong players from Bulldog Baseball. How will they gel?
*The Stallions made some upgrades this off-season, how will they compete? They have mostly 8th graders so they will play early.
*The TG group have created 2 teams. Have they put their best on one team to compete at the top level, or are the players spread between the two, making it difficult for them to compete with the best.
*The EC Longhorns made some improvements in the off-season and will play early. Did they make enough changes to get into that next tier.
* Georgia Seminoles (Powder Spring Seminoles) have upgraded. How will they compete?
*EC Team Rawlings (Formerly EC Combat) have a lot of players with ability but have to prove they can get it done on the field. Possibly their greatest acquisition is their new head coach. Coach Guy will get more out of them than any coach they have had before. Does he have all the pieces he needs?
* Can the EC Titans live up to all the hype and questioning that has gone on this fall/winter. The unfortunate thing is, most of this has not come from inside the team, but from speculation on the outside.
* Can EC Phillies, Warriors, Braves, and Shamrocks get themselves off of the bottom rung at EC and compete at a more consistent level?
To me, these are more interesting questions to be answered than what everyone thinks the pre-season rankings should be. |
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crackedbats
160 Posts |
Posted - 02/20/2010 : 05:41:38
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the Vipers may not have added a pitcher the caliber of what went to the Astros but they certainly added some solid players.
Cam...EC Rawlings is EC Combat. |
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loveforthegame25
448 Posts |
Posted - 02/20/2010 : 22:15:51
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| Truth be told. you all know me. Astros 1. EVERYONE ELSE 2. Until games are played. EC Stallions, Longhorns, Rawlings, PS Seminoles, TG, are all very similar in talent. It all depends on how they gel,mesh come together etc. Maybe its not preseason rankings, more like preseason predictions. Good luck to all of you. My boy and I will be watching. |
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