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baseballdoc
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 Posted - 05/17/2010 : 08:46:10
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MBA Prides continues its well-planned preparation for Disney's Elite-32 World Series. The team won its 3rd Super NIT of the year. Continuing their tradition of looking for the toughest competition available, they travelled to southern Florida and played Alex Fernandez's Pembroke Lakes Bulldogs for the 6th time this season! This is the only team able to beat MBA more than once. The Bulldogs were the power points leaders coming into the Super NIT and one of the top ranked teams in the country. MBA faced them in the semi-final game, which turned out to be a home-run hitting contest won by MBA 11-8. In the other 4 games, MBA allowed a total of 2 runs!
MBA will be participating this coming weekend in Lake City's Northeast Florida State Championship and has decided to play in the 12u Open division. The 11u Open group consists of 10 teams, of which 6 or more are AAA or less. The 12u division includes some very competitve teams; amongst them are: Beyel Brothers, MBA Pride's 12u Red, Jacksonville Heat, and CBC Riverdogs. The Lynn Haven Longhorns should take this opportunity and switch from the 11u division to play better competition. I know they played 12u last week, but the competition in Lake City for that age group is much tougher than that at last week's Global Sports Sandlot Shootout. Who knows, perhaps a pool play meeting versus MBA 11u could happen.
MBA has now taken over the 2nd spot in the nation in Power Points. As we all know, this is the ranking that really counts because it takes into account the level of competition a team faces.
I noticed on the USSSA rankings that MBA is ahead of the Lynn Haven Longhorns in total number of wins, winning percentage, average runs scored, average runs allowed, and average differential. Both teams have won 3 Super NIT's and both have won 8 tournaments.The teams have beaten each other once. Since they are both travelling a long distance to Lake City why not play in the same division? It only makes sense.
On a side note, it really doesn't matter whether USSSA gives out cheap trophies or medals. The kids participate in tournaments to improve their skills, win tournaments, and enjoy themselves. Who cares what kind of trophies are handed out.  |
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PANNI
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Posted - 05/17/2010 : 12:11:15
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Baseball Doc, looks like the game v. Pembroke was a great game. Were there any lead changes? Congrats on your 3rd Super NIT victory, welcome to the club. Just a side note when determining strength of a tournament. It looks like you played the Orlando Warriors in the championship game in Stuart. I think the Orlando team came in 5th place in the T-Hassee Super NIT, that you were very critical of the level of competition. The Horns have not seen many of the teams that were in Stuart, so it is difficult for me personally to compare the tournaments.
BTW, I know most people outside of our organization claim our team revolves around WWIII, the pitcher MBA faced in ATL. He did not pitch on Sunday and pitched one inning on Saturday, in the 12U tourn, as he has a LL playoff game Monday nite.
The Horns are very honored to have your attention, as is evident from your last post. It looks like you are ahead of the Horns in every statisical category known to man. Looks like everyone else will be playing for 2nd place.
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Longhorn Fan
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Posted - 05/17/2010 : 13:20:52
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| We know that we played well this weekend and we know how good our pitching staff is right now. We also know that we can beat anybody as long as we play our game. Power ratings, # 1 rankings; who cares. We are doing what we think is best for our team. If you want to play us that bad, you know where we are. You were the one looking for our schedule in some earlier forums and we put it out there and we have a website for any and everybody to see at www.lynnhavenlonghorns.com. We do not need a victory over the MBA Pride for us to know how good we are. |
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PANNI
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Posted - 05/17/2010 : 15:54:21
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Regarding the trophies. I like to feel like I get some value for the money I have spend to play in these tournaments. Even the kids noticed. It may be irrelevant to you but when I'm older than dirt showing my grandson some of his dad's accomplishments, it would be nice for the TD to at least aknowledge what tourn we played in. No need to devalue another's opinion, just state yours, that plenty. If your happy with them, great! I'm sure you have more than enough of these cheap ornaments laying around. Probably even a few MVP trophies if you dig around.
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Originally posted by baseballdoc
MBA Prides continues its well-planned preparation for Disney's Elite-32 World Series. The team won its 3rd Super NIT of the year. Continuing their tradition of looking for the toughest competition available, they travelled to southern Florida and played Alex Fernandez's Pembroke Lakes Bulldogs for the 6th time this season! This is the only team able to beat MBA more than once. The Bulldogs were the power points leaders coming into the Super NIT and one of the top ranked teams in the country. MBA faced them in the semi-final game, which turned out to be a home-run hitting contest won by MBA 11-8. In the other 4 games, MBA allowed a total of 2 runs!
MBA will be participating this coming weekend in Lake City's Northeast Florida State Championship and has decided to play in the 12u Open division. The 11u Open group consists of 10 teams, of which 6 or more are AAA or less. The 12u division includes some very competitve teams; amongst them are: Beyel Brothers, MBA Pride's 12u Red, Jacksonville Heat, and CBC Riverdogs. The Lynn Haven Longhorns should take this opportunity and switch from the 11u division to play better competition. I know they played 12u last week, but the competition in Lake City for that age group is much tougher than that at last week's Global Sports Sandlot Shootout. Who knows, perhaps a pool play meeting versus MBA 11u could happen.
MBA has now taken over the 2nd spot in the nation in Power Points. As we all know, this is the ranking that really counts because it takes into account the level of competition a team faces.
I noticed on the USSSA rankings that MBA is ahead of the Lynn Haven Longhorns in total number of wins, winning percentage, average runs scored, average runs allowed, and average differential. Both teams have won 3 Super NIT's and both have won 8 tournaments.The teams have beaten each other once. Since they are both travelling a long distance to Lake City why not play in the same division? It only makes sense.
On a side note, it really doesn't matter whether USSSA gives out cheap trophies or medals. The kids participate in tournaments to improve their skills, win tournaments, and enjoy themselves. Who cares what kind of trophies are handed out.
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10 BB
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Posted - 05/17/2010 : 18:32:31
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Since you two would like to fire off at each other maybe we would like some of that action to. Heck MBA has not beaten us and I know the Longhorns love whipping our butts, Bandits you can get some too cause I'll be the first to tell all of you we are not above taking a spanking. Losing builds character and here lately we are about to get our bellies full on character!!
I think doc needs to lighten up a little and if you want for everyone to say you are the best then ok YOU ARE THE BEST!!
I think the Bombers are like a fine race horse and you all will see that we will be in the running at the end. |
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baseballdoc
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Posted - 05/17/2010 : 18:39:21
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PANNI
The Orlando Warriors ended up in the weaker part of the bracket where some more competitive teams had eliminated each other. The Pembroke Lake Bulldogs ended up in our side of the bracket. In Tallahassee, the Warriors had to face the Bombers and the Longhorns early on and therefore didn't get very far. Knowing the Warriors and the CBC Storm very well, I can assure you that the Warriors would beat the Storm 70% of the time.
To be honest with you, I don't even know which of your pitchers faced MBA in Atlanta or at Disney. All I know is that we have seen many competitive pitchers this year, both at the 11u and 12u divisions. For some, their names are familiar to me, for others they're not.
If I remember correctly, someone from the Longhorns posted a notice on this forum that the Longhorns had been named #1 in the country after your 2nd Super NIT victory. All I'm trying to do is get two good teams to play each other. It is very important that everyone know that I am speaking as a parent of an MBA player not as a coach or administrator of the team. It appears that they are more interested in playing competitive tournaments than a simple rematch with Lynn Haven. Since both teams will be in Lake City at the same time and the competition is not what we would like to see at the 11u, I figured perhaps I could convince your coaches to join us in the 12u. That is all I was trying to do. No team will be crowned #1 until after the Elite-32. Who knows, it may even be a team we have never discussed. Right now both of our teams are pretty even and a rubber game would be extremely exciting.
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Originally posted by PANNI
Baseball Doc, looks like the game v. Pembroke was a great game. Were there any lead changes? Congrats on your 3rd Super NIT victory, welcome to the club. Just a side note when determining strength of a tournament. It looks like you played the Orlando Warriors in the championship game in Stuart. I think the Orlando team came in 5th place in the T-Hassee Super NIT, that you were very critical of the level of competition. The Horns have not seen many of the teams that were in Stuart, so it is difficult for me personally to compare the tournaments.
BTW, I know most people outside of our organization claim our team revolves around WWIII, the pitcher MBA faced in ATL. He did not pitch on Sunday and pitched one inning on Saturday, in the 12U tourn, as he has a LL playoff game Monday nite.
The Horns are very honored to have your attention, as is evident from your last post. It looks like you are ahead of the Horns in every statisical category known to man. Looks like everyone else will be playing for 2nd place.
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baseballdoc
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Posted - 05/17/2010 : 18:42:48
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I wasn't necessarily referring to your comments regarding the USSSA trophies. I was trying to defend that organization because they do a very good job in Florida. We have received some nice trophies as well as some cheap ones. However, I have not heard any parents complain. Triple Crown sometimes gives away small replica wooden bats to the winners. Those I don't like!
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Originally posted by PANNI
Regarding the trophies. I like to feel like I get some value for the money I have spend to play in these tournaments. Even the kids noticed. It may be irrelevant to you but when I'm older than dirt showing my grandson some of his dad's accomplishments, it would be nice for the TD to at least aknowledge what tourn we played in. No need to devalue another's opinion, just state yours, that plenty. If your happy with them, great! I'm sure you have more than enough of these cheap ornaments laying around. Probably even a few MVP trophies if you dig around.
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Originally posted by baseballdoc
MBA Prides continues its well-planned preparation for Disney's Elite-32 World Series. The team won its 3rd Super NIT of the year. Continuing their tradition of looking for the toughest competition available, they travelled to southern Florida and played Alex Fernandez's Pembroke Lakes Bulldogs for the 6th time this season! This is the only team able to beat MBA more than once. The Bulldogs were the power points leaders coming into the Super NIT and one of the top ranked teams in the country. MBA faced them in the semi-final game, which turned out to be a home-run hitting contest won by MBA 11-8. In the other 4 games, MBA allowed a total of 2 runs!
MBA will be participating this coming weekend in Lake City's Northeast Florida State Championship and has decided to play in the 12u Open division. The 11u Open group consists of 10 teams, of which 6 or more are AAA or less. The 12u division includes some very competitve teams; amongst them are: Beyel Brothers, MBA Pride's 12u Red, Jacksonville Heat, and CBC Riverdogs. The Lynn Haven Longhorns should take this opportunity and switch from the 11u division to play better competition. I know they played 12u last week, but the competition in Lake City for that age group is much tougher than that at last week's Global Sports Sandlot Shootout. Who knows, perhaps a pool play meeting versus MBA 11u could happen.
MBA has now taken over the 2nd spot in the nation in Power Points. As we all know, this is the ranking that really counts because it takes into account the level of competition a team faces.
I noticed on the USSSA rankings that MBA is ahead of the Lynn Haven Longhorns in total number of wins, winning percentage, average runs scored, average runs allowed, and average differential. Both teams have won 3 Super NIT's and both have won 8 tournaments.The teams have beaten each other once. Since they are both travelling a long distance to Lake City why not play in the same division? It only makes sense.
On a side note, it really doesn't matter whether USSSA gives out cheap trophies or medals. The kids participate in tournaments to improve their skills, win tournaments, and enjoy themselves. Who cares what kind of trophies are handed out.
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baseballdoc
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Posted - 05/17/2010 : 18:45:00
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Unfortunately, I am only a dad. I have no say in whom we play. Our team apprantly prefers to play against good competition. I am only trying to convince you guys to play 12u since we will both be there.
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Originally posted by Longhorn Fan
We know that we played well this weekend and we know how good our pitching staff is right now. We also know that we can beat anybody as long as we play our game. Power ratings, # 1 rankings; who cares. We are doing what we think is best for our team. If you want to play us that bad, you know where we are. You were the one looking for our schedule in some earlier forums and we put it out there and we have a website for any and everybody to see at www.lynnhavenlonghorns.com. We do not need a victory over the MBA Pride for us to know how good we are.
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Mom of Kelley23
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Posted - 05/17/2010 : 19:22:20
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Baseballdoc- Even though we are in the same state we fall under a different state director, unlike your director allowing you to play in any state tourney in any division, our director only had one tournament we were allowed to play in- Pace. Some families had trouble committing to this tournament and we had to jump through MANY hoops and a lot of red tape for him to allow us to play in Lake City. Under no circumstances do I think he will allow us to play in the 12U division. I am sure there is great competition in the 12's but I am sure we can get the work we need in our own age division.
Our boys also played Pembroke Bulldogs losing 4-0, great game but no homeruns in that game....is that because of good pitching, the weather, bats were "cold", or was it by some other reason? Just a great game in my book, good hits,good defense and pitching. I believe the Bulldogs would say the same. We look forward to playing them again, we are a different team with a few different players (because of football) than we had in the fall. Good luck, I hope you find what you're looking for.
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baseballpapa
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Posted - 05/17/2010 : 21:39:55
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| Give em Heck Longhorns. Baseball Papa knows just how you feel as the Bandits have getting the same type attention for awhile. You've earned your spurs but you had better get some thick skin grown quick as everyone and their brother will be gunning for you now. I will tell you again that you have nothing to prove to anyone but yourselves as you have represented your State well. Rankings mean nothing now. When the rankings will mean something is when all the dust has settled and the last steer has been rounded up and is in the corral. The Super NIT's also mean very little other than the level of competition faced. There were a couple that were stacked with elite teams and I believe a couple that only had 3 or 4 teams total. The Bandits won 3 Super NIT's our 9 year old year and barely got noticed. Until we won Cooperstown we were just another team chasing our tails. My advice to you is to enjoy the moment and make sure that your kids are having a ton of fun. |
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TAZ980002
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Posted - 05/17/2010 : 23:00:05
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PANNI
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Posted - 05/17/2010 : 23:46:13
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Baseball Doc, weak bracket??? You've boasted about this Stuart Super NIT and the competition level for a week, belittled the T'hassee Super NIT and lack of competition and now you mention weak bracket in Stuart?? WOW!!
Trying to get 2 good teams together and taking jabs at an 11 year old team and its kids are 2 different things. Sounds to me like the ATL Super NIT is really buggin' ole Baseball Doc.
We did not ask for any ranking, though I definitely think these boys deserve it and they earned it. At the end of the year, they may or may not hold this distinction. 99% of kids never get the opportunity to have this honor to be ranked #1 nationally. These boys are very proud of what they have achieved and no matter what happens the rest of the way, they can always say, that at some point, they were #1 in the country in 11U travel baseball.
I will make you a promise. If the MBA Pride earn that distinction this year, the Horns will be first in line to congratulate them on a job well done. There won't be any of the, we have better stats, we played better competition, it was raining,rematch and every other jab you've taken at this organization.
We've had lots of coaches, parents and players visit our site and congratulate our team. Haven't seen you in there. You won't even need a password. Just go to www.lynnhavenlonghorns.com and click on the guestbook. More than anything, spend half as much time browsing the site as you do bashing the Horns and yo uwill see the type organization we are, not only as a team but as parents, families and kids.
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Originally posted by baseballdoc
PANNI
The Orlando Warriors ended up in the weaker part of the bracket where some more competitive teams had eliminated each other. The Pembroke Lake Bulldogs ended up in our side of the bracket. In Tallahassee, the Warriors had to face the Bombers and the Longhorns early on and therefore didn't get very far. Knowing the Warriors and the CBC Storm very well, I can assure you that the Warriors would beat the Storm 70% of the time.
To be honest with you, I don't even know which of your pitchers faced MBA in Atlanta or at Disney. All I know is that we have seen many competitive pitchers this year, both at the 11u and 12u divisions. For some, their names are familiar to me, for others they're not.
If I remember correctly, someone from the Longhorns posted a notice on this forum that the Longhorns had been named #1 in the country after your 2nd Super NIT victory. All I'm trying to do is get two good teams to play each other. It is very important that everyone know that I am speaking as a parent of an MBA player not as a coach or administrator of the team. It appears that they are more interested in playing competitive tournaments than a simple rematch with Lynn Haven. Since both teams will be in Lake City at the same time and the competition is not what we would like to see at the 11u, I figured perhaps I could convince your coaches to join us in the 12u. That is all I was trying to do. No team will be crowned #1 until after the Elite-32. Who knows, it may even be a team we have never discussed. Right now both of our teams are pretty even and a rubber game would be extremely exciting.
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Originally posted by PANNI
Baseball Doc, looks like the game v. Pembroke was a great game. Were there any lead changes? Congrats on your 3rd Super NIT victory, welcome to the club. Just a side note when determining strength of a tournament. It looks like you played the Orlando Warriors in the championship game in Stuart. I think the Orlando team came in 5th place in the T-Hassee Super NIT, that you were very critical of the level of competition. The Horns have not seen many of the teams that were in Stuart, so it is difficult for me personally to compare the tournaments.
BTW, I know most people outside of our organization claim our team revolves around WWIII, the pitcher MBA faced in ATL. He did not pitch on Sunday and pitched one inning on Saturday, in the 12U tourn, as he has a LL playoff game Monday nite.
The Horns are very honored to have your attention, as is evident from your last post. It looks like you are ahead of the Horns in every statisical category known to man. Looks like everyone else will be playing for 2nd place.
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Yankeeclipper
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Posted - 05/18/2010 : 08:06:10
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Yes, the Pembroke Lakes Bulldogs can be a force. They have good pitching, hitting , and defense. In addition, they have a very good head coach: Alex Fernandez.
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Baseballdoc- Even though we are in the same state we fall under a different state director, unlike your director allowing you to play in any state tourney in any division, our director only had one tournament we were allowed to play in- Pace. Some families had trouble committing to this tournament and we had to jump through MANY hoops and a lot of red tape for him to allow us to play in Lake City. Under no circumstances do I think he will allow us to play in the 12U division. I am sure there is great competition in the 12's but I am sure we can get the work we need in our own age division.
Our boys also played Pembroke Bulldogs losing 4-0, great game but no homeruns in that game....is that because of good pitching, the weather, bats were "cold", or was it by some other reason? Just a great game in my book, good hits,good defense and pitching. I believe the Bulldogs would say the same. We look forward to playing them again, we are a different team with a few different players (because of football) than we had in the fall. Good luck, I hope you find what you're looking for.
Tina Kelley
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Yankeeclipper
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Posted - 05/18/2010 : 08:34:45
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The kids who are league age 11 are playing because they enjoy the game. In reality the rankings mean very little to them, now or at the end of the season. Most of the kids don't even pay much attention to USSSA or TBS rankings.
A team can be ranked very high by USSSA simply because it plays a lot of their tournaments (Team Avalanche). Another team could play Triple Crown and Nations Baseball and receive no credit towards the national rankings (unless they win a Triple Crown National Tournament).
It is beyond me how teams are ranked number 1 in the country during the season. As an example, the Georgia Bandits were ranked #1 without playing a single USSSA tournament or winning at any other venue. Was it because they won Cooperstown the previous year? Why should the winner of the Cooperstown tournament be ranked #1? Of the 90 or so teams in Cooperstown, there were perhaps 5-6 that could compete for the title. Te remaining teams were weak to very weak. The Elite32 World Series tournament has a greater selection of competitive teams. It is my opinion that the winner of the Elite32 be given more consideration than the winner at Cooperstown. Not long ago, TBS ranked the Longhorns from Lynn Haven as the #1 team in the country. What did they base that decision on? There are teams out there with much better records and who have played tougher competition. Currently, for the 10u and 12u, it is much easier to crown a "national champion" through the National Youth Baseball Championship at the end of the summer. The winner of that tournament IS declared the #1 team in the nation.
At the end of the day, the national rankings are meant to satisfy the coaches and parents more so than the kids themselves. I must admit, it is nice to be crowned #1 legitimately.
I am going to predict that the eventual 11u national champion will be either the Oklahoma Rays or the San Diego Stars. The MBA Pride, Lynn Haven Longhorns, and Georgia Bandits would have a difficult time beating any of those two teams. In fact, the Georgia Bandits have lost 3 times to the Stars. Neither the Lynn Haven Longhorns nor the MBA Pride have played those types of teams.
Let's forget who is currently #1 and wait until the end of August. We'll likely all be surprised!
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Originally posted by baseballpapa
Give em Heck Longhorns. Baseball Papa knows just how you feel as the Bandits have getting the same type attention for awhile. You've earned your spurs but you had better get some thick skin grown quick as everyone and their brother will be gunning for you now. I will tell you again that you have nothing to prove to anyone but yourselves as you have represented your State well. Rankings mean nothing now. When the rankings will mean something is when all the dust has settled and the last steer has been rounded up and is in the corral. The Super NIT's also mean very little other than the level of competition faced. There were a couple that were stacked with elite teams and I believe a couple that only had 3 or 4 teams total. The Bandits won 3 Super NIT's our 9 year old year and barely got noticed. Until we won Cooperstown we were just another team chasing our tails. My advice to you is to enjoy the moment and make sure that your kids are having a ton of fun.
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Mom of Kelley23
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Posted - 05/18/2010 : 10:46:53
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| You're correct Bandit_Hawk, but he started the discussion, maybe we should all just let it go. Must be the competitive nature in us all. Your Georiga forum is a great site which I enjoy reading every day. For the most part it is great baseball reading, I love baseball papa's wisdom and positive feeds. I have always heard how Georgia loves their baseball. I just wish Florida had as nice of a website/forum as yours. Our Georgia neighbors have been very kind to us and that's probably why so many of us Longhorns have joined your site. Maybe BMoser can add a section for us Florida people? Sorry if we butting in on your site. We all should remember this is just a game. I'll try to be positive next time when posting any reply...It was hard not to chime in on this one.... |
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stanlewis
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Posted - 05/18/2010 : 11:27:15
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To answer Bandit_Hawk's question about this being a Georgia forum. People from all over the country visit the forums and get our members input and perspective on baseball. Most recognize this area as a hotbed for baseball and enjoy our discussions. I received an email from a coach yesterday who lives in a northern state and they are having opening day this coming weekend -- So Sad
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baseballdoc
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Posted - 05/18/2010 : 12:55:26
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Panni:
I was not taking jabs at your team [that includes the coaches]. Everything I said is posted on the USSSA site for everyone to see. I used that information as a stimulus to get you guys to play in the 12u bracket in Lake City. Personally, I think that the Lynn Have Longhorns are a very good team. You have beaten the Bay Bombers several times and several other good teams, either in pool play or when it counts, on Sunday. There is no need for me to criticize the Longhorns. However, I see nothing wrong with trying to encourage you guys to join us in the 12u bracket. I tried unsuccessfully to convince our coaches to play in the 11u division. You have to admit that you will have no competition in Lake City. It is for that reason that we decided to "play up" both in Tallahassee and Lake City.
Once again, my intention was not to belittle your team. As far as I am concerned, this is the end of this discussion. If both teams meet each other at some time this year, it should be a good game. Until then I wish you luck.
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Originally posted by PANNI
Baseball Doc, weak bracket??? You've boasted about this Stuart Super NIT and the competition level for a week, belittled the T'hassee Super NIT and lack of competition and now you mention weak bracket in Stuart?? WOW!!
Trying to get 2 good teams together and taking jabs at an 11 year old team and its kids are 2 different things. Sounds to me like the ATL Super NIT is really buggin' ole Baseball Doc.
We did not ask for any ranking, though I definitely think these boys deserve it and they earned it. At the end of the year, they may or may not hold this distinction. 99% of kids never get the opportunity to have this honor to be ranked #1 nationally. These boys are very proud of what they have achieved and no matter what happens the rest of the way, they can always say, that at some point, they were #1 in the country in 11U travel baseball.
I will make you a promise. If the MBA Pride earn that distinction this year, the Horns will be first in line to congratulate them on a job well done. There won't be any of the, we have better stats, we played better competition, it was raining,rematch and every other jab you've taken at this organization.
We've had lots of coaches, parents and players visit our site and congratulate our team. Haven't seen you in there. You won't even need a password. Just go to www.lynnhavenlonghorns.com and click on the guestbook. More than anything, spend half as much time browsing the site as you do bashing the Horns and yo uwill see the type organization we are, not only as a team but as parents, families and kids.
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Originally posted by baseballdoc
PANNI
The Orlando Warriors ended up in the weaker part of the bracket where some more competitive teams had eliminated each other. The Pembroke Lake Bulldogs ended up in our side of the bracket. In Tallahassee, the Warriors had to face the Bombers and the Longhorns early on and therefore didn't get very far. Knowing the Warriors and the CBC Storm very well, I can assure you that the Warriors would beat the Storm 70% of the time.
To be honest with you, I don't even know which of your pitchers faced MBA in Atlanta or at Disney. All I know is that we have seen many competitive pitchers this year, both at the 11u and 12u divisions. For some, their names are familiar to me, for others they're not.
If I remember correctly, someone from the Longhorns posted a notice on this forum that the Longhorns had been named #1 in the country after your 2nd Super NIT victory. All I'm trying to do is get two good teams to play each other. It is very important that everyone know that I am speaking as a parent of an MBA player not as a coach or administrator of the team. It appears that they are more interested in playing competitive tournaments than a simple rematch with Lynn Haven. Since both teams will be in Lake City at the same time and the competition is not what we would like to see at the 11u, I figured perhaps I could convince your coaches to join us in the 12u. That is all I was trying to do. No team will be crowned #1 until after the Elite-32. Who knows, it may even be a team we have never discussed. Right now both of our teams are pretty even and a rubber game would be extremely exciting.
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Originally posted by PANNI
Baseball Doc, looks like the game v. Pembroke was a great game. Were there any lead changes? Congrats on your 3rd Super NIT victory, welcome to the club. Just a side note when determining strength of a tournament. It looks like you played the Orlando Warriors in the championship game in Stuart. I think the Orlando team came in 5th place in the T-Hassee Super NIT, that you were very critical of the level of competition. The Horns have not seen many of the teams that were in Stuart, so it is difficult for me personally to compare the tournaments.
BTW, I know most people outside of our organization claim our team revolves around WWIII, the pitcher MBA faced in ATL. He did not pitch on Sunday and pitched one inning on Saturday, in the 12U tourn, as he has a LL playoff game Monday nite.
The Horns are very honored to have your attention, as is evident from your last post. It looks like you are ahead of the Horns in every statisical category known to man. Looks like everyone else will be playing for 2nd place.
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Longhorn Fan
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Posted - 05/18/2010 : 16:00:41
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| I think what would be more fun is getting together and grilling some hot dogs and hamburgers and watch all the kids from both teams play wiffle ball. Could you imagine how many hot dogs and hamburgers all these kids would put away? Probably enough to pay both of our entry fees to the tournament itself! |
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6bomber
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Posted - 05/18/2010 : 21:12:02
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| glad to see that got worked out. all the teams mentioned in the past couple of pages are all worthy of recognition for playing at a high level against quality competition. |
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TAZ980002
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Posted - 05/19/2010 : 07:37:14
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Originally posted by Yankeeclipper
Why should the winner of the Cooperstown tournament be ranked #1? Of the 90 or so teams in Cooperstown, there were perhaps 5-6 that could compete for the title. Te remaining teams were weak to very weak.
Yankeeclipper, here's why I think the Bandits were ranked #1 last year. On Thursday of the Cooperstown tournament they beat 4 of the best teams in the country in one day !! Any team can win a pool game against another team but when you have to string 5 elimination games together, back to back to back to back to back, it's a different story. Your pitching staff had better be deep and your defense had better be strong. Those 4 victories included a 20-5 stomping of a top 20 team, a no-hit shutout of the then #2 team, a 9-3 victory over the then #1 team and a 10-0 win over the team that kept San Diego from advancing to the finals. All in all, the Bandits record against 10u teams last year was 62-2, with the only losses coming against Mizuno Glory and San Deigo Stars.
I agree with you to some degree that the rankings early in the year don't make sense but it's kind of like college football. It is what it is and it's fun to talk about if nothing else.
Hey, I just noticed that was my 400th post. Watch out bmoser and greglomax, I'm catching up ... NOT !!!
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baseballdoc
73 Posts |
Posted - 05/19/2010 : 09:06:59
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OK - Longhornfan and Panni (and any other poster associated with Lynn Haven] - let's do this. Since the 11u and 12u play on fields that are contiguous, we can watch each other's games and then enjoy some hamburgers and hot dogs. 
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Originally posted by Longhorn Fan
I think what would be more fun is getting together and grilling some hot dogs and hamburgers and watch all the kids from both teams play wiffle ball. Could you imagine how many hot dogs and hamburgers all these kids would put away? Probably enough to pay both of our entry fees to the tournament itself!
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PANNI
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Posted - 05/19/2010 : 14:43:00
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Baseball Doc, Not only am I in, I'd like to buy your 1st hotdog. Great idea!!
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Originally posted by baseballdoc
OK - Longhornfan and Panni (and any other poster associated with Lynn Haven] - let's do this. Since the 11u and 12u play on fields that are contiguous, we can watch each other's games and then enjoy some hamburgers and hot dogs.
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Originally posted by Longhorn Fan
I think what would be more fun is getting together and grilling some hot dogs and hamburgers and watch all the kids from both teams play wiffle ball. Could you imagine how many hot dogs and hamburgers all these kids would put away? Probably enough to pay both of our entry fees to the tournament itself!
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baseballpapa
1520 Posts |
Posted - 05/19/2010 : 18:36:28
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stan lewis is right about one thing and that is that people from across the nation visit and read this site. At the recent Battle of the South attended by 7-8 states and won by the 11U Bandits Papa must have had at least 10-15 people from out of state that looked me up and told me how much they enjoy this forum. The thing in my mind that separates this site from the others is that the moderator will allow us to debate but not to degrade, allow us to compliment but not to condemn and sometimes even to fuss but never to cuss. Thank you stan for the things you didn't allow me to say.
You Florida folks are the real hoot. Three posts ago you was ready to choke each out and now you are having a picnic together. That is just the game of baseball bringing the masses closer together. God Bless America, God Bless Baseball, and to show you that Papa's heart is in the right place God can even bless the great state of Florida where the passion for baseball is unequaled. If the Bandits cannot find a way to pull out the championship then Papa hopes it goes to our friends in Florida but I am not saying which set of friends as we have many including the Bay Bombers, MBA Pride, and now the Lynn Haven Longhorns. |
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baseballpapa
1520 Posts |
Posted - 05/19/2010 : 20:33:22
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| Papa has got one more good thought about the picnic. I will try and come down and we will sing Cum-Ba-Yah around the campfire. Good luck to all you guys and Papa and the Georgia boys hope to see you again soon. I am sure that it will hurt 10BB feelings that the Bombers are not invited to the barbeque but he knows that he is always welcome to share a Bandit Burger with us up here in Georgia. |
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baseballdoc
73 Posts |
Posted - 05/19/2010 : 21:57:54
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I'll hold you to it
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Originally posted by PANNI
Baseball Doc, Not only am I in, I'd like to buy your 1st hotdog. Great idea!!
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Originally posted by baseballdoc
OK - Longhornfan and Panni (and any other poster associated with Lynn Haven] - let's do this. Since the 11u and 12u play on fields that are contiguous, we can watch each other's games and then enjoy some hamburgers and hot dogs.
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Originally posted by Longhorn Fan
I think what would be more fun is getting together and grilling some hot dogs and hamburgers and watch all the kids from both teams play wiffle ball. Could you imagine how many hot dogs and hamburgers all these kids would put away? Probably enough to pay both of our entry fees to the tournament itself!
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baseballdoc
73 Posts |
Posted - 05/19/2010 : 22:04:19
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Baseballpapa: can you say "reverse psychology"?
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Originally posted by baseballpapa
stan lewis is right about one thing and that is that people from across the nation visit and read this site. At the recent Battle of the South attended by 7-8 states and won by the 11U Bandits Papa must have had at least 10-15 people from out of state that looked me up and told me how much they enjoy this forum. The thing in my mind that separates this site from the others is that the moderator will allow us to debate but not to degrade, allow us to compliment but not to condemn and sometimes even to fuss but never to cuss. Thank you stan for the things you didn't allow me to say.
You Florida folks are the real hoot. Three posts ago you was ready to choke each out and now you are having a picnic together. That is just the game of baseball bringing the masses closer together. God Bless America, God Bless Baseball, and to show you that Papa's heart is in the right place God can even bless the great state of Florida where the passion for baseball is unequaled. If the Bandits cannot find a way to pull out the championship then Papa hopes it goes to our friends in Florida but I am not saying which set of friends as we have many including the Bay Bombers, MBA Pride, and now the Lynn Haven Longhorns.
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