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Gwinnett
791 Posts |
 Posted - 04/13/2011 : 09:44:42
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Lets just get it ALL out! What are some things you CAN'T stand?
1) Rain outs
2) Bad calls/umps
3) Kids that throw complete fits on the field
4) Coachs that yell "step" in pitchers wind up
5) Paying up front gate fee or any gate fee
6) Water fountains that don't work
I know this list can get HUGE! And yes I'm sure boomboxs will be added...lol
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Gwinnett
791 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2011 : 10:45:51
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Stinger44
49 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2011 : 10:54:46
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quote:
Originally posted by Gwinnett
Lets just get it ALL out! What are some things you CAN'T stand?
1) Rain outs
2) Bad calls/umps
3) Kids that throw complete fits on the field
4) Coachs that yell "step" in pitchers wind up
5) Paying up front gate fee or any gate fee
6) Water fountains that don't work
I know this list can get HUGE! And yes I'm sure boomboxs will be added...lol
Lame hotdogs bother me!
Two bucks or two fifty for a sorry mystery meat turkey gut sorry sausage is a joke!
Kudos to that tourney in Sparta a few weeks back that served Nathan's jumbo franks grilled (no nukes) to perfection!
I think a thread that lists best and worst concession stands would be useful. |
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christheump
351 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2011 : 11:06:28
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Nasty bathrooms.
Coaches that want to argue with you outside the fence after the game.
Me blowing a call.
Foul balls that never make it back.
Coaches that want to know where every pitch was.
Poor sportsmanship.
Irate parents that yell back and forth to each other.
Making things personal.
Hearing 10 people yell Balk.
Kids that fling their bats or helmets in the dugout after getting rung up.
Being told that "you s--k" or "you cost me the game" when getting the scorecard signed.
Hearing players get on each other instead of picking the others up when an error is made.
Everyone forgetting that everyone is human.
Parents that think when a ball hits homeplate it is a foul ball.
Fellow umpires that move like turtles on the field.
Fields that are not prepped between games.
Dirt infields.
Thats enough..I will stop. The good thing is that the "What I love about travel baseball" list would be much longer. |
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TAZ980002
831 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2011 : 11:31:18
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| Paying $2 for a bottled water that they paid 20 cents for at Sam's Club. |
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Gwinnett
791 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2011 : 11:31:52
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| When they try to sell you a $5 shirt for $20??? I'll pay $10 but not $20! I'll just wait till I see that shirt being sold for $5 at another tournament....lol |
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momshell
103 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2011 : 11:43:11
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Gwinnett I like your list and please add:
1.Bad Directions
2.Photographers who take pics from our side and make comments as they shoot.(Keep your trap shut and get out of the way!)
3.Loudmouth very negative opposing coaches
4.Port a potties or nasty bathrooms especially when we pay a gate fee!
5.No TD on site.
6.non-working scoreboards |
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Gwinnett
791 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2011 : 11:49:17
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| $2 Hot chocolate???? Maybe with a shot in it.... |
Edited by - Gwinnett on 04/13/2011 11:56:01 |
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WestCoastGuru
148 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2011 : 11:52:25
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As a family we love the travel baseball community and almost everything that comes along with it....but here a few things we could do without
1. Coaches that encourage chants of opposing pitchers_yes, we are a younger age group
2. Boomboxes-absolutely ridiculous
3. Paying $350 for tourney fees for a complex with 2 batting cages for 6 fields
4. Gate fees....charge $100 per team and let the whole family come watch, TD's can make up for it in concession sales |
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Gwinnett
791 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2011 : 12:01:27
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| Shortage of single Moms...lol Sorry, getting off track a little...lol |
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Gwinnett
791 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2011 : 12:17:21
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| WestCoastGuru, whats even worse is paying all that money and there's NO batting cages! Fairly common over here.. |
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baldy87
118 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2011 : 12:19:37
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We're 1 for 4 on tournaments with an actual working scoreboard so far this year. $350 - $450 and we have to keep score in the books or with dirt tally marks. :)
Stinger - thanks for bringing up a good topic. The ballpark hotdog SHOULD be a delight - not something that has to be choked down. Loved it. |
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stafcoach1
10 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2011 : 12:27:06
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| Parents and coaches that argue balls and strikes from 1st base or 3rd base. Coaches that call balks instead of saying back or secondary while coaching a base. Teams that aren't ready to play 5 minutes before game time. (Unless they have just finished a game on another field.) Teams that are not coached to hustle at all times. |
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Outtahere
43 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2011 : 13:02:34
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| Redneck parents from the opposing team that scream while your son is in his wind up.....REALLY?! |
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gasbag
281 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2011 : 13:17:08
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| Coaches whom waste time towards the end of a game so their team beats the time limit and they can take home a trophy ! |
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TAZ980002
831 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2011 : 13:29:44
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- Moms that wear clothing they grew out of several years ago !!
- People that gripe about boomboxes (LOL, just kidding folks)
- Coaches that forget they are coaching kids
- Umpires with chips on their shoulders
- People who sit on our side of the field and cheer for the other team
- People who take travel ball too seriously
- Players that scream at the top of their lungs when the opposing pitcher is in his motion
- Paying to watch my own son play ball after spending thousands to support him in the first place
- 8am game times
- 9pm game times
- South Atlanta traffic
- Cobb traffic
- I hate it when my favorite chair breaks
- Haters who cheer against my sons' teams
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christheump
351 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2011 : 13:33:06
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Originally posted by Gwinnett
Shortage of single Moms...lol Sorry, getting off track a little...lol
I'll second that one!! HAHA  |
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Spartan4
913 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2011 : 13:33:20
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| Maybe coaches that say balk are saying it because the umpire wont call them?? We play at the 11U major level and that is WAY TOO LATE to teach kids about balks....When we played at the 9U level I believe more balks were called. The boys that balk don't need a warning they need some coaching. Chris, are you the kind of umpire who lets the boys balk continuously? Some umpires will say, "they are 11 coach"...but that is besides the point, if balks are not correctly called coaches cannot correctly teach base runners to get leads or steal. No offense to any umpires but calling balks should be a part of the game like balls and strikes IMO.. |
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kaytrishjr
45 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2011 : 13:43:15
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RAGGEDY BASEBALL FIELDS WITH RAGGEDY MOUNDS!!!!
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rjrousseau1
81 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2011 : 14:00:38
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| Game time limits that even in a low scoring pitchers duel won't result in a complete game. Umpires that don't count warm up pitches because they are talking to each other and too much time is wasted in between innings when the time limit is too short to begin with... |
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Mets69
70 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2011 : 14:03:37
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Coaches that yell out to young pitchers to "throw strikes" or to young batters to "hit the ball". Don't you think they would if it were that simple?
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Catch3dad
90 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2011 : 14:05:37
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| having to pay for siblings to attend games... games starting on Thursday instead of Friday... having to driving to differents parks for each game... 3 game Guarantees that not guaranteed...parents or fans having to work the scoreboard... no coolers... games starting before 6 pm on weekdays... teams stalling during timed games... big tournaments at parks with terrible fields |
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22202
263 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2011 : 14:30:35
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--No crowd protection from foul balls. Fields that are packed together that fb's come from all directions. Parks should look at Midway's fields with cover everywhere. Not so much worried about me as the little kids.
--Opposing teams fans with an all out song/chant putting our team down. The responses get nasty.
--GOING HOME EARLY
--Stale Nachos and not enough cheese!
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DecaturDad
619 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2011 : 14:31:55
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Cow bells
- I did politely talk to the TD after a Natioons tournament ealry this spring about a group of parents with cow bells. he emailed me later that week to say that cow bells were no longer allowed at his tournaments. That went a long way in my book.
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AllStar
762 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2011 : 15:08:41
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8 AM Starts
10 PM Starts
Real Daddyball
The way anything that doesn't pan out with little Johnny batting 4th and playing SS (when he's not pitching) being called Daddyball.
As someone else said, the pluses outweigh the bad. |
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baserunner
115 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2011 : 15:23:52
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Okay lets see...
1. Nasty rest rooms
2. crappy food
3. rainouts
4. rain delays
5. 90 degree heat
6. 30 degree cold
7. umps that show up late for games
8. umps that don't keep a consistent strike zone
9. parents who try to coach their kids from the stands
10. parents who critize other peoples kids from the stands***
11. coaches who don't know when to pull a struggling pitcher
12. bad sportmanship
13. broken scoreboards
14. no scorekeeper
15. scorekeepers who don't pay attention to the game
16. fields with no canapy for fans
17. fields with no netting to block foul balls
18. parks with inadequate parking
19. insects in the summer
20. spit out sunflower seeds left on bleachers
I can go on all day.... (LOL) |
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What I CAN'T STAND about Travel Ball
