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clg003
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 Posted - 08/12/2009 : 13:50:55
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My guess is Norwalk goes undefeated throughout the entire tournament. Great tournament format.
http://www.mlb.com/youthmajors/
To bad they dont throw in Little League as well. |
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12uCoach
357 Posts |
Posted - 08/12/2009 : 23:23:20
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| Too bad so few Georgia Teams did anything to try and qualify |
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clg003
79 Posts |
Posted - 08/13/2009 : 13:16:26
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| Shamrocks lost the AABC world series championship game and no one really got into the elite 32 world series. I dont think they saw much of a chance to win it anyways. While poeple hate to admit it the California teams are now starting to dominate this division. In my opinion the Norwalk Stingrays may be the best 12u team ever compiled. There record is incredible and they havent lost a single game in USSSA events all year and all they play in are Major tournaments week in and week out. |
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Dr. Old School
314 Posts |
Posted - 08/13/2009 : 14:42:25
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| I was hoping they would expand the age groups to something other than the 10's and 12's. Those are the two that are also playing at Cooperstown so there is a lot of reluctance to go to some of the World Series events after that. Not to mention they have all these league tie-in's that travel ball teams don't have access to. (i.e. Dixie Youth, Pony, Babe Ruth, etc) AABC was in Puerto Rico for 12U so that is quite a commitment to travel to. Especially if you spent a week in Cooperstown earlier in the season. |
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12uCoach
357 Posts |
Posted - 08/13/2009 : 16:13:39
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| Great that's 2 tournaments, what about the 6 others. I know I am sounding like a shill for this tournament, but, if people want to prove that Georgia is a contender, then think OUTSIDE THE STATE... |
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bambino_dad
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Posted - 08/13/2009 : 16:16:18
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While poeple hate to admit it the California teams are now starting to dominate this division.
This year, true.
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In my opinion the Norwalk Stingrays may be the best 12u team ever compiled. There record is incredible and they havent lost a single game in USSSA events all year and all they play in are Major tournaments week in and week out.
The Rays are formidable, and they've had some close battles with Lamorinda this year. The Texas Rattlers are very good, too. I'm quite sure they'll give 'em a game.
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baseballpapa
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Posted - 08/13/2009 : 20:12:46
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| The Bandits really gave this tournament a long hard look and would have loved to have been able to attempt to qualify. Our best shot would have been to leave Cooperstown, travel all night and be ready to play in a qualifier and this just did not work out and then of course there was the finances with much of our budget going to Cooperstown. Not an excuse just something to let 12U Coach know that we also felt that this would be a good thing for Georgia baseball but that it just didn't work out for us this time around. We are well represented by our friends Sandtown Red Sox in the 10U division. Good luck to them. |
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12uCoach
357 Posts |
Posted - 08/13/2009 : 22:59:41
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Originally posted by baseballpapa
The Bandits really gave this tournament a long hard look and would have loved to have been able to attempt to qualify. Our best shot would have been to leave Cooperstown, travel all night and be ready to play in a qualifier and this just did not work out and then of course there was the finances with much of our budget going to Cooperstown. Not an excuse just something to let 12U Coach know that we also felt that this would be a good thing for Georgia baseball but that it just didn't work out for us this time around. We are well represented by our friends Sandtown Red Sox in the 10U division. Good luck to them.
I have to agree with you, I was shocked when I saw the dates of some of the 10U tournaments, they were obviously saying CDP or us.
I know that Uncle Lou (CDP for those who have never been) tried to do this with NATC in the early days, but no one wanted to miss a week of school, it took his competition (Mr. Einhorn owns one of the competing Cooperstown programs as well as part of the White Sox) to make it happen.
I would love for someone who has a group of teams or a league try to work on this... |
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Sox
55 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2009 : 08:33:36
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The 10's and 12's for AABC World Series is in Pureto Rico, But AABC pay for the entire trip, Airline Tickets for Coach's and Players, Hotel for the entire stay, Food for the players and Coach's and Transportation to and from the Ball fields and all the events, Never seen a tournament like this.
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Strike 2
61 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2009 : 12:15:59
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| Two of the Norwalk players played in the championship game at Cooperstown last night for Team Rawlings of California and won 10-8. Good game. Base running error in the bottom of the 6th was the difference in the game. Team Rawlings won 10-8. |
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Texas Baseball
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Posted - 08/15/2009 : 11:25:36
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Originally posted by Strike 2
Two of the Norwalk players played in the championship game at Cooperstown last night for Team Rawlings of California and won 10-8. Good game. Base running error in the bottom of the 6th was the difference in the game. Team Rawlings won 10-8.
The same two players were the starting pitcher and catcher for TABU during their week 4 championship game loss to Team Rattlers. |
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oldmanmj
191 Posts |
Posted - 08/17/2009 : 16:41:54
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| I agree that Norwalk is that good. Watch out for Puerto Rico, deep, deep, deep on the mound and good power. But are they all really 12U, not sure myself having seen them up close. They are faster than any team I have seen all year, watch out, everything is a double. Also, breaking pitches I have not seen coast to coast. |
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bambino_dad
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gasbag
281 Posts |
Posted - 09/01/2009 : 16:16:23
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| Looks to me like someone wanted the coronation a little too soon. Heck, the Cali team isn't even mentioned in the article ! |
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clg003
79 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2009 : 16:40:46
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Guess thats why they play the game, but I would certainly still put my money on Norwalk. 3 super NITs, Not loosing a game all year long until this tournament, the California State USSSA title, the Elite 32 title and the Number 1 travel ball select ranking and something like a 10-1 record against Nationaly Ranked teams and a 5-0 record against top 3 ranked teams. They didnt even make the bracket play because of some crazy tie breaker rule that I have never heard of before.
Hats off to the Rattlers, they were hitting everything and were hot as can be that weekend. They really got hot at year end beating the Lamorinda Cougars in the super series final. They also beat TABU in the cooperstown final as well. Having Kebryan Hayes didnt hurt either. He is the pitcher that shut down the Legends at Cooperstown for the Houston Sox. |
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Texas Baseball
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Posted - 09/04/2009 : 23:32:15
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| Kebryan pitched 3 innings against the 0-3 Simi team. He is a very good player, but he wasn't the difference in the tournament as you would like to believe. The Rattlers were the better team against Norwalk and I don't doubt they would have beaten them again in the championship had Norwalk done what was required to advance. |
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NYBC, Any Doubts?
