I'm guessing your kid didn't make the select team?
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Funniest thing about this post is that a bunch of people who clearly have no idea what they are talking about are getting all worked up about an event that is held for kids.
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Select ball is for the rich folks. Baseball is the modern day tennis.
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Open bases? Some of the worst "baseball" that I have seen has been open bases for 10U. I don't advocate it.
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I'm guessing your kid didn't make the select team?
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But getting back to one point -- 46/60/225 are extremely suitable field dimensions for the majority of 11s and 12s playing LL baseball. Not the best for the superstars you see at Williamsport, but okay for the 4 or 5 million others who are playing with their neighborhood friends.
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The argument of select vs Little League is silly and pointless.
quote:You really seem to have some misguided anger and are missing what I am trying to say.
I just don't appreciate those that feel the need to run the other option down. Due to Type A personality traits and a need for validation i find that it's usually directed at little league.
quote:I can certainly understand your sentiment. As a father of a freshman in high school, I've been up close and personal to both the good and bad of youth baseball very recently.
But mostly i don't like what has happened to youth baseball.