12U Bracketologist Ranking - Pre ASA Nationals Updated Poll

[SitOnTheBench]

What has Victory USA done in the last three months?

Kick a** on everyone and lost to the best 12U pitcher.

What has Victory won in the last 18 months? I think they are the best 12U team to have never won a 12U tournament.

Victory has been shut out twice by 12U teams this year. Firecrackers has also shown they can be shut down in tournaments. Ask the Grapettes.

I would say Firecrackers deserves the #1 spot because they have the head to head win over Victory and they have tournament championships. They are both very good teams. However, if you are saying they do not need to worry about the rest of the pack, your confidence in them may exceed their ability! JMO

You're right, Victory has never won any of the coveted Triple Crown or USSSA tournaments that are held every weekend. What is that team's problem?

Your right!!! What's up with that you think there scared Maybe not enough players to compete in such an exhausting tourament schedule.

[Clamato]

Quote from Ms. Wendy " The results from Hemet this past weekend only confirms one thing, that only two teams should be spending money to go to Nationals. They were the top two in the fall, the top two in the beginning of the year, and are the top two now and clearly the cream of the crop for 2011."

Only two teams should even enter states in 2011! The rest of the pack should try to qualify for USSSA and play in West Covina to save some $. Victory shouldn't have to worry about anybody but the Firecrackers and the Firecrackers shouldn't have to worry about anybody. If Victory does enter any coveted ASA sanctioned tournaments, (before losing to Firecrackers in State and Nationals) could you give the rest of us mediocrities a heads up in order to pull out in time for some sort of redund. Need to save as much as possible.

I'm glad we got this all straight. Humidity and giant mosquitoes in Alabama or 5$ beers in 85 degree weather in BLD West Covina?

Remember Victory is the 2009 10U champions and the crunch couldn't even hold their Demarini's!
Have they won a tournament since then? Just a question?

[bracketologist]

Double Play 98 Mar 27 Bracky 12U Friendly in San Pedro

We want to thank all the teams that participated. We had a great day of Softball.
We saw some awesome display of passion and fire in your game.

Here are the Results:

Round 1:
Double Play 98 over Primetime Elite-Vargas (4-2)
OC Banzai 98 over SD Aztecs 98 (2-0)
Cent. Cal Dirt Dogs 98 over So Cal Madness 98 (2-0)
Team Rawlings 98 over Conkoktion (12-2)

Round 2:
Double Play over OC Banzai (13-1)
Team Rawlings over CC Dirt Dogs (7-2)
SD Aztecs over Primetime Elite (4-2)
So Cal Madness over Conkoktion (9-0)

Round 3:
Team Rawlings over Double Play (7-4)
CC Dirt Dogs over OC Banzai (4-2)
So Cal Madness over SD Aztecs (5-4 in ITB)
Primetime Elite over Conkoktion (7-3)

Congrats to Team Rawlings for going 3-0 today and winning the Bracky Award!

Thanks Again to all the teams that came out to play. Thanks Bracky for the Award.


Double Play 98

Congratulations to Double Play for hosting the 1st Bracky Friendly and for Team Rawlings for going 3-0 and winning the Bracky award. Thanks for all the teams that had the stomach to attend and compete in this friendly format.

PS. Looking forward to seeing how the 12 team format works at the Power Surge April 17th Bracky Friendly!

[PapiBall]

FC 98 (Crunch) was the top 98 team in March back in 2009, they were the top 98 team in March in 2010, and they are the top 98 team in March in 2011. Congrats.

[WHAT THE]

FC 98 took co-5th in 10u. FC 98 didnt qualify for 12u Nationals and went to Westerns in 2010.

Victory won States and Nationals in 10u. Victory took 5th at 12u Nationals in 2010.

My money is on Mark Campbell who always seems to have his teams ready when it matters. FC 98 are a good team but have never won a big time tourney.

[teamdoc]

Isn't the point of updating polls to rank teams on where they are now not where they were two years ago. We should be looking at the team as a whole, and what they are doing now. Coaches get better, players get better. It just depends and what teams are getting better and how much faster they are getting better compared to other teams.

This poll if I am correct was voted on by the coaches of other 12u teams? That means they think that FC 98 is the team to beat, we will find out over the next few months. Remember for team rankings the only list that matters will be the list after ASA nationals is complete.

[PapiBall]

Isn't the point of updating polls to rank teams on where they are now not where they were two years ago. We should be looking at the team as a whole, and what they are doing now. Coaches get better, players get better. It just depends and what teams are getting better and how much faster they are getting better compared to other teams.

This poll if I am correct was voted on by the coaches of other 12u teams? That means they think that FC 98 is the team to beat, we will find out over the next few months. Remember for team rankings the only list that matters will be the list after ASA nationals is complete.

The point was if the season ended in March for the last 3 years they probably were the better team at the point in time. All teams evolve and get better.

[assignor87]

Hi Bracky,
I've truly enjoyed following your posts. I'd like to make an addition to my DD's team's tournament wins. You don't have anything listed for her team and thought they deserved some recognition on their tourny wins.

If you could send me a private message, I will reply with info.
Signed, Proud Softball Mom

[onthejuice]

Question?
if a bear reliefs itself in the woods, does anyone hear it?

Signed
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[onthejuice]

Sorry for my last posted Mrs OTJ has my password.