10U ????

[why me]

Nope that is not my DD......that person goes under his last name on the board.

If you knew who I was...you would know that my daughter is a utility player. She plays a little infield and a little outfield. She is a good player but no a STUD like all of your DD. She is a hard worker and will get there that is for sure. I give my daughter all the props.

[Barber15]

WHY ME,

Yes we have moved on from Team Smith10. We have decided to take care of some family issuses and see what happens. She will continue to work out and practice but at this time she is no longer playing.

Richard BUBBA Barber

[why me]

Bubba good luck with whatever you and your family have to take care of. I am sure your DD will get picked up on a team if that is what you want. #2 is going to be missed for sure. GOOD KID AND GOOD ATTITUDE.

I will call you later today.

[access2]

This is the time when we will see movent of DD's to help solidify teams making a strong commitment to making a run at States, Utah, Tracy and/or Nationals. There will be changes in roster, including you'll see the roster up to as much as 15(!), Some come from rec ball who did not make the all-stars, often good players who often are not selected due to rec daddyball.

This is travel life.

Maybe TS (and others) will be able to do some strong recruitment and be able to pick up some of these players, you never know what the outcome will be in the end.

[Cable Guy]

AA's won the Triple Crown HB Classic early this year (Crunch/Victory were not in the tourney). Victory USA made it to the Championship game in both the Vegas Tourney (AA's/Franchise were not in the tourney) and Fresno Force (Crunch/AA's/Franchise were all there). All four of them are really good teams. Victory is the only team that has played all of the other 3 in the same day, in elimination rounds. Every time these teams play, they're great games to watch. Good luck to all.

[TShark]

The list for 10u asa states:
American Athletics
Desperados
Dynasty
StrikeForce
TeamSmith
Victory U.S.A.
Aztecs
Minors Gold
What a short list. What happened to all those teams out there?

They just added Minors gold and Aztecs. Still a pretty small list, with a number of teams out there.

[easyout]

Thoughts after TCS Palm Desert?


Desperados . . . Was their tournament to win but for some reason something always seems to happen. Of all teams not in top 4, seem to have best talent, but again usually cannot finish at the top.

Dynasty . . . A very good pitcher with a solid group, seem to be the most consistent of the 2nd tier teams.

Aztecs . . . The most improved team in the division. Not as deep as Desperados or Dynasty but have definitely closed the gap.

CV Rattlers . . . Inconsistent, from one game to the next don't know what you are going to get.

Strike Force . . . Keep waiting for this team to improve, seem like they have some talent but have yet to put it together.

Team Smith . . . Haven't seen this team much looked ok at this tournament and from what I hear team is revamped, would need more time to evaluate.

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Thoughts of the top 4 from the second tier?

Franchise, Victory, Crunch and Athletics . . . These teams are very good, definitely a gap between these 4 and other teams. Predicting who might come out on top seems to be a week to week guess. Would think pitching would be a key to any State's or National's prediction. I will go -

1 Crunch
2 Victory
3 Franchise
4 AA's

[Cable Guy]

I have it
1. Victory
2. Franchise
3. Crunch
4. AA's

[DDDBG]

I totally agree with Cable Guy

1. Victory
2. Franchise
3. Crunch
4. A's

[access2]

The top 4's have good pitching, hitting and defense-

IMO- It will come down to coaching- i.e. -what will the coaching staff do in preparing the team, mentally and physically, for the stretch run and managerial/coaching decision-making before and during the games.

As for all of us, let's support our DD's in enjoying the stretch run.