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My 9U kid made All Stars for little league. Kind of surprised. Worried about lat
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Date: June 14th, 2022 11:38 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo His select team tryouts for 10U are at the end of July. I'm honestly not sure he'll make it. I like that it's merit based and no participation trophy but he will be crushed if he doesn't make it. I don't even care about the all stars team and we have to clear out his select practices to accommodate. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44685770) |
Date: June 15th, 2022 12:53 AM Author: wild mustard national ceo I'm doing an extra hour a night after practice. We're using weighted balls for a batting routine. Probably dropping $300 on a new glove tomorrow. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44686120) |
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Date: June 15th, 2022 1:07 AM Author: Lascivious crusty really tough guy why he need a new $300 glove? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44686171) |
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Date: June 15th, 2022 1:09 AM Author: wild mustard national ceo Base price for nice leather glove. His current mit is old (bought used) and need to cycle through while breaking in. Bats are $150. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44686179) |
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Date: June 15th, 2022 1:50 AM Author: Lascivious crusty really tough guy how is his old glove insufficient? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44686315) |
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Date: June 15th, 2022 7:26 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo It has maybe a year left. Need to break in new one. Other kids also have top notch gear. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44690320) |
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Date: June 15th, 2022 7:30 PM Author: multi-colored base kill yourself (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44690345) |
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Date: June 15th, 2022 7:32 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo I am (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44690361) |
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Date: June 15th, 2022 7:34 PM Author: walnut liquid oxygen Get him a $40 glove. He doesn't need a Nokona.
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Date: June 15th, 2022 7:43 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo I got most of his old shit at the goodwill. These select parents are nuts though. Another parent was on me that he needs to get another glove ready. I never played and don't get this shit. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44690419) |
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Date: June 15th, 2022 7:45 PM Author: walnut liquid oxygen It's true that kids don't have good hand strength, so getting a glove that's flexible to start and breaking it in is important. But you should be able to do that for under $50. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44690430) |
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Date: June 15th, 2022 8:31 PM Author: Thriller Rigor Genital Piercing Lol you ppl are such cheap fucking faggots. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44690591) |
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Date: June 19th, 2022 9:30 AM Author: pungent rehab Kill yourself (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44707197) |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 12:09 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo bro, you can't find a real leather glove for $50. They start at like $100. Pro series is around $250. You can find nice used stuff on facebook though. I found a nice mizuno pro for like $20. They're $300 new. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44693560) |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 1:55 PM Author: walnut liquid oxygen I guess you're right about synthetic leather/real leather. I can't imagine it making a big difference for a 9U player, though.
Interestingly, the glove my son got last year for under $50 at Big 5 now costs $99 on Amazon. |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 3:02 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo I don't think performance wise it matters but more so for longevity. I've got another son too and I plan on using anything we get for him too. He better like baseball.
And yes prices across the board have almost doubled. Bats are $100 for anything decent now. Just dropped another $100 on one this morning. |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 4:16 PM Author: walnut liquid oxygen I got my son a pretty cheap bat (Easton "Speed" -10 28") that he used last year and this year. I thinking of picking up the 2019 Louisville Slugger Solo 29" -11. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44695018) |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 11:57 AM Author: Crystalline beady-eyed laser beams step-uncle's house true, no one needs a Nokona. but i got one for my nephew and he's never forgotten it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44693485) |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 12:00 PM Author: walnut liquid oxygen Hopefully you waited until he had big enough hands that he could keep using it for years/decades? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44693499) |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 12:07 PM Author: Crystalline beady-eyed laser beams step-uncle's house yeah it all worked out well. he was an infielder and by the time he played high school ball it fit perfectly. he also bought a huge glove for the times he'd play outfield. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44693545) |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 4:17 PM Author: walnut liquid oxygen I had a sweet Nokona that I got in high school, but left it on a bus coming back from a Mariners game years ago. :( (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44695022) |
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Date: June 15th, 2022 10:06 PM Author: violent piazza He doesn't but let's say Gibberish, who can afford the $300 glove, makes a rational decision and gets his son a more reasonably priced glove. His son shows up to tryouts and all the other kids have the $300 glove. Imagine further that for totally unrelated reasons his son doesn't make the team.
Gibberish will feel unbearable guilt about being the worst father of all time. |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 11:56 AM Author: Thriller Rigor Genital Piercing also, the kid may get a marginal benefit in his fielding ability by having a higher quality glove that would justify the incremental cost of the $300 glove, particularly because kids typically keep their gloves for multiple years. That would seem reasonable to just about any parent who isn't of a particular religious affiliation. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44693477) |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 11:59 AM Author: walnut liquid oxygen I don't really believe in the marginal benefit of a $300 glove for a 9 year old. Because of how fast kids grow at that age, he would probably have a much bigger benefit in getting a new, slightly larger, glove every season.
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Date: June 16th, 2022 12:12 PM Author: Thriller Rigor Genital Piercing you don't need to buy a new glove every year you chode. that would be worse since it takes so fucking long to break them in/get used to them (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44693587) |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 1:57 PM Author: walnut liquid oxygen I agree you don't *need* to, but the kid would probably benefit from the large size if their hand has grown enough. You also don't *need* to get a $300 glove.
Breaking the glove in takes time but not more than a year. |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 12:21 PM Author: violent piazza if the glove is going to last the kid for 3+ years then it's NBD to spend $300. I don't know anything about baseball so I assumed a growing kid would need a new glove every year. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44693651) |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 12:06 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo I'm cheap but my wife will buy him anything. She says shit like we need to put him in a position to succeed! I actually had him use his older sisters mit last year and he was fine with it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44693536) |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 12:19 PM Author: violent piazza i know absolutely nothing about baseball. i'm assuming the price difference has to do with the quality and softness of leather used and stitching.
if the higher end glove will make your kid excited to play and foster a love for the sport, I'd think there's more value in that than the quality of the glove making him a better player. |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 12:32 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo I agree and will spend more coin for that. However, the coaches also use gear quality to judge how committed the parents are. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44693713) |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 12:39 PM Author: violent piazza Ugh. My brother coaches his 9 year olds travel baseball team and always wants to talk about it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44693754) |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 1:48 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo Our coaches are very young. All former college or semi pro players. Most are looking to move up the coaching ranks. They kind of don't like crazy parents.
Two families on our team have full indoor 60 foot batting cages. Like indoor on a concrete pad. A third is putting one in. |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 2:14 PM Author: violent piazza oh ok this sounds like a different level of baseball. i think my nephew is in a less intense thing. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44694243) |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 3:03 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo We're probably middle of the road for crazy parents/intensity. I'm not even sure my kid will make the team next year either. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44694525) |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 3:08 PM Author: Concupiscible Drunken Friendly Grandma This is a true story. I know a guy who became an alcoholic because he was left-handed and his dad refused to buy him a left-handed glove. So he fielded with a rigged up righty and didn't make the top team and he has hated his dad for forty years. He talks about this like all the time. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44694550) |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 3:10 PM Author: violent piazza he should have just worn it upside down. Jimi Hendrix was a lefty and did this with a guitar. Seems like it worked out alright for him. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44694569) |
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Date: June 15th, 2022 1:55 AM Author: Cracking resort whatever he excels in, encourage him to do that (if he's already a good outfielder, but wants to be a pitcher, steer him towards being the best outfielder) and make sure he has decent equipment. i was invited to a select team for soccer in the spring but my parents had already signed me up for baseball, which i was ass at. who knows if i would've gotten really good at soccer or kept playing it all the way through high school...but ill never know and it is something i regret to this day.
for baseball specifically, make sure he hits up the batting cage a couple times a week in addition to practice. hitting is the biggest step up around that age group and a lot of kids get left behind. |
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Date: June 15th, 2022 7:26 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo My school (cyo) and parents pushed basketball. Lol. I didn't play football until high-school and I was much better.
My kid has great coordination and hand-eye reaction time. But mostly he's just incredibly competitive. Far more than I ever was. He didn't trust any of the kids on his little league team and basically played short stop from first to third. Bad part is him noticeably groaning when other kids fucked up. I expect other kids to catch up though. I imagine that's normal.
I bought a pitching machine and I take him to the park at least twice a week with a bucket of balls. Do you think that's comparable to the cage? The actual batting cage by our house is like $40 a visit. I didn't play baseball and have no idea. He really wants to pitch and I think it's a waste of time. |
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Date: June 15th, 2022 7:29 PM Author: Lascivious crusty really tough guy why would pitching be a waste of time? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44690336) |
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Date: June 15th, 2022 7:32 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo Like guy about above said, I just don't see that being his top quality. I mean he's only 8 so kind of dumb, yes. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44690357) |
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Date: June 15th, 2022 7:35 PM Author: walnut liquid oxygen "Bad part is him noticeably groaning when other kids fucked up"
That's pretty bad. You've got to nip that shit in the bud. |
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Date: June 15th, 2022 7:35 PM Author: multi-colored base agree, sounds like a brat (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44690380) |
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Date: June 15th, 2022 7:36 PM Author: walnut liquid oxygen I coached my son's team this year, and there was one kid who did that sort of thing a couple times, but he reined it in. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44690385) |
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Date: June 15th, 2022 7:49 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo Good on you. I coached coach pitch but out of my element now. I did score keeping and hated it. I had multiple parents argue with me. I legit fucked up once but it was an awful experience. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44690440) |
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Date: June 15th, 2022 8:02 PM Author: walnut liquid oxygen I enjoyed it (it was AAA Little League), but there's a lot of shit you have to keep track of (pitch counts, days of rest, defensive innings played, etc.) that I didn't really realize beforehand.
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Date: June 16th, 2022 11:49 AM Author: wild mustard national ceo Yeah I kept the books. Fucking hated it. I was often the only dad doing this. The online apps are way better than the paper books. You get pretty sophisticated stats too. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44693428) |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 11:55 AM Author: walnut liquid oxygen GameChanger is awesome. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44693468) |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 12:32 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44693717) |
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Date: June 15th, 2022 7:38 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo Yeah not our style. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44690402) |
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Date: June 15th, 2022 7:38 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo Yes it's awful and not something I expected. Very embarrassing. Also complained about ball/strikes. I wanted to fucking spank him and coach fed into it. He develops good relationships with other kids hugging and saying I love you bro but only when they're peers. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44690397) |
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Date: June 15th, 2022 8:33 PM Author: Thriller Rigor Genital Piercing If you can throw decent bp then that’s better than a cage (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44690602) |
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Date: June 15th, 2022 9:02 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo I didn't play ball myself so I need this info. I bought a mechanical pitching machine to use when we go to the ball field. I also got the bouncy rubber balls. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44690733) |
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Date: June 15th, 2022 7:32 PM Author: multi-colored base what age is 9U I have a 4 yo old t-baller who is the best hitter on his team probably, while also being the youngest he also bats left handed |
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Date: June 15th, 2022 7:36 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo Kids that are 9 by August I think.
Are you pitching to your kid? I highly recommend doing so. Half way through season decent coaches will do first 4 swings as pitches. Next is getting him to understand thr game. After that we got a net and had him to lots of repetitive hitting off the t. Left handed is great but I don't think the advantage shows up until later.
If he can jump to coach pitch next year and try for majors by 8. Those seem to be the most advanced kids. Make sure to keep it fun. |
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Date: June 15th, 2022 7:43 PM Author: multi-colored base our little league doesn't allow coach pitch to mix with strict t ball. We have t ball kids that are super young and terrible, girls are allowed etc. It's kind of stupid. he's a better batter than vast majority of other t ballers and hit a kid in the head with a line drive a few weeks ago. I think he would still be too young to jump to coach pitch next year but not totally sure. have not started pitching to him yet. the little league t ball season is ridiculously short, so I like the idea of select so he can keep playing in real games. |
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Date: June 15th, 2022 7:52 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo Definitely start pitching to him. Most of the other kids will start dropping off, especially girls. Select usually starts at 8u. I would highly encourage the jump to coach pitch. T ball two years is pretty brutal. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44690446) |
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Date: June 15th, 2022 7:56 PM Author: multi-colored base thanks (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44690460) |
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Date: June 15th, 2022 7:51 PM Author: Hairraiser sienna menage So you want your kid to be born in September for these leagues right? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44690445) |
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Date: June 15th, 2022 7:53 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo Absolutely. Huge advantage at these ages. 9-10 months is a vast difference. I scolded my wife already. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44690452) |
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Date: June 15th, 2022 8:33 PM Author: Hairraiser sienna menage Ty I will only impregnant future wife over Christmas (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44690603) |
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Date: June 15th, 2022 8:05 PM Author: walnut liquid oxygen That would certainly make sense, but I didn't notice a huge difference on our team this year. We had mostly 10 and 11 year olds, and one 9 year old playing up. The 9 yo was the best batter, followed by one of the 10 year olds, followed by an 11yo who was young for his "league age." (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44690487) |
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Date: June 15th, 2022 7:56 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo Other select parents are furious and want to ban little league next year. 9 out of 13 made all stars and we had to cancel a tournament. They set up a zoom meeting for Monday to discuss. The moms are actually the worst. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44690461) |
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Date: June 15th, 2022 8:06 PM Author: walnut liquid oxygen Ban little league? WTF? It's true that all-stars is a big commitment over the summer. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44690495) |
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Date: June 15th, 2022 9:01 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo New Level in Puyallup is the top driver of this no little league movement. They make kids sign a contract that they play not just no little league but no other sports. They're also almost $4k per year to join. They have pa systems with music for each kid. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44690726) |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 11:50 AM Author: misunderstood electric place of business lol how ridiculous (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44693434) |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 11:53 AM Author: wild mustard national ceo Run differential is used as a tie breaker so they will run up 20 run plus scores. They also do this tricky thing where the coach gives a game ball to one of the opposing team players. I thought it was classy but another dad told me it's a scouting trick. They're tracking the kids to recruit.
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Date: June 16th, 2022 11:56 AM Author: walnut liquid oxygen That's crazy.
We did some walk-up music this year, but it sort of fizzled out. |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 12:03 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo yeah they bring a big speaker and use an app. they also film all of the games. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44693515) |
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Date: June 15th, 2022 8:34 PM Author: Laughsome cyan scourge upon the earth hitting, fielding, throwing.
that's what he needs now. pitching is great, but everyone sucks at that age, and you can't pitch every game.
being a shitty fielder will get exposed right away. having skills in the field will make him seem like a 1st round pick.
don't use weighted balls to hit. your kid is a 9U twink, not a D1 prospect.
little league is gay. |
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Date: June 15th, 2022 9:06 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo Pitching is terrible but once they hit their very low limit and you burn past the first 3 kids the games turn to complete shit. My kid is great at fielding. They use him to back up second but most importantly 3rd. The runs seem to bunch up there. Little league is pretty terrible .
The weighted balls let me do batting at home.
Sounds like you played in school. Seems like other kids are catching up to mine at the plate. Not sure how to keep the edge. |
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Date: June 15th, 2022 10:01 PM Author: multi-colored base Is there real pitching in 9U or is it still coach pitch? 9 year olds “pitching” sound frightening. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44691030) |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 11:48 AM Author: wild mustard national ceo Teams with good pitching win tournaments. Kids are capped at 75 per game with mandatory 2-3 day rest periods. For a 6 game tournament over a weekend it can get pretty bad. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44693416) |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 11:58 AM Author: multi-colored base Where do you find select leagues to join? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44693490) |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 12:01 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo We found ours through other parents on little league. you can also check your area online. they have websites that track league standings etc. then google them. Try outs are typically end of July or early august (when the kids age over). (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44693506) |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 3:30 PM Author: multi-colored base finally found the select team for my area yeah it looks like a bunch of helicopter parents who want to spend money tryouts start at 9U too he's got a few more years. might look into it if he's still excited about baseball then |
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Date: June 30th, 2022 11:02 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo Yeah even at 8u it's still coach pitch rules so they use a pitching machine. Hard to see paying a few grand for that. Our state only has 4 total. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44776328) |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 11:50 AM Author: wild mustard national ceo Bought an axe bat ($150) and apparently it had the wrong sticker. Some dad asked my son if he could see the bat and called him out. We just got it that day and he was crushed. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44693440) |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 11:59 AM Author: multi-colored base Poast moniker synergy (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44693492) |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 12:04 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo USA vs USSSO or whatever the fuck (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44693527) |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 3:31 PM Author: Concupiscible Drunken Friendly Grandma (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44694694) |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 12:03 PM Author: walnut liquid oxygen Need that USA Baseball for LL.
I realized in the playoffs this year one of our kids had been using an ILLEGAL BAT all season. |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 12:10 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo Yep. Calling my kids out really pissed me off though. Maybe say something to me on the side. He wasn't even a fucking coach. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44693570) |
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Date: June 19th, 2022 9:30 AM Author: pungent rehab What a faggot (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44707195) |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 12:00 PM Author: Sick self-centered meetinghouse preventive strike LJL Little League is so fucking gay now. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44693498) |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 12:01 PM Author: multi-colored base This is a gayer subset of little league (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44693502) |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 12:11 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44693581) |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 4:19 PM Author: Concupiscible Drunken Friendly Grandma Gay Select (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44695039) |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 4:19 PM Author: exhilarant tantric queen of the night (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44695043) |
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Date: June 19th, 2022 9:30 AM Author: pungent rehab (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44707199) |
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Date: June 16th, 2022 4:27 PM Author: Saffron swollen associate Great thread (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44695069) |
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Date: June 19th, 2022 1:36 AM Author: wild mustard national ceo 0-4 tonight and dropped the winning catch. He cried for almost an hour. He asked to play catch and do some hitting but it's a tough one. Confidence is at zero. I hope all stars Jack's it up. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44706781) |
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Date: June 19th, 2022 1:40 AM Author: Razzle mint gunner nightmare All stars isn't good for anyone's confidence btw. I made it once or twice at 11-12 years old and just rode the bench for a couple weeks because the same 9 kids played 100% of the time even as our team got blown out. It made me borderline suicidal. |
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Date: June 19th, 2022 9:11 AM Author: wild mustard national ceo This was select. I'm sure the parents hate him (like really). He still has all stars to fuck up too. I kid. I really feel bad for the little guy. I can't remember going through anything like that at 8. Another 6 hours today. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44707168) |
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Date: June 19th, 2022 1:43 AM Author: multi-colored base This madness needs to stop. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44706789) |
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Date: June 20th, 2022 2:55 PM Author: walnut liquid oxygen Playing with parents/coaches that don't encourage being a good teammate/sportsmanship sounds fucking awful.
That's one good thing about regular Little League. Every team has a few kids who can't play for shit, so fuck ups happen all the time and you can't really single out one play (although that doesn't stop the good kids from getting upset when they fuck up or a call doesn't to their way). |
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Date: June 20th, 2022 3:23 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo Yeah I also see a lot of fucked marriages (them). Kid went 2/4 and a nice play. He seemed much happier. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44713015) |
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Date: June 28th, 2022 11:04 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo Two games in and batting 1.000. He did hit into a feilders choice. I told him of he makes 10u ill buy a custom woody bat all the kids are into. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44763286) |
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Date: June 28th, 2022 11:05 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo https://tsunamibats.com/
These are all the rage with the select teams. |
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Date: August 5th, 2022 12:09 PM Author: exhilarant tantric queen of the night FC counts against your batting average (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44967873) |
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Date: August 5th, 2022 12:11 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo Yeah I saw that (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44967879) |
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Date: August 5th, 2022 12:12 PM Author: exhilarant tantric queen of the night OP done here as a father and baseball fan (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44967883) |
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Date: August 5th, 2022 12:13 PM Author: Concupiscible Drunken Friendly Grandma (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44967893) |
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Date: August 5th, 2022 12:13 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44967894) |
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Date: June 29th, 2022 9:40 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo Mercy ruled against a team that had 6 kids from his select team. Our best player was out. He went 0/2 with a bunt that advanced a run and a line drive caught. Season over.
As much as the girls complained they were still sad to see the little league season over. Kind of sad myself. The team last year went to district.
He actually asked me if doing the girls ballet technique (strength training) would improve his play. It would. My girls can pump out push-ups. |
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Date: June 29th, 2022 9:49 PM Author: Coral parlor mexican the people who ruined youth sports are fucking evil. football is the only sport that's safe these days. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44768989) |
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Date: June 29th, 2022 9:50 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo These parents all do football. It starts in a month. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44768995) |
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Date: June 29th, 2022 9:52 PM Author: Coral parlor mexican there's nothing in the world more fucking retarded than pre-pubescent tackle football.
football, at least, is still (for the most part) a high school sport (vs youth travel teams, academies, etc. in other sports) when it comes to d1 recruiting |
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Date: June 29th, 2022 9:53 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo I'd only do it for the strength training. It's boring as fuck. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44769015) |
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Date: June 30th, 2022 11:06 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo I was wrong above. Age cut-off for select teams is April 30 (old little league age) but August 1st for little league. My kid is only going into 3rd and the other kids are going into 4th. He was league age 8 this year. From the website they prefer kids to play with their grade level so they stay with same cohort through high school etc.
Not sure what to do here. Kid wants to stay with 10u but not sure that's the best course. Other dad also said to do tryouts for a bunch of teams if only for the exposure and feedback. These people are nuts. |
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Date: July 1st, 2022 4:06 PM Author: Coral parlor mexican To those of you who grew up in baseball areas (FL, CA, etc) -- did you have real travel teams when you grew up? Did you only play on them?
When I played we did normal town little league then it ended and I did the all-star / tournament team for my town (which then compeyefnin the LLWS).
Did travel/club teams always exist in baseball? |
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Date: July 1st, 2022 4:47 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo I did not grow up in a baseball area. It was too wet for half the year giving places like CA an edge. But now everything moves indoors during the winter. Even full on tournaments. That certainly didn't exist when I was a kid. The travel teams also don't hurt the lower divisions as much as they do the upper leagues. Little league is pretty much done for 14+ kids. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44780228) |
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Date: August 5th, 2022 12:31 PM Author: Submissive skinny woman church building We did home town league, then once that season ended, we had travel baseball. Presumably they did it this way so everyone got to play in the league and then the best players for that season were selected for the travel team where we'd play other towns and do tournaments and stuff (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44968007) |
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Date: August 5th, 2022 12:35 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo That's how it should be. Now most of them compete against each other. The baseball lady in charge of our little league chapter is openly hostile to the travel teams. It just makes my life harder. The guy that runs little league a division over actually designed the schedule for the season to accommodate their travel ball kids. Imagine that. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44968035) |
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Date: July 31st, 2022 9:38 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo Just had tryouts for next year. Kid did really well and I think they're going to push us to put him a year up. He did 9u last year and I'd rather have him repeat (he's under age). 3 of the best players from last year bolted for another team though. Tons of new kids. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44944773) |
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Date: July 31st, 2022 9:39 PM Author: violent piazza 180. Does he like playing? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44944779) |
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Date: July 31st, 2022 9:42 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo He loves it. However, he'll play mine craft for hours if we let him. I need to regulate on this. Last year he was all over me none stop to go play catch and BP. Now I don't get that as much. It was a long year though. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44944792) |
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Date: July 31st, 2022 9:47 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo Also zero black kids which isn't a good sign. Tons of azn and hapa boys. One girl. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44944807) |
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Date: July 31st, 2022 9:40 PM Author: Arousing Ocher Mediation His select team tryouts for 10U are at the end of July. I'm honestly not sure he'll make it. I like that it's merit based and no participation trophy but he will be crushed if he doesn't make it past black october (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44944783) |
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Date: July 31st, 2022 9:44 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo Yeah I was being a bitch. We did had a few private lessons for him which helped both his play as well as let the coaches know we are serious. Seeing the other kids at tryouts also put things in perspective. Some of them really looked lost. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44944797) |
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Date: August 1st, 2022 4:51 PM Author: Arousing Ocher Mediation I wasn't making fun of you at all, just saw a chance for a black october reference (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44948376) |
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Date: August 5th, 2022 12:07 PM Author: violent piazza (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44967854) |
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Date: August 5th, 2022 11:57 AM Author: wild mustard national ceo Update: signed contract for 9u again. Kid was upset he didn't get placed up on 10u but I specifically asked them for 9u. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5131417&forum_id=2#44967807) |
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Date: August 16th, 2022 8:42 PM Author: wild mustard national ceo I signed him up for fall ball with another select team. It's 4 days a week through October.
We decided to have our kids pick one sport and stick with it. However, I regret not signing him up for football because of the conditioning. Or even soccer. Baseball barely does any speed drills and certainly nothing like what you get running in competition. It's made me change my mind about multiple sports. Girls are straight ballet. But my oldest daughter would be an incredible soccer player. The coach here for the select team really pushed for us to sign her up. |