Opposition Research on Baseball Travel League

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At that age, one year makes a big difference.

The interesting thing was she waited until the sixth inning to point this out. Is that because it was an official game at that point? Clever move on her part.

Don't break the rules.

This is Legion. Kids are 17-20. Imagine being the mommy tattling on 18 yo men. Pathetic.

Is there even an age limit at this level? I do agree the situation sounds odd...umps in general would tell the parent that verifying age is not their problem and take it up with the league. The umps are there to call balls and strikes and outs for that game, not to verify if players are eligible.

[Anonymous]

My kid used to play in NWLL, which I know, I know... but before games one of the parents on our team used to come around with research on the other players, ranking their batters.. it was BIZARRE.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid used to play in NWLL, which I know, I know... but before games one of the parents on our team used to come around with research on the other players, ranking their batters.. it was BIZARRE.

Almost every team has a GC stalker parent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid used to play in NWLL, which I know, I know... but before games one of the parents on our team used to come around with research on the other players, ranking their batters.. it was BIZARRE.

Almost every team has a GC stalker parent.

Dude had charts and lists of player rankings and thought I'd care. How do you even KNOW this stuff man?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid used to play in NWLL, which I know, I know... but before games one of the parents on our team used to come around with research on the other players, ranking their batters.. it was BIZARRE.

Almost every team has a GC stalker parent.

Dude had charts and lists of player rankings and thought I'd care. How do you even KNOW this stuff man?

I worry about these people once their kid stops playing! What will they do with all that time on their hands.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP is a troll. This isn't how age appeals work.

1) Umpires don't deal with player eligibility.
2) Umpires don't talk to parents regarding any aspect of the game.
3) If age eligibility was properly questioned by a coach, it would be adjudicated by a league or tournament official. At tournaments, teams are required to have birth certificates on hand for all players on the roster.

Travel Ball Coach here. Agree.

This is a troll post.

[Anonymous]

Baseball gets to be a small world, even with teens. I have 2 sons who play and it would be very rare that we don’t personally know at least kid or two in any opposing team at this point. Kids from school, or from some prior team or another etc. I’d say this is typical. Everyone sort of knows each other (and that may extend to knowing or remembering what age or grade someone is). That info is also often available on different sites- perfect game and others.

That said, I can’t imagine saying anything about this. The rules are different for different tournaments and games anyway, and there are exemptions and whatnot. Not something I keep track of. That is the coach’s job if needed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP is a troll. This isn't how age appeals work.

1) Umpires don't deal with player eligibility.
2) Umpires don't talk to parents regarding any aspect of the game.
3) If age eligibility was properly questioned by a coach, it would be adjudicated by a league or tournament official. At tournaments, teams are required to have birth certificates on hand for all players on the roster.

Travel Ball Coach here. Agree.

This is a troll post.

You played any amount of youth baseball or seen it lately and you know that ANYTHING is possible and the umps play by the commisioner's rules. NWLL proved that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Baseball gets to be a small world, even with teens. I have 2 sons who play and it would be very rare that we don’t personally know at least kid or two in any opposing team at this point. Kids from school, or from some prior team or another etc. I’d say this is typical. Everyone sort of knows each other (and that may extend to knowing or remembering what age or grade someone is). That info is also often available on different sites- perfect game and others.

That said, I can’t imagine saying anything about this. The rules are different for different tournaments and games anyway, and there are exemptions and whatnot. Not something I keep track of. That is the coach’s job if needed

This! I don’t understand why posters immediately jump to “cheating” when it could be an exemption or a simple misunderstanding.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid used to play in NWLL, which I know, I know... but before games one of the parents on our team used to come around with research on the other players, ranking their batters.. it was BIZARRE.

Like… for 12 year olds? That’s completely crazy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP is a troll. This isn't how age appeals work.

1) Umpires don't deal with player eligibility.
2) Umpires don't talk to parents regarding any aspect of the game.
3) If age eligibility was properly questioned by a coach, it would be adjudicated by a league or tournament official. At tournaments, teams are required to have birth certificates on hand for all players on the roster.

Travel Ball Coach here. Agree.

This is a troll post.

Dad, here. No one cares that you're a 'travel ball' coach and no one cares that you sat on the bench at Gettysburg for two seasons in the late 90's. HTH.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Baseball gets to be a small world, even with teens. I have 2 sons who play and it would be very rare that we don’t personally know at least kid or two in any opposing team at this point. Kids from school, or from some prior team or another etc. I’d say this is typical. Everyone sort of knows each other (and that may extend to knowing or remembering what age or grade someone is). That info is also often available on different sites- perfect game and others.

That said, I can’t imagine saying anything about this. The rules are different for different tournaments and games anyway, and there are exemptions and whatnot. Not something I keep track of. That is the coach’s job if needed

This! I don’t understand why posters immediately jump to “cheating” when it could be an exemption or a simple misunderstanding.

I think the coach refusing to respond is key.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP is a troll. This isn't how age appeals work.

1) Umpires don't deal with player eligibility.
2) Umpires don't talk to parents regarding any aspect of the game.
3) If age eligibility was properly questioned by a coach, it would be adjudicated by a league or tournament official. At tournaments, teams are required to have birth certificates on hand for all players on the roster.

Travel Ball Coach here. Agree.

This is a troll post.

Dad, here. No one cares that you're a 'travel ball' coach and no one cares that you sat on the bench at Gettysburg for two seasons in the late 90's. HTH.

pp here who originally explained why it's a troll. I'm a former travel softball coach and currently an umpire in three different sanctions. The "travel ball coach" information in the pp's post is actually salient because it indicates someone who's been around the game a long time and knows how things work. OP is using the MSU rulebook ("Make Shit Up").

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Baseball gets to be a small world, even with teens. I have 2 sons who play and it would be very rare that we don’t personally know at least kid or two in any opposing team at this point. Kids from school, or from some prior team or another etc. I’d say this is typical. Everyone sort of knows each other (and that may extend to knowing or remembering what age or grade someone is). That info is also often available on different sites- perfect game and others.

That said, I can’t imagine saying anything about this. The rules are different for different tournaments and games anyway, and there are exemptions and whatnot. Not something I keep track of. That is the coach’s job if needed

This! I don’t understand why posters immediately jump to “cheating” when it could be an exemption or a simple misunderstanding.

I think the coach refusing to respond is key.

But that doesn’t even make sense. If the coach is cheating surely he would just… lie?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP is a troll. This isn't how age appeals work.

1) Umpires don't deal with player eligibility.
2) Umpires don't talk to parents regarding any aspect of the game.
3) If age eligibility was properly questioned by a coach, it would be adjudicated by a league or tournament official. At tournaments, teams are required to have birth certificates on hand for all players on the roster.

Travel Ball Coach here. Agree.

This is a troll post.

Dad, here. No one cares that you're a 'travel ball' coach and no one cares that you sat on the bench at Gettysburg for two seasons in the late 90's. HTH.

pp here who originally explained why it's a troll. I'm a former travel softball coach and currently an umpire in three different sanctions. The "travel ball coach" information in the pp's post is actually salient because it indicates someone who's been around the game a long time and knows how things work. OP is using the MSU rulebook ("Make Shit Up").

Hold up. You're supposedly a coach and an experienced ump and you're claiming BS on a game getting forfeited?

That is BS. I only have two sons who have been playing since 18 and I've seen three or four game get called for ineligible payers.

You are FOS.