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| Aug. 8, 2018 Jingles 5 posts | Southern championships Any info on the teams entered and brackets for the Raleigh tournament? |
| Aug. 9, 2018 Jingles 5 posts | ?? Anybody? |
| Aug. 11, 2018 64stones 51 posts | When will info be put out regarding this tournament |
| Aug. 11, 2018 TimMcElroy 942 posts | Looks like the batting order is: Northern Championships Southern Championships Rocky Mtn Championships Probably later this weekend according to Dave's earlier post. |
| Aug. 12, 2018 Jingles 5 posts | It amazes me how slow this process runs |
| Aug. 12, 2018 DaveDowell Men's 70 4317 posts | More than likely because you have limited (if any) comprehension of the complexity of drafting multiple tournament schedules in sequence and almost simultaneous (three events start this week, for example) ... It's also been stated on multiple occasions that these are done in chronological order of tournament start dates ... The good news is that the Southern's just stepped out of the on-deck circle and into the batter's box ... Top Gun was posted Friday night and the Northern's around noon (PDT) Sunday ... Monday could be "your day"! ... |
| Aug. 12, 2018 Jingles 5 posts | Thanks... Chronological order I do understand. Complexity not so much but ok... Just voicing the same opinion that had been voiced many times on the message board. |
| Aug. 12, 2018 DaveDowell Men's 70 4317 posts | That's fine ... Complexity is best illustrated by looking at the Master Fields & Games grids for some of the recent events, like the Western National's, or the Top Gun event, or Reno, or the Southwest ... As for the frequency of your type of post, that's simply further perfect validation that way too many people have difficulty differentiating between the time they WANT something as opposed to the time they may actually NEED it ... Good luck at the tournament! ... |
| Aug. 21, 2018 64stones 51 posts | Well tournament is over and here are some comments the positive ones first: First off complex was great and grounds crew were awesome. The teams we played against were all classy. Here are some of the negatives: As with all games played some umpires are good and some not so good. If you pole most of the managers I'm sure they will give same response. Some real bad blown calls were made in this tournament. Next issue was cutting tournament down to only 2 days and giving NO explanation as to why.I know it is sometimes hard to get commitments early and schedule the games but when teams travel and make hotel and transportation arrangements it becomes a problem once you make reservations and then try to change them. A Suggestion maybe to have cut-offs a little earlier for these tournaments so that all teams can see who will be attending in their respected age groups so that they can make a decision on weather its worth it or not to come. It must really suck spending money and to go to a tournament with only one or two teams in your age and competition level. |
| Aug. 21, 2018 SSUSA Staff 3490 posts | 64Stones ... The change to the 2-day format is easy one to respond to ... There weren't enough aggregate teams (read: games demand) to justify three days and we didn't know that until the entry fee deadline passed ... We endure a lot of (not always fair) criticism from a couple of teams in your area about taking too long to play some events! ... The total games demand did not justify a three day event, so we didn't ... That may just be one of those circumstances where we're going to have EXACTLY a 50/50% approval rating, just no knowing which side of the "call" you support ... Thank you for playing, we sincerely appreciate it ... |
| Aug. 22, 2018 Jingles 5 posts | The fields were in really good shape. The grounds crew fantastic. The sweat boxes for dugouts... not so nice. And NO CONCESSION STAND for the entire tournament? The tournament overall was nice and the playing times were ok. I am on the "other side" of the coin and LOVED that the tournament was only a two-day one. HOWEVER, there again, more advance notice on the playing times could easily alleviate the hotel change issues and possibly even travel. |
