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AveregeJay
Banned User
Good to know.
Country35
Banned User
like 2.00......................
yeah but I played over 100 games last year....thats a stick they are stealing from me over the corse of a year
Prodigy5883
Addicted to Softballfans
like 2.00......................
Lucky...down here in Texas (League City) cost us $3, however kinda worth it with all turf infields and nice kept outfields as well. Now, if they could only get the bad umps off the field, it would truly be perfect.
dj_morton
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Same story at Mansfield
AveregeJay
Banned User
Do people really complain about spending 2 or 3 dollars?
azsoftball
Whatever
like 2.00......................
$3 bucks here in AZ
KannonsDad
**** you
They brought up a good point though, 100 games @ 2-3 bucks = a bat
pearljamfan32
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same here in gilbert az. seems like each ump just makes up their own rules
WCURacer29
Shady J Softball
heard they had a boatload of teams there this past weekend- hope you guys had fun.
Jhall24
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No. They charge to get in for the day not per game.
norcal831
Star Player
very true, this one was $10 more than my normal tourny fees
$3 with a token given to entry for a $1 off food or bev in the park. but the other place i play at cost 3 to get in anyways too
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norcal831
Star Player
there was quite a few, lower co-ed had 10 and "D" had 10 too. plus men's "e" had like 8 i think. We won the lower co-ed, should have been playing the upper one to be honest
Jhall24
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No. They charge to get in for the day not per game.
The Mad Hatter
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Manteca is $3 per day to get in (I play there every week). Yeah it adds up over the course of a year but it's worth it to play on great fields all year round. Our league also plays 3 HR + equalizer, so plenty of HR's to be hit on any given day. League allows utrip bats and NSA style pitching. Box rule for pitchers - line drives in the box are automatic DBO. And Manteca has TWO bars with six stadium fields (Wrigley, Fenway, Yankee plus Angel, Tiger, Polo Grounds).
I've played at about 5 or 6 BLD facilities over the years. Palm Springs will always hold a special place in my heart (1st one built), but besides that one Manteca is my favorite of the others I've played.
I've played at about 5 or 6 BLD facilities over the years. Palm Springs will always hold a special place in my heart (1st one built), but besides that one Manteca is my favorite of the others I've played.
Prodigy5883
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I think umps have their own website where they see who can come up with the best way to screw a call up:
BlindAsABat: Man, I just totally screw this one team from going to the king seat game, he beat the throw by 5 steps but it was late and I wanted to go home.
UmpsRule: Man thats sweet
I used to umpire a while back and I understand they all cant be right calls but some of the things I see aren't even close
Prodigy5883
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Statement says it best...yeah paying to get into the park sucks but worth it when you can play on awesome fields with true hops so you don't catch a softball to the nose trying to field a simple ground ball.
pearljamfan32
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i know they all cant be right, its human nature and theres only one of them but in gilbert its not the close calls as in the difference in rules between umps. i play against a guy that umps on another night and even he says it bad
dychen
Phoenix SuperDraft
If you play league there all year. That's $3 per week times 40+ weeks. Add in 10-15 weekends of Tournament ball. That's still a bit of money. The league fees are higher then other places and the tournament fees are usually higher then if it's at a city park. Add in the fact that you pay more for food and drinks and yes it adds up.
Prodigy5883
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Yes I know what your talking about, ask ump about a ruling and he said one thing and the other said another. Yeah, knowing the rule book would help the cause a lot more
pearljamfan32
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its just that mesa leagues fields are GARBAGE!! i hate them.
WCURacer29
Shady J Softball
sandbaggers! just kidding...congrats on the win- i had several buddies playing on different men's teams that were there. I've always wanted to play at a BLD, but don't know enough people who need a guy for a single tournament.
KannonsDad
**** you
Guess i meant to say 100 visits. I play a lot of single game leagues, I forget others play DH's
WarningTrackHR
Last Brawh Standing
Can you find out about Es for me?
cuz Forbidden, the team that won Es said there was 17 teams, not 8
norcal831
Star Player
kind of felt like we were, our 4 of our guys got re-classed to D for u-trip apparently... i'm a rec player at best
our girls are what killed though. our LF by far probably played better than most guys and we had two that were just savages at the plate and on the bases.
TWmccoy
3DX Connoisseur
Bld
I haven't played on any BLD fields, but I did stop by the ones in Vegas and look around. I'll list what I liked and didn't.
Like: Beautiful fields. These truly are top notch. Nice dugouts, landscaping and stadium seating. Pro shop that sells all sorts of good stuff (though overpriced).
Didn't like: Gate admission, no outside food or beverages, you have to buy THEIR crappy balls at (I think) $5 each. Fields are also too small. These parks are like 280'.
Overall it's a spiffy facility, but to me the costs outweigh the benefits. It just isn't an economical place to play softball. An occasional tourny there wouldn't hurt though.
I haven't played on any BLD fields, but I did stop by the ones in Vegas and look around. I'll list what I liked and didn't.
Like: Beautiful fields. These truly are top notch. Nice dugouts, landscaping and stadium seating. Pro shop that sells all sorts of good stuff (though overpriced).
Didn't like: Gate admission, no outside food or beverages, you have to buy THEIR crappy balls at (I think) $5 each. Fields are also too small. These parks are like 280'.
Overall it's a spiffy facility, but to me the costs outweigh the benefits. It just isn't an economical place to play softball. An occasional tourny there wouldn't hurt though.
norcal831
Star Player
Can you find out about Es for me?
I might have only saw one bracket... we never left angels field (went to wrigley for the championship game) and the mens were on the other side of the complex. didn't watch them too much, was at the bar most of the day