Dakota Deerwood
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E Worlds (Disney)
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ogsoftballplaye
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Suppose to be down there. We will see. If not playing then taking the kids to see Mickey!
NorthFlorida
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I'll be there.
Mooselodge24
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I'll be there also
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Dakota Deerwood
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Mooselodge24
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Like I said in another thread... E is for everyone!
Dakota Deerwood
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Considering a C team won the E Worlds down there last year, I agree.
The BP Hero
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Don't move up til they make you. Why be the good guy? The other 100 teams there aren't E either.
Mooselodge24
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This is the first year we've really played Utrip in like the last 4 b/c we played NSA/WSL. seems pretty legit then. I know a C team around here won C worlds, but otherwise it can be tough for our teams to do well.
We have a players list around the area, does anywhere else do that?
you're definitely right here.
Dakota Deerwood
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There was a handful of teams that we knew in the 2013 E Worlds down there, and most of them played Silver in at least 1-2 associations.. Hell, one went 1-2, and other than Crossfire(NC), no one made any real noise.
And you are correct, of the 192 teams there last year, probably 1/2 of them were not legit E teams.
We happen to be a legit E team in USSSA(We have played E all year long in U-Trip), one of the main reasons were are playing E is due to our schedule.
ogsoftballplaye
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We finished tied for 65th last year. Started making a good run in the losers bracket. Won 3 consecutive games by run rule, combined scores of 32-2. This was after going 1-1. Then we lost our next game. 2 games we lost we should have won. Just errors that we never make. Had a good team. It was nuts however. Hadn't played 5 man all year and went to 5 man just for the World and it paid off tremendously. Made so many clutch double plays.
Mooselodge24
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is your pitcher/infield that good that you don't need to play a 5 man or just used to the 4 man? you just don't see that very much anymore is all i'm asking.
ogsoftballplaye
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Our starting SS wasn't there. We were missing another key player to. However the SS we generally have is nasty. Mad range and a cannon for an arm. Was a Division 1 starting pitcher. His hitting is coming around. Although I'm no longer with that team. I'd take him any day. One of the best SS I have seen and this is his 2nd year of softball. Our infield was pretty stout. Outfield is good but they are getting older and losing stamina and speed. Good team. Very good competitive team. From what I seen last year. E teams are stronger then E bahaha
Mooselodge24
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sounds like a good enough reason to play a 4 man then... plus it gives your OF a bit of a break being able to do that.
ogsoftballplaye
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It's something you'd have to gauge. Saw a lot of teams running 4 man and winning. 182 teams is a lot lol. So if you ever fall in the losers bracket its a tough row to plow.
The BP Hero
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If you're gonna run a 4 man you had better hit your asses off... lol
ogsoftballplaye
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Not necessarily. Couple years back the team that won it all played 4 man the entire time. Won ship like 8-6 or something. Main thing is luck of the draw. I will say that I noticed a lot of the teams there are true E and Rec teams. If you get put in that kind of bracket then you can run through them lol. However you see teams in there whose record for the year is like 72-8 or 65-9 or 55-10. Yeah they have no need to be in E..........
Mooselodge24
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well sure there is... just ask them about it!
NorthFlorida
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Here's one for you. There's nothing to play in my area without playing E, unless I want to travel 3+ hours every weekend. Don't get me wrong, I HATE playing E, but it's better than not playing at all. States and nationals are the only two tourneys a year that anyone ever enforces the 0 HR/IE/offensive ejection rules, so it's not too bad except for those.
The BP Hero
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I guess when I think E teams at world's I think of the 72-8 type teams that would destroy a 4 man more times than not. Hell we took 4th with a bunch of scrubs at ASA E state a couple years ago playing a 4 man. But we also scored 15+ a game. I guess it all depends on the level of competition you're playing.
The_Natural
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I will be there with Supremacy....Can't wait!
whogotz
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word is - "next year" all events will be by national rules in florida . actually works to my team's advantage - our pitcher knows how to serve up meatballs.
we won one game due to DBOs in their lineup, then it came back to bite us in the ass
ilyk2win
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Yeah, and probably 8-10 teams in that area saying the same thing. So if they all just played D then they'd have 8-10 team tournaments locally....without O/E. Of course then comes the "well we can't win Worlds at that level since it's all C teams"......meanwhile they're not sniffing the top 30 at E Worlds either.....but still bitching about the OE rule
ogsoftballplaye
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If you are 72-8 in E your state director should have bumped you a long time ago. Thats just my opinion though.