Freedom Winter Worlds 2014 dates just released!!!
- Thread starter NCFREEDOMSPORTS
- Start date
piratepride2
The Veteran
Ive yet to hear if our roster was approved...getting close to crunch time and hotels are most likely filling up fast!
mihklo
Active Member
How did you guys get approved to play E??? Lol
simpsonps121
Addicted to Softballfans
Same way that Total Impact from DE got approved to play E.... And I am sure we will see some C players playing E.
Last year Titans Reloaded got protested for their roster... They had to play D in Utrip. But Larry let them play... and they won Freedom Sports E last year.
Really not a lot that Larry can do. Teams want to play, give $380 to play... and they have plenty of excuses why they should play. He is just being a nice guy letting them play. It is up to the team to be more upfront about what they really are...
Last year Titans Reloaded got protested for their roster... They had to play D in Utrip. But Larry let them play... and they won Freedom Sports E last year.
Really not a lot that Larry can do. Teams want to play, give $380 to play... and they have plenty of excuses why they should play. He is just being a nice guy letting them play. It is up to the team to be more upfront about what they really are...
mihklo
Active Member
I'd hate to see the roster that was turned away if some of these teams were approved to play down.
There's plenty he can do if he wants a young program to prosper.
You and I both know teams are always gonna play down when they're allowed.
My team was bumped after playing a half year together and winning one tourney in rec. which we have no problem with.
It'll be interesting to see what is brought from the northern teams again. Word is one of the teams from Ohio is ran by a freedom director up there.
There's plenty he can do if he wants a young program to prosper.
You and I both know teams are always gonna play down when they're allowed.
My team was bumped after playing a half year together and winning one tourney in rec. which we have no problem with.
It'll be interesting to see what is brought from the northern teams again. Word is one of the teams from Ohio is ran by a freedom director up there.
simpsonps121
Addicted to Softballfans
Yep, teams will always play down. I only know the teams from around here...
BBS is always very good. They have done well at Worlds. But to my knowledge they have never been bumped to D. But they would play very well in D. They did well last year at Freedom Worlds. Finished 5th I think. They lost to the #1, and #2 team.
TI had a good run in 2013. They are a good squad, with a good coach. But they lost players when they were told they had to go to D.
Scores and Warpath are not rec teams, but if there are D teams in the lower, then maybe Rec is really E?
Isagenix (team that I play on) was .500 in E last year. 0-3 at Worlds. But finished out the year on a tear... Last year we went 2-3 at Freedom Winter Worlds
Burnopp Trucking registered D last year, and they played a lot of ISA. They have the most talent of all of the teams coming down. They talk about how they are getting upper level guys to play this weekend... If that is truth or not, I don't know. If the rosters are checked, it will be obvious. There are not a lot of C teams in MD...
If NJ is sending a team, they are always good too.
BBS is always very good. They have done well at Worlds. But to my knowledge they have never been bumped to D. But they would play very well in D. They did well last year at Freedom Worlds. Finished 5th I think. They lost to the #1, and #2 team.
TI had a good run in 2013. They are a good squad, with a good coach. But they lost players when they were told they had to go to D.
Scores and Warpath are not rec teams, but if there are D teams in the lower, then maybe Rec is really E?
Isagenix (team that I play on) was .500 in E last year. 0-3 at Worlds. But finished out the year on a tear... Last year we went 2-3 at Freedom Winter Worlds
Burnopp Trucking registered D last year, and they played a lot of ISA. They have the most talent of all of the teams coming down. They talk about how they are getting upper level guys to play this weekend... If that is truth or not, I don't know. If the rosters are checked, it will be obvious. There are not a lot of C teams in MD...
If NJ is sending a team, they are always good too.
mihklo
Active Member
That's sad you got teams splitting/dropping players so they don't have to get bumped.
Guess we will see how this goes. I'm sure we will see plenty teams with more than the 2 allowable drop downs. Hell there's a local team that I only know a few of the guys they're takin and 2 are drop downs. While I'm not too worried bout playing them though.
Guess we will see how this goes. I'm sure we will see plenty teams with more than the 2 allowable drop downs. Hell there's a local team that I only know a few of the guys they're takin and 2 are drop downs. While I'm not too worried bout playing them though.
mihklo
Active Member
You mean rec? Lol
fc #0
Addicted to Softballfans
Burnopp Trucking is playing comp. warpath in my opinion is rec. they have played "E" for several years, but look at their records over those years. Scores I think played under a different name last year and got drilled in the lower.
mihklo
Active Member
Sure looks like burnopp is listed in the lower to me.
simpsonps121
Addicted to Softballfans
Is Burnopp actually playing in Comp? Were the planning to play Comp the whole time?? There is all sort of stuff being said up in MD.
They are not going down now. Their ROSTER was rejected. A PLAYER was rejected...
They are not going down now. Their ROSTER was rejected. A PLAYER was rejected...
fc #0
Addicted to Softballfans
They registered in lower. They were told they had to play comp due to their roster. As far as i know they were ok with it.
Dexb0t
Entertainer
A few of them playing with Dynasty full time now?
fc #0
Addicted to Softballfans
Cliff
Addicted to Softballfans
One is going to Dynasty full time. I play/coach 3rd with Dynasty when Crossfire is not playing.
bjack25
Addicted to Softballfans
Thanks for the breakdown on our team (TI) but you are a little misinformed. We didn't lose players because we got bumped hahahaha in fact we embrace the bump and it's exactly what we wanted. We only lost 2 players (our stud SS and his step pop) because they wanted to go and play with "friends" we've dropped a few unproductive guys and we've picked two guys who have never played tourneys before. It was my understanding that the lower comp was for high E and lower D teams and that's why I entered us into this. Larry called me the other day and mentioned we may not be able to play and why, I explained my side and even encourage him to check the history of my team and players and see that no one has ever played above E (3 yrs). If we really wanted to be deceiving it would had been simple just to change our name like so many other teams do. Either way we were ok with what ever decision the directors made and i think it serves us well that they actually took the time to evaluate our roster and players and came to the decision they did.
fc #0
Addicted to Softballfans
No comment
ogsoftballplaye
Active Member
Plumbright........