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Chembry

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Maximus Decimus said:
Early off-season bump predictions and rumors.

D bumps:
A&B
Ziegler
Timeout Tavern
The Crew
Arvig
The Jack
Paradis Inc.

C bumps:
Keyguys
3x/Box
Outdoorsmen

Heartland bank to A

Outside the mandatory bumps I don't think anyone else did well enough.

Rumors I've heard:
- part of the crew is leaving to start a new team
- The top two D teams are talking about merging for C.
- A&B was grabbing blackouts best players
- The throw together team from Stifftungsfest that took 2nd was talking about making that a C team next year.
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I have been told from a reliable source that All American will be bumped. Remember that last year they split up into 2 teams for Nationals and about half the guys from this years 2nd place team also took 2nd last year.
 
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bstark28 said:
That was my initial suspicion as well, and, to be honest, I guess I didn't ask a whole lot of follow-up questions, as to how the rule was interpreted and how it would be enforced.
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Heartland won't get bumped because of the new 10% rule for B and A as they have to finish in the top 10% 2 years in a row. Good chance all their players w/ be B+ is my guess.
 
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Legacy will only be doing bsc stuff next year. So the normal team won’t be playing together next year. At least that is what I was told.
 
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Beauner

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Yoke said:
The only thing I could think of for The Crew is maybe a different schedule? That team played a ton.
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It may have a little to do with their schedule but I'm about 98% sure that's not the driving reason. I don't really wanna post what I've heard directly from their players on a public forum because I genuinely like everybody I've interacted with on that team and don't wanna trash anyone publicly, but after seeing it first hand in Fargo I can definitely see where some of the guys are coming from.
 
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sjoquist43

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I'm not complaining about us getting bumped, because I know it's top 10% at state. I just think it's funny that we have a below .500 record at C and now we will be B!! Oh well, it is what it is...
 
Yoke

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Beauner said:
It may have a little to do with their schedule but I'm about 98% sure that's not the driving reason. I don't really wanna post what I've heard directly from their players on a public forum because I genuinely like everybody I've interacted with on that team and don't wanna trash anyone publicly, but after seeing it first hand in Fargo I can definitely see where some of the guys are coming from.
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I did forget that there was one dude that was super annoying, too. I bet whatever that chunk of team ends up doing, they'll do pretty well.
 
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tsfingrocks said:
I'm really tempted to choose Detroit City Rake for D World's as I feel it's there 200th time playing D and they place too much. Unless I'm confusing them with that Detroit Smooth team? D and E is a huge joke in USSSA.
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Detroit Elite and Detroit Mush are usually there as well, I feel like the flip flop names every few years
 
tsfingrocks

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wildthing81 said:
Detroit Elite and Detroit Mush are usually there as well, I feel like the flip flop names every few years
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I don't understand the draw to stay in D/E if you compete and win, more often than not. All to place top 15 at worlds, maybe? What does that honestly do for them?
 
Yoke

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Any of you guys live near Brooklyn Center and want to play ball at 6:20 and 7:20 at Evergreen?


Edit: Also, it doesn't matter if you're any good. At this point, I just need someone who doesn't stand on the middle of the plate when they come up to bat.
 
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Yoke

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For the picks game, try to get the D Worlds pick in today/tonight. The tournament starts in 20 minutes.
 
thelastsamurai

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A&b had a lot of bat flippers but seemed ok guys. I thought the crew had a few dip ****s personally, we ended up beating them in Mankato I think, just poor sportsmanship I thought, but maybe just 2 or 3 guys, then again we at times probably had some dip ****s so who knows. The crew did have a very successful year, as did a&b.
 
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thelastsamurai said:
A&b had a lot of bat flippers but seemed ok guys. I thought the crew had a few dip ****s personally, we ended up beating them in Mankato I think, just poor sportsmanship I thought, but maybe just 2 or 3 guys, then again we at times probably had some dip ****s so who knows. The crew did have a very successful year, as did a&b.
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They absolutely have a couple guys who don't handle adversity (losing) well. When everything is going well for them they are all great guys. When S hits the fan? There are a couple guys who get really pissy.
 
Yoke

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Had a team pick up an A player last night to play against us (which is fine), but I've never had a knuckle ball hit at me so hard in my life. Was glad that it was far enough in front of me that I could let it drop and not look like an *******.

The two worst things in the outfield are knuckleballs and the super high pop ups.
 
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