Jake From State Farm
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Sorry sir didn’t mean to trash anyone, just the rumor I heard from a reliable MMB source. I hope you have a great season and keep yourself and the rona in Fargay. #is thisproperly? #hashtag #Middle #middle #bunt
ND Softball: Drain the Swamp Thread
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BigCat2310
Extra Hitter
Nope, second post was worse. Plenty of homophobic rhetoric again, but little to no originality. Try a different game there little guy.
Manager Shaun Hendo
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I like this new guy from state farm.
Jake From State Farm
New Member
Oh Hey Manager, please don’t be homophobic. Big cat will be more butt hurt than the time his teammates had their way with him. Let’s just say that guy doesn’t get much cat.
Jake From State Farm
New Member
Now onto other news, any predictions for the Fargo Rec 3 Wednesday league?
NotRumorsSoftball
New Member
Are there any brackets for the tournament this weekend in bismarck??
Iballsohard
Here for the pitches
What are everyone's thoughts on the mat ball?
ihatepeople
New Member
mouthy offseason? Please explain that one
Lot less bitching about balls and strikes. It seems most umpires in ND called it by where it landed anyway, so not a huge change. Its not as bad as I thought it would be, its actually starting to grow on me. I wish it was about 2-3 inches wider though, the strike zone is a little tight.
BigCat2310
Extra Hitter
Yeah I don't live in Bismarck so I don't know what's said behind closed doors but i didnt hear a word out of Eide. Only mouthy team this offseason i know if was Pink It (who is a good team) and only a select few guys on the team. With that said I still think Eide is the team to beat in C this year.
Jim_Chimney
Member
Wooooow.. talk about some pathetic retro trolling. You're going with late 90s Yahoo chat homophobic trash talk..? You must be like.. realllllllly fkin cool and super talented lmfao I can't wait to see what your pea-brain comes up with next~
Seriously though, stfu. Or if you're feelin' froggy/drunk, DM me and we can meet up during this weekends tourney. Either way, you'll inevitably prove yourself as a true pu$$y
#JakesComingOutParty
ihatepeople
New Member
must just be some guys that don’t like edie bringing them down, and wanting to see them fail
Mark Davis
The Rookie
So what was everyone's impression of the Tournament this weekend, outside of obviously just not being the same as being at McQuades.
1) Bracket setup- how bad was the bracket setup in the Open. I mean this was beyond bad never seen a team go 0fer and get a bye.
2) Heartland- Damn is King fast, no matter how many teams I've seen him play in person or online it still impresses me. Hard to believe it was the first tourney of the year for them.
3) Tharaldson- nice weekend win. Chad rolling that ball in the championship to first was hilarious, right? Saw that the Big Bossman Gary even came out to watch his team.
4) Pink It Forward- am I allowed to still call them that since aren't Myk and Tork kicking him to the curb. Oops maybe that is next year, we will have to wait for one of Myk's 30 different profiles on here to respond.
5) MMB- chokes again to not get that C money like PIF did. A couple chances to beat RR and just weren't good enough again.
6) Rivers Ridge- 2nd place finish with some Ts guys. Those Pink tops are loud but probably not as loud as the reaction would've been if they turned that Triple Play against Heartland in the Loser's Out Game.
7) West teams- its too bad it didn't work to get any out to come play.
1) Bracket setup- how bad was the bracket setup in the Open. I mean this was beyond bad never seen a team go 0fer and get a bye.
2) Heartland- Damn is King fast, no matter how many teams I've seen him play in person or online it still impresses me. Hard to believe it was the first tourney of the year for them.
3) Tharaldson- nice weekend win. Chad rolling that ball in the championship to first was hilarious, right? Saw that the Big Bossman Gary even came out to watch his team.
4) Pink It Forward- am I allowed to still call them that since aren't Myk and Tork kicking him to the curb. Oops maybe that is next year, we will have to wait for one of Myk's 30 different profiles on here to respond.
5) MMB- chokes again to not get that C money like PIF did. A couple chances to beat RR and just weren't good enough again.
6) Rivers Ridge- 2nd place finish with some Ts guys. Those Pink tops are loud but probably not as loud as the reaction would've been if they turned that Triple Play against Heartland in the Loser's Out Game.
7) West teams- its too bad it didn't work to get any out to come play.
BigCat2310
Extra Hitter
Well this post didn't hold up well... #mmbeatthoseguys
Howard13
New Member
#burgessbeatthoseguystoo
BigCat2310
Extra Hitter
Facts! I almost included that in the post too. Congrats to Burgess, the 9th best team in D.
ShinGuards11
Member
THIS JUST IN!!!! Eide found 13 runs in the trash behind field 3. ***New Score*** Eide 27 - MMB 26... What a turn of events!!
Kirby_Puckett
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2021 is almost over! Where are all the rumors at and rankings?
BackSpinGawd
New Member
Clearing the air: What is the point of 4 recs? How about if you don't have a national tournament to play for your class, your class doesn't exist? What is the difference between rec 3 and rec 4? What is the difference between D, Rec 1 and Rec 2? I'm not trying to be a ****, which I usually am, but I would honestly appreciate someone explaining those differences to me. If a rec 1-4 team wants to play nationals, the lowest they can play is E right? Maybe just make it A, B, C, D, E, church. That is why the D and C are so small, also because the D national shows up in ND randomly. Cue the western ND C teams appeal to D this year, cuz it will happen. But hey, that's where the money is right?
Clearing the air cont'd: I would say, Custer and Burgess welcome to C, but they will probably fold. C is too hard right? Can't beat MMB, Eide, RMI and pinkit so why bother. Sad to say, but the C will never grow. C state should be a fun 3 or 4 team round robin.
Bold Prediction: Speaking of the C, I gotta think MMB is the favorite right? Word is Dilly is back in center. Who is going to beat that team? Not sure who pink it added with the loss of dilly, but MMB will be the next 3x gear or heartland. Mark it. Who else will make that jump? There is maybe 3 teams in ND that play C and stay C so one of them has to be the one to make the move eventually?
There are the rumors, no idea on rankings cuz I am sure it will change with appeals and teams folding.
BSG-out
Clearing the air cont'd: I would say, Custer and Burgess welcome to C, but they will probably fold. C is too hard right? Can't beat MMB, Eide, RMI and pinkit so why bother. Sad to say, but the C will never grow. C state should be a fun 3 or 4 team round robin.
Bold Prediction: Speaking of the C, I gotta think MMB is the favorite right? Word is Dilly is back in center. Who is going to beat that team? Not sure who pink it added with the loss of dilly, but MMB will be the next 3x gear or heartland. Mark it. Who else will make that jump? There is maybe 3 teams in ND that play C and stay C so one of them has to be the one to make the move eventually?
There are the rumors, no idea on rankings cuz I am sure it will change with appeals and teams folding.
BSG-out
Agree that 4 Recs is probably too many, and it definitely does drive down the number of D and C teams in the state. Just 4 more classifications for people to sandbag in. The argument for it is the number of teams ND has compared to other states per population. More divisions makes for more teams able to be competitive. Also, if you combined the Rec divisions like 90% of teams would never have a shot to win a tournament. Likely leading to decreased participation. The difference between a Rec 4 team and Rec 1 team is usually a huge gap.
As far classifying teams west vs east, its pretty messed up that Fargo had only 5 C/D teams play in tournaments last year (2020). Other cities number of C/D teams:
Bismarck=7
Grand Forks=4
Williston=4
Mandan=3
Minot=3
****inson=1
2019 C/D teams by City
Fargo= 5
Bismarck= 10
Grand Forks= 4
Williston= 4
Mandan= 2
Minot= 6
****inson= 1
So our most populous city is fielding about as many C/D teams as Williston. West Fargo is fielding as many C/D teams as gwinner. So which cities exactly are sandbagging, and on which side of the state?
The answer to growing the C/D divisions is for the city associations to be more aggressive with classifying teams. The state should also incentivize the higher classifications. Why does the Monsta series have the biggest reward for Rec 3 and smallest for C? The prize packages should be greatest at C and smallest for Rec 4. Lets also give out money for State championships, most for C, least for Rec 4. Lets make people want to compete at a higher level, instead of rewarding the sandbaggers.
Clearing the air cont'd: I would say, Custer and Burgess welcome to C, but they will probably fold. C is too hard right? Can't beat MMB, Eide, RMI and pinkit so why bother. Sad to say, but the C will never grow. C state should be a fun 3 or 4 team round robin.
Guessing Custer will stick at C, those boys like to compete from what I have seen. Burgess on the other had petitioned down to Rec 1 from D just a couple of years ago, so doubt they will stick.
Bold Prediction: Speaking of the C, I gotta think MMB is the favorite right? Word is Dilly is back in center. Who is going to beat that team? Not sure who pink it added with the loss of dilly, but MMB will be the next 3x gear or heartland. Mark it. Who else will make that jump? There is maybe 3 teams in ND that play C and stay C so one of them has to be the one to make the move eventually?
MMB will be tough to beat, but Eide should be better this year, and don't count out Dvorak. Darkhorse is Mulligans out of Williston, hear they may have improved.
As far classifying teams west vs east, its pretty messed up that Fargo had only 5 C/D teams play in tournaments last year (2020). Other cities number of C/D teams:
Bismarck=7
Grand Forks=4
Williston=4
Mandan=3
Minot=3
****inson=1
2019 C/D teams by City
Fargo= 5
Bismarck= 10
Grand Forks= 4
Williston= 4
Mandan= 2
Minot= 6
****inson= 1
So our most populous city is fielding about as many C/D teams as Williston. West Fargo is fielding as many C/D teams as gwinner. So which cities exactly are sandbagging, and on which side of the state?
The answer to growing the C/D divisions is for the city associations to be more aggressive with classifying teams. The state should also incentivize the higher classifications. Why does the Monsta series have the biggest reward for Rec 3 and smallest for C? The prize packages should be greatest at C and smallest for Rec 4. Lets also give out money for State championships, most for C, least for Rec 4. Lets make people want to compete at a higher level, instead of rewarding the sandbaggers.
Clearing the air cont'd: I would say, Custer and Burgess welcome to C, but they will probably fold. C is too hard right? Can't beat MMB, Eide, RMI and pinkit so why bother. Sad to say, but the C will never grow. C state should be a fun 3 or 4 team round robin.
Guessing Custer will stick at C, those boys like to compete from what I have seen. Burgess on the other had petitioned down to Rec 1 from D just a couple of years ago, so doubt they will stick.
Bold Prediction: Speaking of the C, I gotta think MMB is the favorite right? Word is Dilly is back in center. Who is going to beat that team? Not sure who pink it added with the loss of dilly, but MMB will be the next 3x gear or heartland. Mark it. Who else will make that jump? There is maybe 3 teams in ND that play C and stay C so one of them has to be the one to make the move eventually?
MMB will be tough to beat, but Eide should be better this year, and don't count out Dvorak. Darkhorse is Mulligans out of Williston, hear they may have improved.
el grande gato
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There should NEVER be more than 2 rec divisions. 4 is f'ing ridiculous. It's all about money and never about competition.
Custer is pretty damn good
C will be a debacle. SO many players are switching teams. And 90% of them are trying to get to D just to play a national.
North Dakota ball at its finest
Custer is pretty damn good
C will be a debacle. SO many players are switching teams. And 90% of them are trying to get to D just to play a national.
North Dakota ball at its finest
Kirby_Puckett
New Member
Custer did get bumped from what I heard as well, so they are C. Dvorak is D, I think they got dropped mid season. I wouldn't doubt if Racine is D come the start of the season as well.
So for C there's: No particular order
MMB- MMB being the obvious favorite by far I would imagine. I am sure they are not getting any worse. Dilbeck added and probably another guy or two.
Pink it- Lost Dilbeck
Custer- If they were still D I would say the Standing Elks left Eide to join.
Burgess- Lost Big Mo, probably found some good additions.
RMI- No clue
Sickies- Always scrappy probably didnt add any.
Eide- Who knows, probably have something up their sleeve
Sports page- Is it the return of big Wrangs!!?!?
Rest IDK
Not too bad, wonder how their rosters will truly look though. It seems like every year there ends up being a combination of some sorts, so don't be shocked for something like that. Rumors are always flying.
I imagine that there will be some "super D teams" that come out of nowhere for Nationals so I have no idea on any guesses for the D division.
So for C there's: No particular order
MMB- MMB being the obvious favorite by far I would imagine. I am sure they are not getting any worse. Dilbeck added and probably another guy or two.
Pink it- Lost Dilbeck
Custer- If they were still D I would say the Standing Elks left Eide to join.
Burgess- Lost Big Mo, probably found some good additions.
RMI- No clue
Sickies- Always scrappy probably didnt add any.
Eide- Who knows, probably have something up their sleeve
Sports page- Is it the return of big Wrangs!!?!?
Rest IDK
Not too bad, wonder how their rosters will truly look though. It seems like every year there ends up being a combination of some sorts, so don't be shocked for something like that. Rumors are always flying.
I imagine that there will be some "super D teams" that come out of nowhere for Nationals so I have no idea on any guesses for the D division.
Kirby_Puckett
New Member
Which pill from morpheus will the teams from Grand Forks be taking?
BackSpinGawd
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DalvinCook33
New Member
ND Softball:
Tharaldson - Currently bumped to A ... adding a couple guys
Heartland - Trying to get down to B not likely after a 3rd place finish at Nationals. Losing a few guys
Now for the teams that dominate the corn fields and take pride in being THE ND team... the champions of The Whirlybird, Bismarck early bird, Fargo Golf Addictions, Grand Forks, Fargo Busch Light, DL Water Carnival and THE Ultimate test of C dominance ND C State:
MMB- MMB is getting all the attention... this power house team DOMINATED the ND C State tourney winning two games scoring less than 10 runs and double dipping team Eide. They will continue this into 2021 by adding Silas and Dilbeck.
Pink it-
This team will be under a new name “The Box” Ryan Smith from Tharaldson and a few other tricks up their sleeve. Jody, Wrangs likely adds here.
Custer - Will likely move up and dominate this division.
Burgess- Combing with Sports Page
RMI- As always this team will play every BIG ND tourney and play well.
Eide- Adding a few players - lost Josh SE and Silas. Haus has this under control.
All in all a lot of attention to MMB
Tharaldson - Currently bumped to A ... adding a couple guys
Heartland - Trying to get down to B not likely after a 3rd place finish at Nationals. Losing a few guys
Now for the teams that dominate the corn fields and take pride in being THE ND team... the champions of The Whirlybird, Bismarck early bird, Fargo Golf Addictions, Grand Forks, Fargo Busch Light, DL Water Carnival and THE Ultimate test of C dominance ND C State:
MMB- MMB is getting all the attention... this power house team DOMINATED the ND C State tourney winning two games scoring less than 10 runs and double dipping team Eide. They will continue this into 2021 by adding Silas and Dilbeck.
Pink it-
This team will be under a new name “The Box” Ryan Smith from Tharaldson and a few other tricks up their sleeve. Jody, Wrangs likely adds here.
Custer - Will likely move up and dominate this division.
Burgess- Combing with Sports Page
RMI- As always this team will play every BIG ND tourney and play well.
Eide- Adding a few players - lost Josh SE and Silas. Haus has this under control.
All in all a lot of attention to MMB
You north Dakota teams are silly...
Can't wait to see some of you guys in MN next yr @ corkys , fireman's, Shakopee, Mound.. outside of the top 2 teams we don't see anyone besides pink it at litch...
Pretty soon south Dakota will have a top 10 list..
Have a good winter , hopefully see some of these teams teavel
Can't wait to see some of you guys in MN next yr @ corkys , fireman's, Shakopee, Mound.. outside of the top 2 teams we don't see anyone besides pink it at litch...
Pretty soon south Dakota will have a top 10 list..
Have a good winter , hopefully see some of these teams teavel