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Out on Eastern Long Island, NY the schools are small and often have to play tougher schools without being competitive. This is evident at 7/8th grade levels. I've seen blowouts without the winning coaches "pulling back" (letting runners steal 2nd, 3rd, and home up by 15 runs). This only can lead to trouble. Fortunately, the losing coach in the case cited pulled his team before anything happened. The mercy rule is a good thing, it help in summer ball and should be adopted in the schools. Letting games go one for the sake of letting the kids play doesn't do anyone good.
I don't know where you guys live in NY, but I have done 2 scrimmages and a non-league game already, with more this week.
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