Babe Ruth has been battling USSSA and BPA for the better youth baseball players in my area for quite some time. I actually believe that adding the modified 70/50 for Cal Ripken was a direct reaction to the problem. Even now some of the larger Babe Ruth leagues in my area are contemplating becoming travel ball parks exclusively. LL big diamond play has been holding it's own, but only as a second option to Legion and HS Summer ball.
Tim.
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