2020, anyone?

[luvthegame]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

I understand they have an agenda. It IS exploited and nearly mythical at times. There are not enough scholarships available to accommodate all the promises or claims made.

My point is that ASA is not a clearing house for college recruits. However, they go out of their way to accommodate the teams, players and coaches in providing schedules, exclusive access to some data and constant flow of up to the game status.

But in the long run, their mission is to promote and advance the sport of softball for all, not just those vying for a scholarship.

I agree with you....and so do the Gold coaches!

[NCASAUmp]

So uhh... How 'bout them Olympics?

[wadeintothem]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

So uhh... How 'bout them Olympics?

The olympics are lame.

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by wadeintothem

The olympics are lame.

wade, do you need a hug?

[Dutch Alex]

Originally Posted by wadeintothem

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp: So uhh... How 'bout them Olympics?

The olympics are lame.

Well thank you, Wade. You forget that the softball-world is bigger than just the all-mighty-US of A!
Thousands softball-playing girls, outside the USA, have their dreams: Playing ball at the Olympics. Their dream, not the gold, just to play with and against the best at the largest tournament men has ever known. That dream has been struck.

Not only because your mr Easton, apparantly, didn't vote for Softball. It's also 'cause softball suffer from the good name MBL has given to baseball. It's 'cause the belgian frog loves to golf (Rugby7's should be Olympic as well, IMHO).
You may have a national problem with school-softball and the 18G-program. But please that's no reason, nor an answer for shutting the game out from the Olympics. The world is too large, to let your national problem be a global one.

I'm still dreaming about 2020! It would be great if my son could play 7's-rugby with the dutch national team, and his proud dad would be calling games in the softball-tournament! I know, it's not gonna happen. The dream itself is great!

In this "post-Maddoff" period, all we need is money! And in IMHO that is no-problem; we don't have any anymore!

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by Dutch Alex

Well thank you, Wade. You forget that the softball-world is bigger than just the all-mighty-US of A!
Thousands softball-playing girls, outside the USA, have their dreams: Playing ball at the Olympics. Their dream, not the gold, just to play with and against the best at the largest tournament men has ever known. That dream has been struck.

Sander,

It isn't the U.S., but California folks who believe the softball world revolves around them.

Don't waste your time. I've been telling people for years that there is a lot of softball in Europe and Asia and they act as if it cannot possibly be. Americans are pretty arrogant and ignorant, at times. If they don't see it on TV or their computer, it does't exist.

Many are still living like an adolescent where parents didn't know crap, but your 12 year old buddy from down the street knew it all 'cause he was cool! Don't believe me? Just watch our political system at work

[wadeintothem]

Originally Posted by Dutch Alex

Well thank you, Wade. You forget that the softball-world is bigger than just the all-mighty-US of A!
Thousands softball-playing girls, outside the USA, have their dreams: Playing ball at the Olympics. Their dream, not the gold, just to play with and against the best at the largest tournament men has ever known. That dream has been struck.

The olympics have turned themselves into a laughing stock, so convoluted with BS non sport sports like power walking, you cant even find a decent real sport to watch.. now even worse, Golf. Then they get rid of one of the few decent sports in the olympics - softball?!?!?! Probably the top in popularity in terms of a team in the US. (I dont know about Eurupe, its their votes that got rid of it, the idiot Easton only abstained)

The olympics are officially lame.

[wadeintothem]

Originally Posted by Dutch Alex

Well thank you, Wade. You forget that the softball-world is bigger than just the all-mighty-US of A!
Thousands softball-playing girls, outside the USA, have their dreams: Playing ball at the Olympics. Their dream, not the gold, just to play with and against the best at the largest tournament men has ever known. That dream has been struck.

The olympics have turned themselves into a laughing stock, so convoluted with BS non sport sports like power walking, you cant even find a decent real sport to watch.. now even worse, Golf. Then they get rid of one of the few decent sports in the olympics - softball?!?!?! Probably the top in popularity in terms of a team in the US. (I dont know about its popularity Eurupe which you allude to, especially since its their votes that got rid of it, the idiot Easton only abstained)

The olympics are officially lame.

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by wadeintothem

The olympics have turned themselves into a laughing stock, so convoluted with BS non sport sports like power walking, you cant even find a decent real sport to watch.. now even worse, Golf. Then they get rid of one of the few decent sports in the olympics - softball?!?!?! Probably the top in popularity in terms of a team in the US. (I dont know about its popularity Eurupe which you allude to, especially since its their votes that got rid of it, the idiot Easton only abstained)

The olympics are officially lame.

Hey, no padding your posts to get to 3,000.

[wadeintothem]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

Hey, no padding your posts to get to 3,000.

oops.. forgot the

+1

[wadeintothem]

You know, it might not be so bad to have so cal have their own "I dont wanna travel or go in the heat wah wah" league.

Sure will be a lot less sniveling at nats.

[luvthegame]

Originally Posted by wadeintothem

You know, it might not be so bad to have so cal have their own "I dont wanna travel or go in the heat wah wah" league.

Sure will be a lot less sniveling at nats.

I don't think Phil or any of the other Nor Cal Gold coaches committed to this tournament (or the others throughout the nation for that matter) would appreciate you lumping them in that catagory?

[wadeintothem]

I'm sure he makes you quiver in your pants.. but thats not me. I respect him as a coach and when Stings pitcher joined Sorcerers I knew and posted they were the team to beat. I also have a lot of respect for Kim and the way she coaches and calls the defensive game.

But they have a chosen path. We'll just have to see how it goes. Obviously, ASA goes on... ASA wont curl up in a ball because a few teams left. There are plenty of teams.

This is not the end of the world. Hopefully ASA takes the opportunity to improve some things, and HOPEFULLy bring some back - but for the rest, nothing can be done about them and no crying over spilt milk. At this point, they are spilled milk.

The representation was a bunch of SP /non JO guys was forcing college players on JO ball.. when apparently, it never even left their own committee.

I'm afraid this is on them, in the end.

[Andy]

Originally Posted by wadeintothem

You know, it might not be so bad to have so cal have their own "I dont wanna travel or go in the heat wah wah" league.

Sure will be a lot less sniveling at nats.

Here's an idea for JO Nats to reduce sniveling:

Send the teams to one location to play, but tell all the parents that they are playing on the other side of the country!

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by Andy

Here's an idea for JO Nats to reduce sniveling:

Send the teams to one location to play, but tell all the parents that they are playing on the other side of the country!

But then they would miss the family vacation experience they insist should be part of the national tournament.