yeah I remember that, missed it though :-(. I also recall one year (maybe this year or the year prior) that the warm-ups drew in Compuware and a couple others. Rotary Park has had some good ones... we love that park, always have.
Yea, Compuware played in the 1st ever Grass Ball Tournament.
in 2010. I umpired it.
5 teams.
So, are you saying you wouldn't go to the Doom event if it isn't ASA ? What if they decide to make it an All-Sanction event? Would you not go to Bill Beckham's All Sanction event either? How about Hawks going unsanctioned as well on their other events? Would you not attend?
Has nothing to do with sanctions. The SW Ohio teams just cheat themselves year end and year out and put out huge amount of money on travel and motels... Head North.. while the Columbus teams play in the I-270 Tournament circuit
and spend none. Do you ever see them in SW Ohio much? Not very often at all. That is why SW Ohio teams need to go south and into Indiana more often. Make that rivalry with those teams in those states... and then and only then will SW Ohio have good events. But, the mindset of the teams in SW Ohio is not there. So, they travel and their parents spend money every weekend on gas and motel bills. So be it. It will never change until the mindset changes.
You are going to Pastime Park which isn't girls softball diamonds.
You go to Berliner which isn't all softball diamonds.
Marysville isn't softball diamonds.
I am sure there is others, as well.
Hard to dedicate diamonds to one sport.. no matter if you are a city park or privately owned park.
Personally, I hear that college coaches have said when Berliner goes to making more and more diamonds of synthetic turf.. and if college showcases are held there on those types of fields.. then they won't be attending because it is useless to see college bound girls playing on a surface they will never see in college. You wait and see.. I see Berliner messing up something good actually if they keep adding turf fields. But, then again, more men's, women's and baseball tournaments will be held there.
Could be while Bill Beckham keeps looking for alternative locations
The new complex at West Chester they are thinking about is going to have synthetic turf... These idiot Convention and Visitors Bureau in this area think that is the way to go....LOL.. clueless. Too many baseball guys talking to them...LOL
The new one they want to build across from Armco park outside of Lebanon is going to be 8 diamonds... with those pitching mounds you can remove. I have begged them not to make the infield synthetic. ( They still have to get the State Legislature to OK a motel tax increase of 1/2% percent before they can go forward by the way)
Good luck traveling this year, Lester.
Not many 14u's can play on Saturday much anymore.. thus why the Sunday friendlies and tournaments.
