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baseball123
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 Posted - 01/02/2009 : 13:00:37
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| I have heard that there are 2 new 11u teams to watch out of north ga. one is out of dalton. I am not sure of the name and the other is out of rome, called the cyclones I think. I have heard that the cyclones are a mixture of the rome rattlers players and some former ecb players. any other information on 11u teams to watch in the north ga. area would be appreciated. |
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homerunking
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Posted - 01/02/2009 : 22:11:29
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| Well I know that the BATTLEFIELD REDSOX didn't play much down the ECB way but they are a SOLID team....The team out of DALTON should be pretty solid from what I hear..Tiger Baseball is their name...The Cyclones should be pretty solid with the kids on the team..They might have a few week spots but all are good ball players... |
Edited by - homerunking on 01/03/2009 10:13:34 |
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C. MORTON
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Posted - 01/08/2009 : 18:36:02
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Looks like BORDER WARS will have just about every top team in GA facing some of the best from TENN. For a tournament in tenn the GA teams out number the TENN. teams as far as tallent goes...STARS and COLONES are the best 2 so far from TN. I'll be there watching if we don't play in it lol....Taking 24 teams.....
1. Chattanooga Colonels
2. Knoxville Stars
3. Blues Baseball
4. Knoxville Sluggers
5. Erwin Astros
6. Oregon Park Outlaws
7. Southern Jaguars
8. East Cobb Astros
9. East Cobb Braves
10. Kennesaw Xtreme
11. East Cobb Longhorns
12. Battlefield Red Sox
13. Oregon Park Wildcats
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Edited by - C. MORTON on 01/08/2009 22:35:08 |
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bigfan
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Posted - 01/10/2009 : 10:59:36
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| Is there a Border Wars Website? |
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Hook Em Horns
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Posted - 01/10/2009 : 12:12:32
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| Nope..that is the one aspect of that tournament that is lacking. If it is the same as years past, you have to wait up at the park until 10pm -11pm at night to get your seed and game times...a little technology infusion wouldn't hurt that tournament. |
Edited by - Hook Em Horns on 01/10/2009 17:15:00 |
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C. MORTON
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Posted - 01/13/2009 : 16:02:07
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Looks like the first ECB tournament will be a pretty good one for the ECB teams to claim bragging rights....Slugfest doesn't look like it is drawing the stronger teams yet but time will tell...I am just ready to get the ball flying and get this season started....
1.East Cobb Seminoles
2.North Gwinnett Bulldogs Black
3.Sharon Springs Spartans
4.Coal Mountain Raiders
5.Hobgood Extreme
6.North Georgia Blazers
7.Lanier Vipers
8.East Cobb Reds
9.East Cobb Yankees
10.Oregon Park Wildcats
11.Sharon Springs Silver Spartans
12.Mill Creek Hawks
13.Homeplate Chili Dogs
14.Midway Bats
15.Suwanee Stix
16.Peachtree Ridge Lions
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Edited by - C. MORTON on 01/13/2009 20:35:20 |
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Learnpatience
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Posted - 01/14/2009 : 08:29:18
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CMorton, which tournament is the one you listed? I think the first Triple Crown Spring Thaw (2/27 - 3/1/09)at ECB shows a different list of teams. Maybe it is the March Mayhem tourny? But that one only shows one team so far on the Triple Crown site.
11 AND UNDER DIVISION:
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1. EAST COBB TITANS--MARIETTA, GA
2. EAST COBB LONGHORNS--MARIETTA, GA
3. EAST COBB SEMINOLES--MARIETTA, GA
4. OREGON PARK OUTLAWS--KENNESAW, GA
5. SOUTHERN JAGUARS--ATLANTA, GA
6. EAST COBB STARS--MARIETTA, GA
7. cruzzin krew--columbus, ga
8. east cobb braves--marietta, ga |
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homerunking
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Posted - 01/14/2009 : 12:57:58
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| It is the Slugfest list |
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ecbstix
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Posted - 01/22/2009 : 11:36:26
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| Recurring problem with Border Wars is they always seem to put all Georgia teams in one bracket Tenn. in the other, Why drive to Chatt. to play the same teams we can play at home? Works well For the Colonels I guess! |
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homerunking
110 Posts |
Posted - 01/26/2009 : 08:19:51
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1.East Cobb Seminoles
2.North Gwinnett Bulldogs Black
3.Sharon Springs Spartans
4.Coal Mountain Raiders
5.Hobgood Extreme
6.North Georgia Blazers
7.Lanier Vipers
8.East Cobb Reds
9.East Cobb Yankees
10.Oregon Park Wildcats
11.Sharon Springs Silver Spartans
12.Mill Creek Hawks
13.Homeplate Chili Dogs
14.Midway Bats
15.Suwanee Stix
16.Peachtree Ridge Lions
17.South Forsyth Colts
18.South Forsyth Renegades
19.Atlanta Icons
20.East Cobb Colt 45's
21.JC Force
22.East Cobb Titans
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Slugfest update....Looks like the some of the Major teams are starting to come abord.. |
Edited by - homerunking on 01/26/2009 10:52:31 |
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Learnpatience
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Posted - 01/28/2009 : 14:18:06
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Slugfest looks to have a number of Tier II teams.
The EC tournament opposite the Slugfest will probably be an invitational and will undoubtedly bring the Tier I and II teams from GA. May bring some from Alabama and Florida as well. Slugfest will probably be a good tournament to go to for New teams, AA, and AAA teams.....the tier II, III and IV teams.
The Border Wars is no longer a great venue. Pool play the same folks you play here, then play a TN team? Good idea to have a GA vs. TN team in the finals, but fields are sub-par....can you say horse pastures?
Here are my predictions and order from what I have heard lately. These are based on the changes they have made and how they performed last year:
Tier I:
Tometaros de California
LMC
Miami Playmakers
North Virginia Wolfpack
San Diego Stars North
EC Stars
GBC
West Pines Nike Cobras
EC Longhorns
Southern Jaguars
Knoxville Stars
Oklahoma Elite
Las Vegas Baseball Academy
Tier II (GA Teams):
GA Roadrunners
Atlanta Icons
Mill Creek Hawks
Kennesaw Extreme
Home Plate Chili Dogs
Tier III (GA Teams):
EC Colt 45's
North GA Blazers
EC Titans
EC Braves
Oregon Park Outlaws
Tier IV
EC Seminoles
EC Yankees
EC Reds
Atlanta Hoyas
Sharon Springs Spartans
Hobgood Extreme
North Gwinnett Bulldogs Black
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homerunking
110 Posts |
Posted - 01/28/2009 : 17:51:25
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| I bet this will open up a can of worms....But the ones you have at 2 in ga have beat the 1 from Ga...And one of the 1's didn't paly much of anybody last year...The 2s you have listed and some of the 3s will be as strong as some of the 1s and 2s...There are some pretty good teams out there that will surprise some people....Then once you throw some of the out of town teams that are going to be comming to town it will be very interesting. |
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mrump
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Posted - 01/28/2009 : 21:26:04
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learnpatiance
dude...we're talking about 11yr old kids not major league players, 11yr olds are unpredictable. it's amazing on how much time you have spent on making your predictions as if you have a crystal ball or maybe you are a bookie and set the odds on all of baseball. i can guarantee if you send one of your best pitchers to the mound one day and then again a few days later he will probably dominate one time and look completely the opposite the next so where do you get all this history of an 11yr old experienced players? I CALL EM LIKE I SEE EM! |
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Marinersfan
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Posted - 01/28/2009 : 21:45:36
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Learn, you took a Yeoman's stab at sizing up 11U and I think you did a very good job. My only thoughts, at least in Georgia, would be to drop Longhorns to Tier II. (they just don't have the ballplayers to match the Tier I's). I'd also drop Kennesaw Xtreme to Tier III. They lost their two best players (1 moved and 1 went to the Stars). They'll be a non-factor this year. I think the other EC teams are situated about right on your list. Mill Creek is a very good team. Although they lost to the Icons this fall, they took one from the Stars. Stars manhandled the Icons and Xtreme this fall, and were undefeated against the Jaguars last year. They also had a knack for winning the big games, beating a number of teams on your tier 1 list last year including Longhorns, West Pines Nike Cobras, GBC and splitting with the Roadrunners. They look to be twice as good as last year, too. Roadrunners and Jaguars have clearly upgraded too putting only those 3 Georgia teams in my Tier 1.
In reality, anyone can lose on any given day at 11U, so, in my opinion you have to judge a team on how it does over time, and not based on one win or one loss. My predictions are how I think these teams will do the season, and not just in one tourney. |
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ladyluck
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Posted - 01/28/2009 : 22:10:51
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learnpatience
I gotta say you seem to have an inside on all this 11 yr old baseball stuff. I've got one question though, how are you able to predict the outcome of an 11 yr old when he is so unpredictable? I'm sure you love the game as much but really can you write the script of a 6 inning game? I can tell you I would not have thought the NY Yankees could possibly miss out on the post season with their players they have on paper and highest payroll at that, so maybe we ought to scale back a bit with our non professional predictions. Not trying to be ugly just think it's a little over the top that's all... |
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pcc
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Posted - 01/28/2009 : 22:20:14
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| mrump ----that is too funny! |
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Marinersfan
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Posted - 01/29/2009 : 08:44:03
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| With all due respect, this board in general this time of year is about people making their predictions on how the year will shake out based on past performance and roster changes. Heck there's a new 10U predictions post almost every day for the season in general and all the way to people picking the final 4 in upcoming tournaments. Just a few days ago the 12U prediction debate came out and no one complained about how someone could come up with that list. 13s and 14s were last week. I certainly can't imagine that anyone believes they have a crystal ball. Just giving their analysis like most everyone else on this board so we can see how right or wrong we were later in the year. |
Edited by - Marinersfan on 01/29/2009 10:35:31 |
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Learnpatience
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Posted - 01/30/2009 : 09:02:31
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My oh my, did my last post wrinkle a few feathers?
Marinersfan hit it bang on. This is a blog with all sorts of opinions. Deal with it. In fact, step up to the plate and make your own.
Otherwise, sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride.
Tier I's will be the teams folks will talk about when the tournaments begin and end. The rest will be the ones on the outside looking in on Saturday evening.
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homerunking
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Posted - 01/30/2009 : 13:05:33
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| LP I will say this about your perdections.....Most of the teams that you have as 1s is true 2 of those should be 2s. But as most of us know you have to beat the best to be the best, and one of those didn't beat but a few good teams and never played out of state with the big boys... Anyways we will so who is who by mid spring maybe..That is if your 1s go play good comp or beat up on 3s that play them close... |
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Mike Corbin
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Posted - 01/30/2009 : 17:11:51
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Sorry Marinersfan but the Astros were 0-4 against the Roadrunners last spring/summer. The Astros did go 2-0 against the Roadrunners in the fall of the previous year. With the Roadrunners not having their full team.
Just to throw my two cents in, I think that the Astros(now the Stars) are one of the most improved teams around. The Roadrunners had 5 players move on to other teams and they added 4 VERY good players in their slots. We should be much improved as well. The Longhorns lost one of their better pitchers to the Stars. However, they always seem to come up with a talented team. The Jaguars should be very good again this year. South Forsyth Renegades will also be very good again. Kennesaw will be one of the interesting stories to me. Their head coach moved on and they lost another player to the Stars. Still look for them to be good.
I think that this time of year we are all feeling pretty good about our teams. It will be fun to see how it all plays out on the field. Good luck to everyone this spring/summer and we will see you at the field.
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mrump
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Posted - 01/31/2009 : 09:47:20
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| w/o mentioning any names their seems to be a few coaches out there that do nothing but recruit the best players so they can win it all, but does this make you good coaches? NO, all your doing is putting experienced players who have already been taught how to play on the fields. Where do you come into the picture with developing these kids to the next level? i have seen lots of kids come and go throughout the years and the ones that were learning from their coaches seemed to have moved on to the next level. their seems to be a lot of egos that need to be stroked! I CALL EM LIKE I SEEM EM... |
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Learnpatience
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Posted - 01/31/2009 : 12:36:43
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The Georgia Roadrunners have always been well coached and they have good solid players. They beat some very good teams at the Kennesaw Tournament last year. In fact, they played the Jaguars, Longhorns, and Astros/Stars (I think) and either won or were competitive in every game.
The Stars struggled with the EC Braves, The Roadrunners, and a couple of the Gwinnett teams last year. From what I have heard, this team has some serious thump in their lineup and can run 8 or 9 out there to pitch competitively...........unlike last year. They are also very well coached. If they play as a team, watch out!
The Longhorns are also very well coached and are always scary. Make a couple of mistakes and the game is over. This is one of those teams that do not give up a lot of runs.
The Jaguars have speed and 3 or 4 hard throwers. They also have about 5 kids who can jack it out anytime/anywhere.
The National scene is a tougher one to call. Suffice to say that the teams from Florida and California will be the ones that dominate consistently and the GA teams in Tier I will be right there with them if they bring their A games (perhaps putting GA Roadrunners in Tier I is in order).
LMC, Tometaros, GBC.....those are the teams you look at to set your bar.
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bigfan
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Posted - 01/31/2009 : 18:17:22
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| What ever happened to the South Forsyth team that was so good a couple years ago, they'd be 11 now? I don't even see them listed in any of the tiers from an earlier post. I saw them win the Super NIT as 9's and haven't heard anything since. |
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Marinersfan
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Posted - 01/31/2009 : 20:59:56
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| 2-4 instead of 3-3. You're right coach, I was way off. My deepest regrets. |
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bmoser
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Posted - 02/02/2009 : 08:49:26
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They'll be scrimmaging Mill Creek soon. You'd have to ask the MC Coach for more info. A MC Dad told me so yesterday. 2 of Mill Creek's 9 '08 losses were to South Forsyth, so I'm sure Mill Creek would put them on their list of top 11u teams.
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Originally posted by bigfan
What ever happened to the South Forsyth team that was so good a couple years ago, they'd be 11 now? I don't even see them listed in any of the tiers from an earlier post. I saw them win the Super NIT as 9's and haven't heard anything since.
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