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Dale Mayo

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Camby, IN

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Men's 50

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Aug. 2, 2012 Mario	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Why remove teams from a Division? Tim, I know all the Plus teams want more teams. But we want more teams that can compete at that level. I Am not saying that the system is perfect the way it is. But, right now there are 7-9 really good Plus teams in the nation. I think that if you make teams break up, its not going to help anything because of sponsorship .Most Plus teams have some sponsorship. We went from having everything paid for last year to not knowing if we were going to have anything paid for this year. If there are more teams then that will make people pay more out of pocket and that right there will limit the numbers of players. There are a lot of guys that cannot afford to travel all over the country, which you have to do to be in the Plus division, you have to travel to where the teams are. Whether thats out west or down south. I see "Your" point about why you think you should break up dynasty teams, but I personally don't think that is the answer. I think we would be better off gaining 1-2 teams a year like we have in the last couple o years. 1-2 more is about all that will stay up there.
Aug. 2, 2012 Mario	Topic: Tournaments Discussion: ISA Columbus,Indiana That is correct stick. We got the Major Plus birth to the TOC and H & O got the Major birth to the TOC.
Aug. 1, 2012 Mario	Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Heartland in Chattanooga That Louisville team is a great bunch of guys, and a great team as well. I talked with them a while in the parking lot after the finals. Thanks for the compliment on our team. So far, so good!!!!!
Aug. 1, 2012 Mario	Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Heartland in Chattanooga Hollis is putting a 50 Major team in this tourney. No schedule yet.
Aug. 1, 2012 Mario	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Why remove teams from a Division? Once you play at the top you will never go back down. I tried and it did not work. I am not one who wants to dominate, I just want to do and be the best that I can be. Sometimes you have to take your lumps to play with the best. Breaking up the teams in the Plus divisions that have won multiple championships is not the answer. All that will do is water down the top division. None of the top teams want that. If they keep forcing teams up that win championships, eventually there will be 1 or 2 teams that decide that they want to be there and try and beat the best. All the others will continue to break up or dodge the associations that moved them up. I wish there were more plus teams, but not at the cost of watering down the competition. We are expecting 8-9 teams in Las Vegas this year. That will be a great tournament, I for one am looking forward to the competition.
Aug. 1, 2012 Mario	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Why remove teams from a Division? Tim, why are worried about the Plus division when you are a Major team?
July 31, 2012 Mario	Topic: Tournaments Discussion: TOURNAMENT WINNER AUTO MOVEUP - Part II Webbie, I could not have said it any better.
July 31, 2012 Mario	Topic: Tournaments Discussion: TOURNAMENT WINNER AUTO MOVEUP - Part II Swing, I'm with you. I would love for them to grow the division, but I'm also a realist and I believe that what we have is as good as its going to get. They are trying to grow the division by the auto move up rule. But the National Champs keep finding a way to stay down. Whether its by breaking up or by losing their way back down. So what do we do......just keep playing the teams that want to be there. This is not just a Plus problem. In 2010 I played AAA and there are a bunch of those teams that should be in the Major division. We also played 5-6 Major teams that year and beat all but 1 of them. Even if you take away the equalizer runs we beat them straight up. At the end of the year I told my team mates that we should move up to Major and they all freaked out and said that they wanted to stay at AAA. So, I moved up, they stayed in AAA. I don't understand that, but it is what it is.
July 31, 2012 Mario	Topic: Tournaments Discussion: TOURNAMENT WINNER AUTO MOVEUP - Part II 3 Major Plus teams in 1 state is awesome. We don't have 3 Plus teams within 4 or 5 states. So, no its not broke. We all would like to see more teams, but I for one don't want some watered down version and still call it Major Plus. Look at all this chat, mostly from the Major guys not wanting to move up. I say let them alone and leave us alone.
July 31, 2012 Mario	Topic: Tournaments Discussion: TOURNAMENT WINNER AUTO MOVEUP - Part II Why is everyone saying the Plus Division is broke? Its not broke, it works for the few who have risen to the challenge. We plus players like it the way it is, leave it alone.
July 31, 2012 Mario	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Prayers needed ... Team 1 Sports Conman, just let him know we are still praying for a total recovery!!!! Thanks, Dale Mayo
July 31, 2012 Mario	Topic: Tournaments Discussion: TOURNAMENT WINNER AUTO MOVEUP - Part II donll, I am a Major Plus player and I try my hardest not to post on this board, but some things just go right thru me. You hit the nail right on the head about teams not wanting to move up. They will always have to be forced up. Then, like you said, they will break up and play down. I did not understand that at first, but now I do. Some guys don't want to play up because ... fill in the blank. Whatever the reason, If you don't want to be in the Plus division, I don't want you in it. The reason being all that team will do is grip and complain about having to move up. So, the idea about regions might work. I know for sure it would make us a better team because right now we are all bordering states. Maybe we could get sponsorship like the Sommerville if they went to regions.
July 30, 2012 Mario	Topic: Tournaments Discussion: TOURNAMENT WINNER AUTO MOVEUP - Part II The playing field will never be level!!!!
July 30, 2012 Mario	Topic: Tournaments Discussion: TOURNAMENT WINNER AUTO MOVEUP - Part II Tim, Have not played ASA for a long time now, there rules don't affect me anymore. And they should let the Major teams come back year after year no matter how many championships they win!!!!!
July 30, 2012 Mario	Topic: Tournaments Discussion: ISA Columbus,Indiana OKI won the 50 Major Division.
July 30, 2012 Mario	Topic: Tournaments Discussion: TOURNAMENT WINNER AUTO MOVEUP - Part II Leave the M+ division the way it is. I for one am looking forward to playing Sommerville. It lets you know where you stand as far a team goes. If Major teams that win the Worlds don't want to move up then they will break up just like they do now. There is only 4 Super teams in youngs mans ball, why should senior ball be any different. I like the Plus game just the way it is. Sure I would like more teams, but back in the day I also wanted more teams. It is , what it is. Leave it alone. There will always be a Top division. There will always be dominant teams.
July 25, 2012 Mario	Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Dalton results Webbie and birdie, next time we need to let each other know who we are on this board. I'm trying to put faces and real names with what we all go by on this message board. Conman, thanks for the compliment.... I thought all 4 our us Plus teams were a class act. It always fun meeting and playing teams that we have not played before. Looking forward to when we can all get together again.
July 25, 2012 Mario	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Prayers needed ... Team 1 Sports We pray that Sal wil be touched by the healing stripes of Jesus, we pray that the Doctors would have great understanding and knowledge about what to do and when to do it. We pray for quick recovery for Sal and for all his family's peace of mind. Amen!!
July 24, 2012 Mario	Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Dalton results Webbie, did you talk to me? I'm # 10 on OKI. I had someone come up to me and say they just wanted to say hi , but I can't remember who it was.
July 24, 2012 Mario	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: TOURNAMENT WINNER AUTO MOVEUP Tim, I don't know you so I can assume you don't know me. I don't have an attitude about this. Everybody else does. Our Major Plus team only has 6-7 Major plus guys now. How is busting up out team going to solve anything? Its not, because we would find other role players to fill the spots that we are required to vacate. I believe that the team you are describing that you are putting together could compete at the Plus level. The team we played this past weekend in Dalton has been together 18 months. They started last season as a AAA team. I have played numerous Major teams that on any given day could beat us. I just believe that there is not a lot of difference between Major and Major Plus. Like I said not everyone wants to play top level and thats OK. SO it is what it is, all this on this board is not going to change anything. If I wanted to play more than what I do now I would move down to the Major level. Me personally, I want to play against the best the way it is right now. But I know for a fact that there are Major teams that could play up but for whatever reason they stay down.

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