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| July 13, 2011 jimjoes-gman Men's 55 80 posts | Dalton predictions : Whose yours? I will make Smiths Laminating an 8-5 morning line favorite in the 50 Major...... In the 50 Major Plus , the odds makers consenses at 2-1,with a "new look"for 2011,is the awesome Ohio,Kentucky,Indiana (OKI)Players...... Now for the 60 Major,look for Jim & Joes to make a strong run to get their picture taken. They are battle tested ,having played against younger teams all season & won their share of games. They are more than ready to play teams their age for the 1st time this season.....In the 60 Major Plus heat, who could bet against Turn-Two & if you did,you must not like money. Look for them to be in the winners circle.....Dream game , Smith's vs OKI,Would love to see that ,but it wont be anytime soon...The Greek |
| July 13, 2011 Dbax Men's 65 2100 posts | Once again in 50 Majors got to go with Rapid Erectors. The west is the best. Why are the Kansas City Barons being allowed to play down? |
| July 14, 2011 BruceinGa Men's 70 3233 posts | Too many good teams in 50 Major to make a pick. In the 60 Major I'll put my $$ on The Wild Bunch. The best news is that the high for Friday through Sunday will be 84 degrees here in Metro Atlant!!! Dalton should be even cooler. |
| July 14, 2011 armiho211 Men's 70 449 posts | there will be some great games in the 60 majors. I THINK TEXAS MAKULI will be in the finals. it will boil down to errors and who is the home team. good luck to all!. my .02 c. |
| July 14, 2011 perly 88 posts | Should be some great softball played in Dalton. In the 50 Major would like to see Kittrell's, Southern Elite and Randy Smith make some noise. Three good teams that if they get hot should do well. In the 55 Major + Line Drive Sportz should do well with Patty Mac and Gary Deaton leading the way. In 60 Major the Wild Bunch is loaded. Can these guys put it together this weekend? Surely as talented as any 60 Major group around. Lets see how the east/west battles shake out. The Baden Fire Balls should be flying!!!! |
| July 14, 2011 DoubleL10 Men's 70 907 posts | Wish I were there! I've already gotten a report that the teams are pretty evenly matched and it should be a great tournament. And the weather is good as opposed to last year when it was HOT and HUMID! Good luck to all! |
| July 14, 2011 mad dog Men's 65 4191 posts | well guru's ya better bring it back to texas in the 65 M+. when do ya go larry. |
| July 14, 2011 BruceinGa Men's 70 3233 posts | The Wild Bunch had better turn their hats around tomorrow. They lost two today. Turn 2 won their first game 31-30 and were down by 4 or 5 runs in the 4th to Rose Ent when I left. |
| July 14, 2011 birdie Men's 70 802 posts | Bruce, I believe that they did in the first DL game. Unfortunate for us they came alive against us. Thanks Harry # 20 NV FORCE |
| July 14, 2011 ronnied8 18 posts | I think if Southern Elite in 50 major bats 10 or 11 they will win hands down! |
| July 14, 2011 ronnied8 18 posts | My first post was a BOLD prediction, also a honest one!!! |
| July 14, 2011 kbl Men's 60 544 posts | HARRY...I PICK NVA 60M...KEEP HITTING. WE ARE GOING TO SYLVANIA AND THEN DALTON IN SEPT, I HOPE..THANKS, KEN - CENTRAL PA 60S |
| July 14, 2011 birdie Men's 70 802 posts | Ken, We have a tough task ahead. we lost our first game in DL. Now it is a will to survive. We get to play a lot of softball I hope. Thanks Harry |
| July 14, 2011 DoubleL10 Men's 70 907 posts | maddog, we play September 8-11. Maybe next year, I can play in both the 60s and 65s. |
| July 14, 2011 jimjoes-gman Men's 55 80 posts | Armiho 211 , you must have done your homework.As far as the "Wild Bunch"goes,you never know who is going to show up when the d'bl elem starts.But TEXAS MECULI might be the real deal.Turn Two wins 2 by a nose. |
| July 15, 2011 mikensoftball 49 posts | Texas Silverbacks/Woodlaw/Mizuno |
| July 15, 2011 goforit 97 posts | Just want to say good luck to all the teams in the 60 majors; we really wanted to show up this year but we had some issues that could not be resolved -- maybe next year. Look forward to seeing the final results. John Giesler Master Collision |
| July 15, 2011 DoubleL10 Men's 70 907 posts | jimjoes-gman, The Texas Makulis have improved a lot as the season has worn on. They added a couple of very good players this year - one after the season started and have played very well the last couple of months. Please keep Clay Stephens their RCF in your prayers; his wife suffered a heart attack recently and Clay is at home with her. |
| July 15, 2011 mad dog Men's 65 4191 posts | dang larry this is the first i heard of clay's wife,i do hope she is doing better........ goforit,i seen you guys in reno playing the texas team and you guys were very strong,sad to see ya couldn't make it to dalton,best of luck for the rest of the season..... |
| July 16, 2011 leftyfalcon Men's 65 158 posts | Update- Wild Bunch 60's Majors won 3 in a row in the Double. Came back to win in each game. They play Maryland dismorning. They win this one they are in the finals. Can't go by poll play every time. Alot of good teams and it's who is on at the time of the game. Wish I could be their. Joe Lefty Falcon Wild Bunch |
| July 16, 2011 jimjoes-gman Men's 55 80 posts | J&J's is on I-65.....Turn Two loses Two , going to the "if"....OKI averages 37 runs their 1st 2 games.Loaded with "New Construction"players ,ASA Major Champs in the early 1990's.They are going "Maverick" hunting....Lefty.I earlier said, dont count'em out in the d'bl......Smith's getting close to I-65.. They wont let me change my name.. |
| July 16, 2011 goforit 97 posts | Mad dog, I wish you would have come over and introduced yourself, i play third base for Master Collision. It's no surprise that The Wild Bunch is doing well, sometimes teams can not get all their players to the tournament for the bracket games and this one started on a Thursday. The Texas team is a good team with a great bunch of guys, we always seem to play very well against them. Hope to get a chance to meet you in Phoenix. John Giesler |
| July 16, 2011 mad dog Men's 65 4191 posts | john not sure if you seen me,but i was talking with Will during your game with texas over by you dugout.i had the dallas spurs shirt on if that helps....LOL.... not sure yet if we are coming to phx,team has it up for a vote at the moment.good luck for ya's... |
| July 17, 2011 birdie Men's 70 802 posts | Congratulations to the High Street Bucs for winning the 60 Major in Dalton. Nice bunch of guys except for their second baseman who has know sense of humor. Thanks Harry |
| July 17, 2011 BruceinGa Men's 70 3233 posts | After Saturday I believe that Rapid Erectors was still undefeated. Returning in the losers bracket are Veltri and Randy Smith. I'm not sure if any other losers are returning. Please correct me if I'm wrong. This is one of the most competitive tournaments I've ever played in. |
| July 17, 2011 BruceinGa Men's 70 3233 posts | I was just told that the Silverbacks were also undefeated. Someone give us an update!! |
| July 17, 2011 mad dog Men's 65 4191 posts | bruce your only a couple of miles from there,just drive up and find out for us.....LOL..... |
| July 17, 2011 BruceinGa Men's 70 3233 posts | Bob, I am 70 miles away and did think about it! Davey Reed is still there. I'll call him and see if he knows anything. |
| July 17, 2011 BruceinGa Men's 70 3233 posts | Woodlawn Silverbacks took the Erectors to the if game, and in the 55 M, the NJ Hitmen are leading Spicers 22-14. |
| July 17, 2011 Batbreaker Men's 50 79 posts | Bruce, Wood Law just won the if game 13-12 over Rapid Erectors |
| July 17, 2011 surf88 Men's 65 1000 posts | I got a text from Mike Cuellar of the Texas Silverbacks 50 Major. Said that Rapid Erectors from Denver gave them a loss late Saturday. They won their first game today in the 7th. They won their 2nd game in the 7th and then double dipped Rapid Erectors this afternoon to win championship.I got Mike a new Reebok Melee on Friday in time for his 2nd game. He hit 13 out with it. Congratulations to the Silverback and to Rapid Erectors! Ed Andrews Sun Reebok |
| July 17, 2011 BruceinGa Men's 70 3233 posts | Also heard that Spicers won the 55 Major |
| July 17, 2011 turn2 489 posts | Looks like we may have a couple more major plus teams next year on the eastcoast. Congratulations to Spicers 55 major and High Street Bucs 60 major and welcome to major plus next year. Donnie |
| July 17, 2011 brian warner Men's 55 54 posts | The reason we the KC Barons got dropped is because we suck. We got the number 1 seed and then went out showed why we got it. With 2 quick ugly losses. I was wondering if there is any levels below AA? On a side note I hope the pitcher for the Metro Stars is alright. I hit him with a line drive Friday. He said he was OK, but we all know how the next day can be. I am sorry I did not try to hit you and I hope you are doing well. |
| July 17, 2011 BruceinGa Men's 70 3233 posts | Brian, isn't it strange how we can do so well or not in pool play then do just the opposite in de play??? Another example is Randy Smith, seeded what, 16 or 17 and then make it to Sunday!!! |
| July 18, 2011 brian warner Men's 55 54 posts | Randy Smith beat us like we stole something. But we just haven't come together as a team at all this year. To many injures and lack of commitment can crush a team. But in a couple of weeks we will be right back at it. Good luck the rest of the year Bruce! |
| July 18, 2011 BruceinGa Men's 70 3233 posts | Thanks, Our team is also experiencing what you call lack of commitment. We've had several talks about it. Good luck to you also and say hello to Bruce Walker. |
| July 18, 2011 jimjoes-gman Men's 55 80 posts | Any one know about the 50 major plus winner or the 60 major plus winner ? SPA was doing a good job of updating on Thur & Fri & then they just Quit. OKI was up 2-0 on the best 3 of 5. Turn Two & Rose were tied 2-2. |
| July 18, 2011 stick8 1991 posts | We,OKI, won 50 major plus winning 3 straight games from a hard hitting Hollis Appraisals team. Not sure about the 60 major plus. |
| July 18, 2011 turn2 489 posts | We squeaked out a victory. Florida beat us pretty bad two games in a row and then we won another close one 30-24 I think. It was sad that our division and the 50 division had to play the best 3 out of 5 with no one else to play. It was a great tourney and hope everyone got home safe. Donnie Turn Two |
| July 18, 2011 DoubleL10 Men's 70 907 posts | Donnie, Congrats on your hard-fought win! It is a shame that you had to pay full price to play a best 3 of 5 against one other team and not get to play anyone else in the preliminary games. That's the big reason I had more fun the last 2 years playing Major. Now that I'm 65 and playing Major Plus again, we are back to the same-old-same-old. Locally, no one in our age group wants to play us - we usually play the Texas Legends 65 team and most other teams they put against us simply refuse to play with no penalty other than a loss. We get screwed out of games and our sponsor gets NO money back for less games. I may just drop back down next year and play 60 Major again to have a bunch of teams to play against at the Nationals. And, play 65 M+ occasionally in Nationals that are worth it. |
| July 18, 2011 DoubleL10 Men's 70 907 posts | Donnie, Congrats on your hard-fought win! It is a shame that you had to pay full price to play a best 3 of 5 against one other team and not get to play anyone else in the preliminary games. That's the big reason I had more fun the last 2 years playing Major. Now that I'm 65 and playing Major Plus again, we are back to the same-old-same-old. Locally, no one in our age group wants to play us - we usually play the Texas Legends 65 team and most other teams they put against us simply refuse to play with no penalty other than a loss. We get screwed out of games and our sponsor gets NO money back for less games. I may just drop back down next year and play 60 Major again to have a bunch of teams to play against at the Nationals. And, play 65 M+ occasionally in Nationals that are worth it. |
| July 19, 2011 turn2 489 posts | Larry, We did get to play 5 games but against the same team. I would have rather won it in three but when you don't hit you get beat. They will not let us play the 55 majors. How is this fair? In R.B.'s tourney we were forced to play the 55 major plus in Salem and Manassas last year and that is not fun playing guys that might be close to 5-9 years younger. At least in the 55 major we would have a chance to maybe win a couple of games. Good luck Has R.B. told you guys who you will be playing against in Manassas? Donnie |
| July 19, 2011 DoubleL10 Men's 70 907 posts | Donnie, On RB's Registered Teams page, we are shown as 65 Major. There are currently 6 65-AAA teams shown and no other 65 Major or Major Plus. We do not know who we will be playing yet in Manassas but I would not be surprised if it isn't the 60 Major teams of which there are 6 shown. It makes NO sense to me why you guys don't get to play 55 Majors. As you said, you are spotting 5-9 years to younger guys. To me, that should be the equalizer. If an individual can drop down and play in a lower age group and one skill level lower, I don't know why the same logic doesn't apply to a team. |
| July 19, 2011 JohnBob Men's 65 256 posts | I have been saying for years on here to do away with the 55 age group in M+ and go to age 50-57 and 58-64. Someone tell why this would not work and get more teams in these Tourney's. |
