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| Aug. 25, 2011 coop3636 514 posts | Who was disappointed in Birmingham the way the tourney was run? I play on a 50 major team and just came back from playing in Birmimngham. Here are a few things that were wrong with the tournament that could easuly have been fixed. 1. no scoreboards 2. a 3 team tourney lasted three days 3. the 3 major teams had to play each other in the RR (11 teams total with the AAA teams) We should have played other AAA teams so we could play different teams. It is crazy to have to play a team 3 times (and maybe 4) in a 3 team tourney. 4. no tournament tee shirts (was told home office didn't get them in time) The director was asked if we could finish it on Saturday (by all 3 teams) and he said he had no say so in it. It all comes from the home office. He changes things if the weather gets bad, so he should be abkle to make a smart decision and NOT have a 3 team tourney last 3 days. We could have come and played on Sat and Sunday and noone would have minded, but to have to stay another night for no reason is just a waste of money. OIf this keeps happening, there won't be any major tournaments left and teams wil lhave to break up to play. This is my 2 cents worth, please leave your opinions. Brett Cooper Monster 36 |
| Aug. 25, 2011 southpaw Men's 70 1077 posts | You overlooked one item: single umpires on multiple fields for many of the games. |
| Aug. 25, 2011 rightrj1 Men's 55 286 posts | hey coop, What fields did you play at? I have a tourney there next month,playing at memorial park in Jasper? you know what the fields are like there? |
| Aug. 25, 2011 coop3636 514 posts | Hey Rightrj1... We actually went by the Jasper fields on the way home. Hope you are not an outfielder...lol There are REAL rough looking and the foul lines are come to about ONE foot from the foul line. They also slope way down toward the outfiel fences. We didn't play on them, but by the way they looked then, they are not too special. Having said that, they might have them in GREAT shape for your tourney. There is a nice lake and pavalion there, but..... Hope this helps. PS WATCH out for JASPER police, the road off 78 goes to 45 real quick. Good luck |
| Aug. 26, 2011 rightrj1 Men's 55 286 posts | Hey Coop, Thank you so much for the information on the park....I too hope they do some field maintenance, I wouldn't want to travel 2000 miles to play on bad fields, but from your comment, I think that might be the case! Thxs again! |
