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| July 27, 2009 pushin60 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Ratings-div-ages & long comment At the risk of being guilty of generalizing, I think that most Major teams are composed of some Major players and some AAA players. The M+ teams seem to have mostly Major players, and some standouts. That’s the difference, but it’s a big difference. Also, many or the Major teams have been recently promoted to that division from AAA. Many of the M+ teams are sponsored, and use this advantage to attract the best players that they can. (Some standout players have said on this board that they would only play for a sponsored team.) So, the M+ teams are put together, by either combining two good Major teams, or waving the sponsorship hammer at the best players they can get. Now they have a top-notch team, but nobody to play. I guess what I’m wondering is, what did they expect? Do we change the makeup of senior softball for the benefit of the few, or should they reform their teams, by addition and subtraction, into a larger group of major teams, and everyone has the same chance to win. I know that eventually, competition being what it is, that better teams will eventually show up. But if you want a quick fix, this could be it. I do think that if you combine the M+/Major divisions, you would have fewer Major teams going to Phoenix, but that won’t bother the M+ teams because they will have more teams to play against. JMO, thanks for listening. |
