Topic: Pre season top 3 LI travel softball teams in each age group
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| InfieldFlyPosts: 26Location: Join Date: May 5, 2009 12:30 AMSend Message |  July 5, 2009 8:49 PMsftballforever wrote:
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I do not want to fight with you, I am just asking your opinion. I feel the girls should go to a school and play, not sit for three or four years. I have seen this happen many times. Someone takes the D 1 road and then sit for 3-4 years. If they went D 2 or D 3 they might have not only had a chance at playing everyday they would have had a chance to be in a World Series and winning a National Championship. They would also have a realistic chance to be All Region and possibly All American. The question I ask, would she rather sit the bench or limited playing time at D 1 or have the opotunity to play everyday at D 2/D 3? I think that is something that every girl should ask themselves before signing that letter. Don't misunderstand. I am all about not fighting. I am just sharing opinions. This is the main reason I hate forums like this. Things get read with the wrong articulation, interpetation, etc. Whew! With that out of the way my question/answer was not intended to be sarcastic, demeaing, or know-it-all. In the end softball is softball. I just don't want LI girls to short change themselves. I see alot of 'LI talent' that are not from LI going to top 50 D1 schools. If someone is happy playing Top D1 Low D1 D2 side D2 D3 then that is great. Not everyone is Lisa Fernandez, Jenny Finch, or Stacey Neuvman. Some are girls that want to play have fun and become doctors, lawyers, or some other profession. In the end that is what it is really all about. SftBallForever, you make excellent points. Hopefully, some useful advice to all the uncommitted players. Make sure you ask your potential where they see you on their team. Immediate impact player, 1-2 years grooming. Outfield instead of infield. The point is ask many questions. | |
| sftballforeverPosts: 179Location: Join Date: December 1, 2008 2:37 PMSend Message | July 5, 2009 10:26 PM InfieldFly wrote:
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Don't misunderstand. I am all about not fighting. I am just sharing opinions. This is the main reason I hate forums like this. Things get read with the wrong articulation, interpetation, etc. Whew! With that out of the way my question/answer was not intended to be sarcastic, demeaing, or know-it-all. In the end softball is softball. I just don't want LI girls to short change themselves. I see alot of 'LI talent' that are not from LI going to top 50 D1 schools. If someone is happy playing Top D1 Low D1 D2 side D2 D3 then that is great. Not everyone is Lisa Fernandez, Jenny Finch, or Stacey Neuvman. Some are girls that want to play have fun and become doctors, lawyers, or some other profession. In the end that is what it is really all about. SftBallForever, you make excellent points. Hopefully, some useful advice to all the uncommitted players. Make sure you ask your potential where they see you on their team. Immediate impact player, 1-2 years grooming. Outfield instead of infield. The point is ask many questions. Thanks, and you make excellent points on academics, they must come first. As the NCAA commercials say.........most student athletes become pros in something other than their sport. | |
| paaaleeezePosts: 349Location: Join Date: March 20, 2008 10:24 PMSend Message | July 5, 2009 11:07 PM sftballforever wrote:
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top to bottom only the s.e.c. and the pac 10 could be considered the elite conferences. out of the rest, big 10, big 12 and big east are 4 team horse races. i`d put a.c.c. after them. in recent years i know of 3 players in that scenario. lisa longo (s. car.) played a regular shift at 2nd base. jess legendre (o.u.) started at ss for almost her full freshman yera then sat till her jr year when she earned the 3rd base job. she wasn`t on the roster this year. lastly the girl of the hour, sandberg (u.g.a.) played all but 1 game and started all but 2. and forgot n.car. has a kid playing ss regular too. has long island had a sudden burst of talent lately that one girl every 2-3 years making a top D1 school going to change? hope so but until i start seeing it i`m skepticalI agree that the Big 10, ACC, and SEC but I feel the others are mid majors for softball.How many players on the island do you think can play at that level? | |
| paaaleeezePosts: 349Location: Join Date: March 20, 2008 10:24 PMSend Message | July 5, 2009 11:12 PM InfieldFly wrote:
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thanks. wasn`t posted day i checked. t.l.i. played some tight games. had a 0-0 vs beach girls. wonder how many have gotten e-mails from botti about playing for him next year.even in the off bracket they were in i`d call it a sucessful tourney for thempaaaleeeze Team L.I. at Team NJ tournament: 1 Win 4 Losses 2 Tiesall scores on Team New Jersey web site. | |
| InfieldFlyPosts: 26Location: Join Date: May 5, 2009 12:30 AMSend Message | July 6, 2009 12:35 AM paaaleeeze wrote:
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thanks. wasn`t posted day i checked. t.l.i. played some tight games. had a 0-0 vs beach girls. wonder how many have gotten e-mails from botti about playing for him next year.even in the off bracket they were in i`d call it a sucessful tourney for them I think he skips the emails a goes right to the phone. | |
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| paaaleeezePosts: 349Location: Join Date: March 20, 2008 10:24 PMSend Message | July 7, 2009 11:59 PM | |
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| bibsoftballguyPosts: 35Location: Join Date: June 12, 2009 11:08 PMSend Message | July 8, 2009 7:31 PM very impressive,why wouldn't more long island kids play for him? | |
| InfieldFlyPosts: 26Location: Join Date: May 5, 2009 12:30 AMSend Message | July 8, 2009 7:36 PM | |
| bibsoftballguyPosts: 35Location: Join Date: June 12, 2009 11:08 PMSend Message | July 8, 2009 7:55 PM | |
| sftballforeverPosts: 179Location: Join Date: December 1, 2008 2:37 PMSend Message | July 8, 2009 9:35 PM
I think they are saying it costs $8,000 to play on that team. | |
| bibsoftballguyPosts: 35Location: Join Date: June 12, 2009 11:08 PMSend Message | July 8, 2009 10:12 PM | |
| BigSftballFanPosts: 278Location: Join Date: April 17, 2008 1:24 PMSend Message | July 8, 2009 11:45 PM Don't know if its true but I heard at a tournament a few weeks ago that the NJ Inferno Gold are $5,000.00 and that the NJ Witches are $3,200.00 per season and that doesn't include rooms and airfare. These are all insane numbers if true - anyone know? | |
| bibsoftballguyPosts: 35Location: Join Date: June 12, 2009 11:08 PMSend Message | July 9, 2009 12:31 AM | |
| TravelSBPosts: 162Location: Join Date: April 9, 2008 2:09 PMSend Message | July 9, 2009 9:19 AM |
