Well I’m no saint. I’m no mother Teresa. Not by a long shot. I’m also not heartless. Running a business requires a certain degree of integrity. Imagine this conversation to a few families. Our team qualified for the World Series, we are so excited to go, however your son is unable to attend. We are adding 4 kids, not on the team, so we need to slash our roster. Can you imagine having 4 of those conversations? Can you imagine the hurt those kids would have? Being on the team for 8 months, some kids years, practicing, friendships etc. I would want to win as a coach, yes. But I’d rather lose than have to do that. That to me is as bad as it gets.
That's why they will likely have 2 teams entered. A top team and a second team. No one feels left out, possibly both qualify, but only one has a real chance.
