I can say with certainty many of the on age parents in MD talked about doing a Blue Jays type team last fall.
Actually there were two separate groups that I know of looking to get the on age HoCo kids to play.
But then folks saw the qualifier was the same week as the first week of the HoCo season and couldn’t get enough commitments.
It [Censored] but if it was a week earlier, who knows, things may have materialized. It would have been fun for the boys, my son included.
I will say that even with that, many of MD the on age kids and parents that I know just weren’t excited or motivated to do it. It’s not really a big deal like it is in the north.
Defeats the whole purpose of the World Series. These are supposed to be club teams not all star teams but why ask people from Maryland to follow the rules….they never do! Blue Jays “team” disbands the day after the W.S.
I hear ya, but defining what qualifies as a team and what doesn't is not as black-and-white as the age rules.
100 mile radius and playing some tourneys together is a good start. Not sure what other rules you would want.
Eclipse brought down some kids from the 27 team, does that mean their WS team is not a "real" team because they haven't all been playing together since 3rd grade?
Several teams added new players since last summer. Should they be eliminated?
It was such a fun weekend and a great experience for the boys. I want more kids to experience it. And I think the Blue Jays and True Md added to the event, didn't subtract from it.
