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Come on, if anyone thinks that the YJs would play favoritism to THE DETRIMENT OF THEIR OWN TEAM, then you are kidding yourself. Sure, they may favor one over another based on a variety of factors, but only if it is a very close call. The YJs are about putting the most competitive product on their Blue teams...period. They want to win and win big, and they don't hide from that fact. [/quote]

Rosters have 24 kids. Plenty of room to hide some weaker players. Favoritsm/politics/etc. definitely plays a part just like it does in every other facet of life. There is no detriment to competitiveness because a couple of weak/weaker players aren't going to matter at the end of the day.