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When did baseball tournaments start handing out rings instead of trophies?
Posted on 3/7/16 at 9:11 am
Posted on 3/7/16 at 9:11 am
I just found this out today. When the hell did this crap start?
I hope my kid's team (in 7 years or so) never wins a tournament. I'd hate to have to make him throw away a "championship" ring...
I hope my kid's team (in 7 years or so) never wins a tournament. I'd hate to have to make him throw away a "championship" ring...
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Posted on 3/7/16 at 9:12 am to ell_13
Rings are cheaper. Tournaments are money makers.
Posted on 3/7/16 at 9:13 am to ell_13
When the parents started taking it more serious than the kids.
Posted on 3/7/16 at 9:13 am to ell_13
yeah throw that away! Be a dick
Posted on 3/7/16 at 9:15 am to ell_13
Nothing like seeing a bunch of 7 year olds on facebook with their championship rings. Terrible. And just as terrible are the parents who post that shite.
Posted on 3/7/16 at 9:15 am to ell_13
Trophies are phallic symbols of male dominance and oppress women, transgenders, genderqueers, and feminists.
Rings are more appropriate, but they are still offensive to people born without digits.
Rings are more appropriate, but they are still offensive to people born without digits.
Posted on 3/7/16 at 9:15 am to ell_13
Why would you make him throw it away? Crazy fricking loon. You're probably an anti vaccer?
Posted on 3/7/16 at 9:17 am to ell_13
Cause I got a really big team. And they need some really big rings. They need some really nice things.
Posted on 3/7/16 at 9:18 am to ell_13
Bring it to the Pawn Shop for some serious cash.
Posted on 3/7/16 at 9:30 am to ell_13
My kid got a participation trophy Saturday and has been thrilled ever since. Maybe there's something to this 
I've certainly argued against it
I've certainly argued against it
Posted on 3/7/16 at 9:31 am to ell_13
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out rings instead of trophies?
what are costs of said rings? Anything over $15 is ridiculous.
Posted on 3/7/16 at 9:44 am to ell_13
Once you get enough rings, you melt them down and have a trophy made from the rings. At least that's how the better little leagues roll.
Posted on 3/7/16 at 10:08 am to ell_13
My son has a few. Its been around since at least 2011 when he got his first from coming in runner up at a State Tournament. Now they give them at small local tournaments, it's pretty sad. Last week they won a tournament and he got a Tournament Champs T-shirt, he was happier with that than a ring.
Posted on 3/7/16 at 10:10 am to ell_13
Was this a "Grand Slam" tournament?
Posted on 3/7/16 at 11:13 am to ell_13
They should give championship belts
Posted on 3/7/16 at 11:28 am to ell_13
I dont understand why he'd throw it away?
Posted on 3/7/16 at 11:30 am to ell_13
Because everyone thinks their kid will be the next Cal Ripken Jr.
Posted on 3/7/16 at 11:30 am to ell_13
When Bruce became Caitlyn
Posted on 3/7/16 at 11:34 am to ell_13
From a logistics standpoint.. Rings are much easier for the tournament directors to handle/transport and the same goes for the parents/kids.. much easier to put a couple of rings on the dresser than a trophies
Posted on 3/7/16 at 12:23 pm to ell_13
Cool t shirts would be way more practical and better enjoyed by the kids, but snobbish parents wouldn't stoop to handing out something so mundane.
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