re: Travel ball turf fields

Here comes all the idiots that say how tough they were when they were a kid. "We played all day and never went inside or drank water". You can't have it both ways, kids stay indoors playing video games, they are soft. Kids playing outside in the heat, parents are child abusers. The ot being dumb as usual. Most probably don't have kids anyway.

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Most probably don't have kids anyway.

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This is the most probable answer. My girl loves softball, so we jumped into this league. Outside of the money extraction it was run pretty well. This weekend was the first time I felt the heat was actually too much and attempted to pull my kid, who said she could handle it and that she wouldn’t quit on her team.she’s about as responsible as a 8 year old can be and always tells us when she feels funny or doesn’t think she can do something.

All these internet step parents come out of the woodwork to tell me how stupid I am? Well first I don’t give two shits. Second, I know my kid and her determination level and dedication to something she loves. I gave her an out and she said she’s fine as long as she can cool off a bit between innings so myself and my wife made a call. She thanked us after for letting her finish. If that makes me a bad parent then I’m guilty as fricking charged, call CPS on me you fricking pussies or shut the frick up.

I believe they should have not had so many games and I’m glad we won’t be put into that position again.

I guarantee my 8yr old girl has more character than some of these nutless lady boys parading around as the arbiters of parenthood

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play little league baseball at the city park

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sounds great but that trash isn't baseball.

I'm glad travel ball wasn't a high thing here in the 90s when I played. I had spring league, which is your standard city league baseball. Summer was all stars, the only traveling we did was to play other all star league teams around the city and in surrounding counties. And then fall ball. Winter was for playing basketball.

This crap of having young Bryson and Jaxsun cross state lines for tball and little league is beyond idiotic. Only time it makes sense is if you're league participates in the Little League World Series.

High school age is different and that I understand.

complex in panama city has cool water lines that run under the fields.
still hotter than balls but keeps the kids from literally dying i suppose.

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My 8 year old had to play 4 fricking games in that shite Saturday. We were spraying her down with cool water and made her slam water down the hatch in between innings. She was crying about being hot and tired halfway through the third game. We had to sit in the vehicle with the AC on between games just to avoid anything more severe.

We snuck a cooler of water and Gatorade in under some towels. frick those shysters.

I’m glad she’s gonna be too old for her team next year so I can get her into a sport that is run by people with some sense.

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Have you questioned your own sense of logic and reasoning? Who the hell forced you to put your 8 yr old child through 4 games in that brutal heat?

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Are the worst so fricken hot and then the facktsrds of the events won't let you bring in a cooler. The field is hotter than the air. So I'm sposed to pay 3 dollars for a small bottle of water, 10 dollars to get in the game, and then not only that you don't have anyone to grill a hamburger.

Travel ball is on another level of trashy. I truly feel sorry for all the kids. The best part of post game is taking your cleats off and walking around on the soft perfectly maintained grass that isn't 4000 degrees.

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cool story bro

in general travel ball is way way way less trashy than little league or other rec sports. way higher class of people, atleast in South Louisiana.


the turf does suck though in june and july but grass sucks too though because it usually rains a lot and tournaments on grass fields get cancelled.

as far as the rest....sorry you are poor and cant afford concessions. ever thought of taking advantage of this employee market and getting a higher paying job??

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My wife was with her in the dugout with a battery operated fan and Florida water and ice cold water for her to drink between her trips out to cover third base.

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she ain't even the catcher... get back to me bro on that shite...