Diamond Sports Promotions will go to the 16-17 year old level this weekend at Kankakee Comm College-
20 16 year old teams- Chicago Legends, Indiana Breakers, Sparks Travelers, Peoria Warriors, South Cook Cougars, Diamond Jaxx, Indiana Lynx, Frankfort Square Vipers, Springfield statesmen,Bartlett Silverhawks, Winfield, Great Lakes, US Wizards, Lombard Lightning, Kenosha Wisconsin, US Athletic Cardinals, Dwight Rebels, LaFayette Colt All Stars, Troy, Wheatland Ducks
17 year old teams are Lisle Wolves, Joliet Saints, Indy Bulldogs, BBCHS-Oak, Tinley Park Predators, Bloomington-Normal Blue, Aurora GABA Vipers, Tinley PAark Bobcats, Orland Sparks, Upper Deck.
state playoffs caused me to change these pairings 11 times...glad season is finally coming to close....hair falling out more and peace pipe getting clogged....

I hear you woodly...

I'll grab a packet of peace pipe cleaners for you so you can keep the peace from getting too clogged up...

And I'll get you a can of Anti-Controversy balm to help you soothe some of those hotheads you encounter on occasion.


Keep up the good work...the last two weekends were very enjoyable for us. I'm certain your Future Prospect Tourney will be successful.

One suggestion RIP Van Horn....you may also want to go to decaf until about 6 pm....then get on the moonshine and peace pipe...

DECAF SODA MAYBE....COFFEE THIS WEEK END....THINK NOT....BUT MOONSHINE...?????WILL SOMEONE BRING ME SOME DOWN....
CHANGED THE DARN PAIRINGS 5 MORE TIMES THIS MORNING AT 6:15 AM...i AM DONE....DID SOMEONE SAY I NEEDED TO WORK EXCLUSIVELY WITH A 16 YEAR OLD TOURNEY?????????
AMAZING HOW IN 5 OTHER EVENTS I SEND OUT PAIRINGS AND NO ONE ASKS FOR FAVOR...GET TO YOUR LAST ONE....THE **** PHONE IS RINGING OFF THE WALL...MAKING ME WANT TO BE OTIS....OF ANDY OF MAYBERRY...... GET ME A JAIL CELL AND MY OWN SET OF KEYS WITH A JUG OF MOONSHINE....
OH yeah.....it is about over and begin planning for fall baseball programs and winter indoor camps.... but first...1 week of R and R//// been good too long...need to Run and Run...runem hard!!

I loved that show!!

How about the whistling theme song...can't you just hear it now? That is relaxing!

i'm thinking more like Pettcoat Junction and Uncle Joe for you van horn.....and our freind from the marriott in marion can be aunt kate...man im showin my age. good luck this weekend to all the 16's. remember play hard , they are watching.

I have taken more abuse in the last two days fromWisconsin and Indiana coach questioning my integrity and honesty.....that i am close to chucking it all....I am telling you...Future Prospect Tourney has caused me more headaches then 5 other events.....
Moonshine anyone?????

Woodly...Tell them if they don't like what and how you're running the tournament to go someplace else.

Woodly, I know you do a great job with your tournaments, but you need to get real about this Future Prospects tournament. If you didn't schedule this tournament during the summer league playoffs, you wouldn't have these problems. You know the kids are on thin ice with thair HS coaches when it comes to the summer playoffs. They have to be thair. I hope things simmer down for you but your problems may just be beginning. How many of todays summer league playoff games do you think are going to need to be rescheduled with all this rain? I hope this doesn't effect your schedule. Lay off that pipe you are smoking, you are becoming a little irrational.

Keep doing what you are doing Mike. No tournament ever runs without someone complaining. I can say this for you.....you did your best to give us a chance to expose our players to college coaches each of the last two weeks. Despite CABA Nationals being played in OHIO, we have Dayton and Michigan State coming out this weekend to watch our guys throw at Bishop McNamara on Friday and Sturday. If every coach that is entered tells each of his players to send the tournament schedule to 3 colleges that they are interested in, we could end up having a lot more players receiving offers. Forget the fact that their baseball careers will be extended, this may give a player an opportunity to attend a college that he may otherwise not be able to attend. They will become the future leaders of our society. Furthermore, they will become the future coaches of the youth of tomorrow. Excuse me for sounding corny, but I just love this game, and the opportunities it provides for the players.

GUS21, excuse me but, where have you been son? I like the way you think. You sound like my kinda guy....and I need help on here...they all come after me for speaking my peace....And I have not been in a verbal with you...You gotta love Van Ripple and what he is doing for baseball at this level...Van Horn you should get together with PBR and Il hs baseball report and do some advertising in these magazines to help promote even more and put the future schedules in there so these coaches can find out where and when for next year....and check out www.baseballracks.com also he could use a little help with his business...so if he knew when the schools were going to be at tourney's he could bring a sample of what he is doing for baseball in the area...new benches don't sound like a lot but it makes the kids feel better, to be there on a new bench, fresh paint on the dug outs and such...hmmmm we got something going now Van Ripple....synergy baby..synergy...players coaches parents all doing there thing to promote baseball players in IL, it is awesome baby. I still say the best players are right here and when we go to the other states we prove it baby...we just don't get to play 11 1/2 mos a year....

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Originally posted by Tuzigoot:
Woodly, I know you do a great job with your tournaments, but you need to get real about this Future Prospects tournament. If you didn't schedule this tournament during the summer league playoffs, you wouldn't have these problems. You know the kids are on thin ice with thair HS coaches when it comes to the summer playoffs. They have to be thair. I hope things simmer down for you but your problems may just be beginning. How many of todays summer league playoff games do you think are going to need to be rescheduled with all this rain? I hope this doesn't effect your schedule. Lay off that pipe you are smoking, you are becoming a little irrational.

with all of the rain we had...we did not lose a game at all...finished all of Friday games...I did a little ...no alot of shuffling and i had to use the Lumber Yard.....but we got through the entire Friday schedule...
Now its time for Sat...only have 3 fields available...but we are even afte Friday
as far as high school playoffs....who knows when the heck they are????? this might be an '08 tourney only nexst year.....

The vast majority of players are out of the playoffs. And every game played knocks out half of the remaing players.

It seems like a lot of the players don't show up for the high school playoffs anyhow. It must be different at all the schools.

Great job Woodly.

What teams on the 16U and 17U sides of the tournament are looking good going in to Sunday?

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Originally posted by lineshot:
It seems like a lot of the players don't show up for the high school playoffs anyhow. It must be different at all the schools.

I agree. But then how do they actually play the games then?

Rip, they have enough players to get the games in it just seems like some of the starters are elsewhere like at travel games or football basketball ect. Jmo, I am sure it is not the same at all schools.

Future Propsect Tourney Ends
The Orland Sparks 17u defeated Bradley Bourbonnais High School summer team in the finals of the 17 u championship of the Future Prospect Games
LaFayette Indiana Colt League All Stars defeated the Frankfort Square Vipers 16u for the championshp of the 16 u tourney
Tinley Park Bulldogs won the 17u 3rd place game by defeating Aurora GABA Vipers and the Orland Sparks 15u won 3rd place in the 16 year old divison
had a few probs. especially by having to use the ALumber Yard...everyone complained about the fields there...but we survived!!!

Woodly, great job again.