A good experience was had by all. Win some lose some. Back in the USA tomorrow.

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It isn't a team game and it's all about you......what ever happened to win as a team, lose as a team?

I can see it now.......yeah, we lost but I only gave up one earned runs so it wasn't my fault.

Dolphin Mom is not the only one with this problem. I think much of this "showcase" and "travel" stuff has led to A LOT of this. It's all about the individual player and not the team. That's a load of youknowwhat.

Baseball is a team sport. If you don't want to be a part of the team, tennis and track (at least at my high school) are always looking for people. And wrestling too.

B25 why would USA baseball care if Dolphin mom calls the team from the United States team USA on the HSbaseball Web. I am sure that the Italians refer to the team that way (and no I don't have the authority to speak on behalf of the Italians or the USA program). Lets be honest 9-1-3DP put down kids, we are adults and should be above this. I have seen you edit far less. That comment as I read it was in disdain period. You are the monitor if you feel that Dolphin mom is using the name innappropriately then you as the moderator should address that, but I believe you know it to be different.

Playball2,

9-1-3DP's post had nothing to do with the kids on the team. It had everything to do with the blowhard we all know as Dolphin Mom/Mark Ormond. He continually tries to talk up his son and every minute achievement he accomplishes. His post earlier in the day says it all. Give me a break. He has to highlight that junior pitched the whole game giving up 6 runs but only 1 was earned. It is this kind of subjective reporting that turns my stomach. I'd like to see a box score that supports his claim.

Read Dolphin Mom's posts and if you feel that everyone else on the board is wrong about his intentions then I must come to one of three conclusions. 1) you have a son that played on the same team. 2) you a related to the guy or 3) he got you a job.

Playball2, first I believe that there are issues with property rights of "Team USA." That might be a big enough deal in itself. We just went to watch Team USA's Softball Olympic Team. The marketing of their merchandise must pay for a lot of their goods. I'm betting that the baseball situation is much the same. Again, I'd think that the title has legal protection. As you saw from the jersey, that team isn't called "Team USA" but is only being referenced here as such. Of course one could then make an argument that people could market their kids as playing on "Team USA" and reference this site as proof of such. Not that anyone would do so. The title on that uniform is the name of the company that makes a profit and is a business. It has nothing to do with the USA!

Playball2, I see you are a coach. I asked you if you were ever in a similar situation. I coached the first group of young men to ever play ball in the former Soviet Union. We had the St. Louis Post Dispatch there. We had representative of our government along. We had representative of Rawlings Sportings Goods involved since they wanted to offer their goods in our "Goodwill Tour." This was totally set up by the State Department. We didn't pay a dime. This wasn't a private company selling anything or associated with any "tours." We did great things for diplomacy between our countries and had a great time only to get slapped in the face when Sports Illustrated ran a story about 4 months later on the "First Team" to enter the Soviet Union to play baseball. That group entered as a paid "tour." It did matter. Our "Goodwill Tour" left our kids with their feeling hurt knowing that Sports Illustrated did this huge feature on kids that were not the first ones over there. As dumb as this sounds, I'd think that members of "Team USA" might think that they have earned that title and don't appreciate someone promoting a business enterprise as such. Just a rough guess!

Take care!

It is not Team USA.

It's a team from USA. Huge difference. And to call them Team USA is an insult to Team USA.

norfrank who is the them 9-1-3dp is referring to.

B25 I appreciate the explanation and could understand your slant.

The team is back we have all the details, the thread is over lets move on.

So "a pretty good team" from the USA loses to those bumbling 3rd world Italians!

How did that happen? LOLOLOLOL

Playball,

It is pretty obvious he is addressing Dolphin Mom and not the players.

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So "a pretty good team" from the USA loses to those bumbling 3rd world Italians!

How did that happen? LOLOLOLOL

Are you serious with this question or are you new to the game of baseball?

Give a team 5 runs and it could be a team with half Hellen Kellers and you don't stand a very good chance of winning. I thought that might be common knowledge. I guess I was wrong.

Anyone have a number on how many Italian born players are playing in the big leagues?

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Anyone have a number on how many Italian born players are playing in the big leagues?

Sorry, but how would that possibly matter?

Yikes! Seed, Seems you need to understand the word "sarcasm".

Not to mention a memory course on what you and I have previously posted.