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Just so everyone knows, the authors of any rumors or smack talk submitted to this website, will be kept completely confidential. This is a part of Jester’s forum that is designed to let the teams, players, managers, coaches, umpires, & anyone else who has any kind of opinion, on any subject, speak out! Please E-mail me with any Rumors, Gossip, Opinions, News, Trash, Smack, or Comments that you have. I will be updating all of the comments every Friday, week by week. Here are the guidelines that I will be using to determine what is appropriate for the site!

#1 – There will be no vulgar language allowed on this page! I will submit your article on the page with any improper language deleted!

#2 – "Any" and "All" Rumors will be posted! Of course, if they are untrue, you will be able to sound off, in the open forum, and refute them! Also, if you have any information you can offer to confirm a rumor, please let us know!

#3 – Any questions addressed to me will be given their rightful place on the site, with an answer accompanied to it. Fire Away! But be very careful, you may not like what you here in response. Remember, I tell it like it is!

#4 – Let the Smack Flow! Through the years I have heard many people express their opinions to me about league conditions, sandbagging teams, players they don’t like, unfair treatment, dirty play & yada, yada, yada. Well, now is your chance to sound off and tell everyone what you think! Anonymously, of course! Also, I have heard a lot of good things that warrant praise. Let the people know! So go ahead and lay the smacketh down!

#5 – Remember, ANYTHING GOES on this page. You can get as personal as you want, but you will always have rebuttal waiting to get just as personal. Be careful what you wish for!

SMACK

In Response to Ego Building...blah blah blah...

Everyone knew that teams were going to build up for the Nationals because they were in California. It happens every time they are in this state. If other teams can't do a little homework and pick up the right players to make their teams better, it's not the good teams fault and if on paper a team meets the ASA rules and guidelines quit your damn crying.

All we have heard all year is crying about how teams are loaded and how they are so much better than the others. Well guess what! You should be crying because you did not take the time to make your team stronger and quit crying about the other teams that pick up players so they can compete at the National level.

Hello the idea is to win, our travel league is the strongest in California that's why I chose to move from the Nor Cal travel league into the Central Coast travel league, so we could face better teams before you get to the nationals in August and for the record Team Taylor as of April has no 'B' rated players on its roster, not one.

Ron Guzman
Team Taylor #23

PS. But I can't wait to hear the smack as soon as I add a few.

SMACK

In response to EGO Building and Smack

Every week I come to this site to read the latest on the happening in the travel league. When did this become a platform for public crying? I cannot believe the amount of crying being directed at one team. What makes the Painters unable to play in "C" league? State the case you posters have against them, instead of whining about it each week. Every team in the league had the opportunity to pick up players and it's their fault they picked up players and you did not. Why not complain about Team Taylor, how many "B" players do they have? Maybe teams should build a team, instead of trying to build it around one player. I do not play for the Painters but I am not afraid or going to cry when I face them. I believe someone said a few posts ago that "TO BE THE BEST.....YOU HAVE TO PLAY THE BEST", does that only go for good teams or is someone being a hypocrite for not wanting to play the best, or is it you do not want to be the best, just the best of the worst. Strap on your cleats, adjust your cup, and play ball.

Finally in the words of Tom Hanks....There's no crying in Baseball.

SMACK

To all whiners:

It seems that everyone in this travel league is worried about what the Savala Painters are doing. If you are going to put them on smack then you should tell the truth about them in Utah. No, I don't play for them or even care what they do but lets be real about them. I heard that they picked up several players to help them compete at that level, (2) ISC pitchers, Todd Budke. I really don't know why people talk about this team like they are invincible. Maybe in this travel league. All teams have the same opportunity to pick up any players of the same caliber or even better. No one complained last year when these players played for Silverhawks.

I believe that the people that write these comments are afraid of competition, plus they don't even leave their names at the bottom of there statements. That even tells me they are afraid. The best team does not always win the nationals, its a proven fact. All travel league teams should want to play them. It might bring the best out of your team, plus if you have any plans on attending the "C" Nationals look forward to several teams like them.

DUDE YBARRA
FRESNO SHOCKERS

RUMORS/SMACK

EGO Building...

Hey did anyone else hear that one of our "C" travel league teams went to Utah this past weekend and participated in the Red Rock Invitational MAJOR/OPEN tournament? And not only did they participate, but they WON the tournament. They had 5 players on the ALL TOURNAMENT team, the TOURNAMENT MVP PLAYER, and the TOURNAMENT MVP PITCHER. I know that they short timed at least 2 teams, one in the CHAMPIONSHIP GAME against the So.Cal Bombers 11-3, who had Travis Price throwing for them. Eleven runs when Travis Price is pitching is not bad for a "C" team.

Can anyone guess what "C" team this might be? You're right SAVALA PAINTER'S - LONG BEACH. Does this sound like a "C" team to you...Hmmmmm. Oh well, I am sure that they will be back to continue beating up on the legit "C" teams in our travel league.

Hope that builds their EGOS.

SMACK

Response to: What has happened to the travel league?

No, this is not just the opinion of a biased player...it's the opinion of just about everyone in the entire league. There have been discussions between teams and whispers made in the dugouts, but that's about as far as this issue goes. I mean what are you to do?? REALLY! But since we're venting and sharing thoughts here...let me share my thoughts. And this goes directly to the SAVALA PAINTERS LB (yeah the one's getting in everyone's a$$). It just doesn't make sense to me why this team that is totally capable of playing B Ball would come into this league. Ok, so lets say you take the league...and lets even say you head to Stockton and take the Nationals...what have you accomplished then........NOTHING. 

TO BE THE BEST.....YOU HAVE TO PLAY THE BEST

SMACK

What has happened to the travel league?

Each year it seems more and more teams are stacking themselves with more talent than most teams can even compete with. Now I don't mind competition when it is run on an even line, but competition that is as uneven as some of our Travel League has become is ridiculous. Where does it make sense to take a team that should be classified as "B" and put them against a team that is a "C" team without a doubt? If there is a classification system why is it not being used here?

Does it not make sense to classify teams on a level to where they will be playing other teams with the same talent level game after game? I don't mind losing to great teams, it isn't the scores of the games that bother me because I realize we lost to a team that was far superior to us. Instead what I don't understand is how are these teams in a "C" division when the entire world can see they should be no lower than a "B" division team with all of the talent they possess. Why have a classification process at all if it isn't going to be followed or used to define what teams can play with who?

If there are going to be teams that strong in our league why not allow every single team that talented to play in our league? Why not expand the travel league to 20 teams across the state and let any team classified "A" through "C" join our league?

All I am saying is if you are a "B" player, or a "B" team why would you not want to play against other players and teams on the same level as you? I have been on some good teams in my life and I dreaded playing those games where the final score was going to be 20-2 because it was no fun for me. I don't see how this type of game could be fun for either team participating. I know that if I had the talent to play at the "B" level I would do it without a second thought. I know my team would also make the jump purely because of the love of competition.

What we have in this travel league isn't always competition unfortunately. Instead it is a race to see what team can stack itself better than another and beat the smaller teams into the ground. Who benefits from a league like that? In my opinion not one person benefits from that type of competition and the travel league will continue to fade with respect to competition if this remains. But what do I know? I am just a baseball player with a biased opinion.

SMACK