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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Spring vs. Fall
I understand the daylight limitations, vacations, and even field availability, but fall baseball HAS to be the better option
for area high schools than spring. Beginning in mid-August and playing through mid-late October, the season would culminate
in a "world series" atmosphere and would be more in keeping with baseball traditions, including actually PLAYING
the games. College coaches could actually even catch a few games. The spring in Illinois is a joke for baseball--and
not a funny one. Last fall the AE Prospect club played 27 games in 6 weeks. It began in late August. This
spring the AE Mavericks decided to avoid April altogether. Finally, succombing to offers from area teams, doubleheaders
were scheduled last weekend. Needless to say, we practiced indoors at Academy Elite. Spring baseball in Illinois
is just...bad.
2:58 pm cdt
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