Can someone tell me who picks the blast coaches.  Politics are getting way out of hand.   This is bad.   They need to go!   The only ones who don't think this are the parents who suck up to them!

disgusted on:7/8/2010 11:01:18 PM

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I will get blamed for a comment abt blast coaches but honestly that wasnt me. As for "been there, done that"...we are going thru that right now! It's really sad. This team has talent but certain kids, ones not from Brandywine dont get to shine. And appartantly the way I think is correct bc it's been happening for at least the past 10 yrs, according to your post! What I dont understand is that they take pride in these pins they trade and not the way the play ball on the fields in Cooperstown. I dont mean any desrepect to anyone as a person, i am just stating my feelings. There are way too many egos, parents included. And the way the kids talk abt each other, holy cow. It's sad. Just let them play and have equal playing time on the fields, it's only fair. Let's take some pride in this boys, or don't they have pride here.

fb queen on:7/9/2010 7:35:42 PM

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Yeah the coach has more knowledge of crap!! He'll be back next year cuz he has another kid coming up who will make the team. It's all about friends and kissing but hopefully when these kids play middle school ball and they are the kids sitting on the bench they know how it feels cuz there daddys arent coaching and on the board!!!!!!

anonymous on:7/10/2010 12:22:20 AM

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first of all I don't mention kids names on here. I never said my child is a superstar but equal playing time for the kids, expecially when my child was asked to be at tryouts, what a crock of horse#*^% that was....And if you come to a Blast game you would see who sits the bench for 4 innings when all the other kids play the entire game, or at least, most of it.  I never said the coach didnt have knowledge of the sport, but as for being the most talented in the County, you wanna check stats on that one? Oh and the bes move I have seen is, when pulling a pitcher, moving him to another position on  the field, rather than him sitting and resting. Classic!! 

fb queen on:7/10/2010 12:31:53 PM

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I agree with having them play as a team. Have you been to a game? They stab at each other in the dugout by saying rude things to one another abt how they play and that happens on a daily basis. Its abt WE not ME, they need to realize that, coaches included. And BTW, you can find me at every game.

fb queen on:7/10/2010 1:35:54 PM

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I've been to a game, never have I seen that.  I think your inventing things in your own mind.  Do you or have you ever helped out in any way?  I didn't think so.   If you see this happening why not talk to a coach instead of posting here.   If the coaches are coaching how do you expect them to here what the players are saying to one another.  Someone has an active imagination!

Blast Fan on:7/10/2010 3:27:38 PM

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Here's an idea why not pull your kid off the team.  Maybe then they would all get along?  Just saying!

Anonymous_2401150163040 on:7/10/2010 3:30:44 PM

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First let me say that I do not know anything about this year's Blast team, but my son played on the Blast 2 years ago. He also played on the travel teams the three years prior to being on the Blast.
The teams have a hugh political bias. The coaches kids will play most if not all of the games. We had 13 players and 5 sat evey game for 4 innings. The assitant coaches kid (who does not have a brain) would play every inning even though he could be counted on to have at least one error per game. Players with much better fielding skills would sit.
The same thing happened in middle school because of the close connections between the various coaches. Several players have quit/ not tried out for the team because of the politics. This is the problem with most of the sports in the Brandywine area. You must break into the old boys network to get playing time.

Anonymous_20801010164080 on:7/11/2010 12:03:45 AM

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I beleive that the Blast Coach has already taken care of that for some children!

Anonymous_2401150163040 on:7/11/2010 9:40:33 AM

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Let me understand this...Are we talking about a game that happened 2 years ago????    Are you serious?????  I just think if you come on here and insult someone's kid you should have the balls to sign your name!!!

Anonymous_240115030253 on:7/11/2010 11:02:58 AM

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Would you people just get your own lives? You are blathering on about kids sports? Who the h#ll cares?

I hate Mayberry on:7/11/2010 1:14:40 PM

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Blast is all politics. Its true. I didnt even make the damn team 4-5 years back and now im the best kid in my grade and made all division for baseball. It is all politics until you get to high school, where the coaches play the best players

Anonymous_6702140250127 on:7/11/2010 7:41:22 PM

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Most youth sports teams follow that procedure!

Anonymous_640120117072 on:7/11/2010 9:33:04 PM

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Yea,  he tells alot of people alot of things.  All BS!

Anonymous_240115030253 on:7/12/2010 7:26:26 AM

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I'd like to offer a different perspective, if you will.  I don't coach, heck, I don't even go to the games half of the time.  Yet our kid has played at every level of sport and has primarily been a starter.  Neither the wife or I are from the area, but our kid plays anyway.  One of the things that we will not do is criticize the coachs, or speak to the coaches on our kids behalf.  We say, "great job Coach, thank you for your service."

When I was a kid, if your parents came to a game, you figured you were in trouble.  Our games were for us, and when we complained to our parents about the coach or playing time, we were told that if you want to play more, practice and get better.  And that was that. 

Our kid practices his game and has played on several different teams and attends clinics.  He's a good ball player, not great, but good.  We told him a long time ago to fight his own battles, because we were not going to do it for him.  It's his life, his desire to play ball and if he wants it, he has to work hard to get it.  So he does.  It is a life lesson, if you want to achieve something, you have to work for it.  Children are never too young to be taught that important lesson.

As far as politics go, show me a youth program anywhere in the country that does not have politics!  Of course the coaches kid plays, and of course he may not be as good as some of the other kids, that's why his dad is a coach. However, the coach is out there every day with your kid when you are not, so if his kid gets more playing time, so be it.  Don't be a whining baby about it.  There are 13 or so kids on a roster, 9 players on the field and there is 1 coach and a couple of assistant coachs (who are also there for their kid).  That still leaves plenty of open spots for other kids.  If your kid isn't playing, tell him to step up his game and win the spot, or stop complaining.  Don't fight his battles, provide him with the tools to fight his own battles. 

Our philosophy in parenting is to raise independent kids who think for themselves and learn how to do for themselves at an early age.  Instead of complaining about the coaching, how about challenging your child to work hard at getting better?  Coaches will never sit a kid who is an objectively solid player.  It's more likely that the parents have a biased viewpoint of their own kid's ability.

Finally, it is also a life lesson for a kid to have to deal with a jackass coach or a jackass teacher.  Kids need to understand that you will have to deal with a lot of jackasses in your life.  When your kid complains about the jackass (and we have more than our share around here) just give them advice as to how to deal with them or tell them to suck it up.  Life is measured in not what we do, but how we deal with adversity.

Tom Paine on:7/12/2010 9:46:09 AM

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Wow, a remarkable amount of venom out there over youth baseball in the area. Imagine if some of you folks put this much time and effort into supporting all the kids directly instead of tearing down what is being done for the kids? I honestly have never thought it necessary to respond to anything out here on this site, but I know from direct experience that some of these comments are so ridiculous that I just have to add yet another perspective. My background – I’m older (some might even say OLD), have had the pleasure of enjoying BYBA youth games in Topton for years. I coached, played, and umpired a long time ago, but now prefer to watch the kids play. I’ve had the chance to see the Blast team play, along with some of the other in-house leagues. And yes, I even watch the occasional tee-ball game. I’m old enough to remember back in the 90s when Brandywine first started playing Diamond League baseball. It’s been a very good league for Brandywine and has clearly help feed and turn around a high school baseball program that was pretty pathetic most years before 2002 or 2003. I’ve had the chance to watch a few Blast games over the years, but I’ll focus on the 2010 season. I’ve seen 4 games this year in Topton, including a game Sunday afternoon. During the games I’ve watched, I see a team that improved a lot from earlier in the season. I see coaches who seem encouraging and knowledgeable of the game. I saw a coach who batted his entire lineup in a playoff game the team needed to win, meaning every one of the kids on the team was in the game – the team from Muhlenberg didn’t do that. I saw a group of guys jumping and hugging each other after a big win against a good team yesterday. They certainly looked like a team to me. The game was played at a very high level by both teams – both were well-coached and well-prepared. And let’s keep in mind – it is a GAME these boys play. But since I’m not close to the team or worried about the ‘politics’ of the team, let me tell what else I saw at a couple games. I saw several small groups of parents who cheered, but only for certain kids. I heard one person using extremely bad language directed at 11 and 12 year-old kids. That’s bad enough, but it’s completely inappropriate with all the younger kids attending the game. Then there are parents complaining that the kids say rude things to each other? I wonder where the kids would ever get an idea like that? So the underlying complaint here is that these travel teams are all about the ‘politics’? Well, sometimes ‘politics’ probably does exist, and sometimes it’s probably just an excuse. I did do a little checking about the Blast team and the coach for this year’s team. It seems to me that if everyone was unhappy with the coach, someone else might have tried to step up and coach the team in 2010 – but there were no other candidates for the job other than the coach who’s doing it. I found out that the head coach doesn’t choose the team – but it’s done by a group of evaluators. That sounds pretty reasonable to me. And I don’t know anything about the assistant coaches, but if they are helpful, positive, know the game, and can benefit all the kids, why wouldn’t they be asked to help? If they are on the Board or parents, so be it. Maybe more parents need to be more active in the entire process – not just show up for games and then complain anonymously online. And just for arguments sake – if I was a coach and I was down to the last player to select for my team…. If the kids are of equal ability, but one kid has supportive parents who are going to help at practice and work the concession stand – and the other kid has parents who have a history of being difficult to coaches and won’t lift a finger to help the team, guess which kid I’m taking for the team?? So parents, maybe you can take a look in the mirror regarding this entire ‘political’ excuse that’s being spewed out here. The truth is, whether it’s youth baseball, youth soccer, youth wrestling, the band, cheering, swim team, or whatever. Our kids need to work for what they want to accomplish. We’ve all had road-blocks thrown at us over the years, and we’re probably stronger for them. If you have a son on one of these travel baseball teams, they might need to work harder to get the coach’s attention. When they get older, they’ll probably need to work harder to get their boss’s attention, too. It’s life. And one thing I can absolutely guarantee some of you – especially those of you saying you can’t wait until your kids get to Middle School and High School teams to get away from the ‘politics’? There are no minimum playing opportunities on those teams like they have with the BYBA travel teams. The boys will have to work even harder to get their chances on those teams. Those teams might be less political (because they don’t have parents coaching), but they are also more about winning.

Anonymous_1670155014406 on:7/12/2010 1:51:03 PM

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The parents complained in the 80's when 2 coaches had minor league backgrounds.What I saw then was that the boys who LISTENED and LEARNED got to play and the ones that knew it all got to sit.I suggested the mothers should pick the travel team,because they thought they knew more, and that way they could argue with each other.Looks like nothing has changed in20 plus years

Anonymous_240115020226 on:7/12/2010 7:49:54 PM

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The solution is simple: 
Have outside representatives (ie, maybe a few HS boys from a school on the other side of the county) pick the "elite" teams in this district. Then interview applicants for the coaching position, after the boys are picked. I am sure some of our HS boys know other boys on other teams?! I think that would be an honor if I was chosen to judge and pick a little league team to play "elite" ball. And the kicker would be, let the mothers run the "tryouts".

anon on:7/13/2010 9:29:05 AM

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Maybe parents who pay the fees for their children to play and spend the time taking them to and from practices and to and from games.  Maybe if you have children you would understand.  So for now shut up

Annoymous on:7/13/2010 11:06:36 AM

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the coach wasnt the one making the plays, hitting the ball and pitching...

common sense on:7/13/2010 12:25:25 PM

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I'm sure Anonymous_2401150162063 has been to the practices and the games of all the other teams in Diamond League and is completely qualified to make such a statement. Thank you for enlightening all of us. Perhaps in 2011, the Blast should have exclusive rights the Eagle Field the whole year so they can practice every weeknight, and 4 times over the weekend. This is, afterall, life and death we're talking about here with 12 year-old travel baseball.

Anonymous_1670155014406 on:7/13/2010 1:10:49 PM

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You're right. I expect that First Energy Stadium might be available a few nights for additional practices. Since most of you seem to know at 12 years-old who the professional players are anyway, it'll be good to expose them to a professional field - would maybe 2-3 times per week at FE be enough for you? That should give them about 12 practices per week. Along with games and tournaments, that should whip those boys into shape.

Anonymous_1670155014406 on:7/13/2010 1:45:14 PM

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No the coach was not the one hitting the balls and making the plays on that team, but I bet he has well rounded practices and that's why those kids are league champs and will most likley be playoff champs also. Structure is the key word here. Wonder if they go to Cooperstown and how well they would do?

anon on:7/13/2010 1:49:35 PM

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Anonymous_1670155014406 : your post is just nonsense.
win or lose...all kids should be playing!

anonymous on:7/13/2010 1:55:08 PM

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so glad you said inbred idiots and not me.
Wow.  There sure are alot of relatives up here.

anonymous on:7/13/2010 2:35:02 PM

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I've seen Wrong Turn.  I'm very careful navigating the back roads up by the old fire tower.  You never know...

amused2 on:7/13/2010 2:49:25 PM

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very funny Amused2, threats mean nothing here.
haha.

anon on:7/13/2010 2:52:59 PM

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Aaahhhh yes there it finally is, the reference to the good ole Deka boys and their beer drinking. It was probably in a previous post in this thread but who has time to read all of them.......

Anonymous on:7/13/2010 3:41:56 PM

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who mentioned deka and drinking?

anon on:7/13/2010 3:53:42 PM

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Post 39774 spoke of the coaches drinking. Many other posts have spoke of the good ole Deka boys network doing the coaching. 

Anonymous on:7/13/2010 4:01:01 PM

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who really cares about any of it? New year same bullsh!t.

Anonymous on:7/13/2010 4:09:46 PM

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this topic is so over. done. it's going no where.  the name calling and accusations are inane. it's juvenile. stop.

honestly on:7/13/2010 5:40:20 PM

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excuse me but this blast team has plenty of pitchers,you just cant use certain ones when you have pitched your so called best ones,maybe give others a chance throughout the season....and btw this 6th grade class has talent,just to let you know....hear a thought why not shake up the whole line up,and move kids where the normally dont play,because whatever is being done now with these kids is not working we havent won a tornament game yet!!!!!!hows that for all you people who dont know!!!!!!

concerned blast fan on:7/14/2010 5:29:29 AM

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1)  Change the tryouts.  Get local independent evaluators (HS baseball coaches/college players) to evaluate the players at tryouts and determine the team.

2) Prospective coaches should apply for the position of head coach - then select his own assistant coach once selected.  The board should solicit the HS coaches for input on selection.

3) Limit the number of coaches in the dugout.  Parents can be volunteers at practices and not be "coaches". 

4) Then let the kids play.

This is a very political sport.  Most people grow up WATCHING baseball and think they are the experts.   

Changing team and coach selection and limiting the number of coaches will be as difficult to change as the PA legislators limiting their term limits and pension plans.  Board members need to keep the kids best interests at heats just as the legislature should keep the taxpayers best interests at heart.

So, do you really think it will happen?

Sports Fan on:7/14/2010 6:35:08 AM

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why don't you baseball people start your own blogsite. this website is supposed to be about school issues. Webmaster? Ban them? Please?

???Baseball crazies on:7/14/2010 7:39:32 AM

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Wow, classic, telling me I make an ass out of myself when I post. I have been called worse, so I will take that as a compliment. Thanks for following my posts, I am flattered.
Sorry, lil' o me doesn't know about the PIAA teams and how they are classified. Do you think I am really that stupid? Normally, you do play teams outside of your ranking, whether you are A, AA, AAA or quad A....I am not as stupid as you may think. Just check the HS and MS schedules. We play the area Berks teams that are not AA. And we beat them. This young team can beat those teams. I never said they lose because they couldn't beat them.
Now to touch on my sporting background. I ran track in JR high school. I was working since I was 15 years old, so I chose that instead of sports in HS. Does that make me a bad person? So I have played a sport in my life. As for my 3 children; they are not superstars in the sports that they chose to participate in, I never stated they were.
I am not perfect, no one walking this earth is.
See you at the tournament this weekend, I will be the one wearing the crown on my head. How's that for being an ass?

FB QUEEN on:7/14/2010 9:24:25 AM

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Thank You for proving my point!

me on:7/14/2010 10:55:16 AM

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At least Queen can spell SCHOOL correctly.

a brandywine graduate on:7/14/2010 11:40:57 AM

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enuff already.all the whining is not gonna change anything it is what it is so everyone should just shut your hole it's been this way for years will still be this way when your child moves on,go find a job or do something constructive with your time.
                                                  sincerly.
                                                I said it

I said it on:7/14/2010 1:25:12 PM

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fyi...for those of you thinking of having your kids tryout for Blast for 2011, it has been brought to my attention that certain kids on this years team were invited to private practices at Kline field, before blast even had its tryouts. So unless your kid would be invited to this event, don't bother showing up at tryouts.

anonymous on:7/14/2010 8:03:57 PM

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Women. LOL.

Mother Mary on:7/14/2010 8:38:19 PM

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Silly woman, the computer isn't in the kitchen.

Hellen Keller on:7/14/2010 8:43:23 PM

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What else would you wish to talk about?  We could always talk about a pen is mightier or perhaps women's rights or maybe some geography and its effects on our enviornment.  Hell lets all go watch Shark Week!  Or maybe just maybe we should shut up and talk about stuff we know about.  Like kitchens and peach cobbler.

Alex Trebek on:7/14/2010 8:49:24 PM

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Its fortunate that your kids are not selected on the level of knowledge of their parents.  For god's sake you people are clueless.  Get over yourselves.  You cant over the fact that your DNA combining with the tramp from the street corner formed a human being less coordinated and talented than any single member of the special olympics.  Sorry that you all grew up as band geeks and losers and want more for your kids but the simple fact is that they are NOT good and will NOT make any team in the county if they cant even cut it at brandywine...

False Sense of Reality on:7/14/2010 8:58:59 PM

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Politics are played out everywhere!  Queenie I am glad you have the courage to state the facts without pointing fingers!  Don't get me wrong coaches put a lot of their own time in!  My question is it for all kids or just to make sure your kid gets the position/playing time?  Equal playing time for all the kids...remember it's for the kids.  They are young, there is no talent scout out there getting ready to sign them.

sick of hearing it! on:7/14/2010 9:13:36 PM

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LOL

Turd Ferguson on:7/14/2010 10:14:36 PM

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Maybe if you knew the pitching rules for the tourney you'd see why even mifflin had zero pitching left too dumba$$.  Learn the game and try and teach it to your kids then maybe, just maybe someone will notice them and let them play on a half compitent team.

Anonymous_20801010153076 on:7/14/2010 10:23:14 PM

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I love the way parents and children are called retarded and so on here. You all must be so proud of yourselves and I bet your parents are too. Maybe that's why i am president and you are not. I should visit your small town and show you how it's done.

Barack Obama on:7/15/2010 6:00:55 AM

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I got together with my kid and another father & son one afternoon at Eagle Field too.  Does that also violate the Sunshine Law?

Go play catch with your kid, loser.  Worry about yourself and your child, not everyone elses.  Didn't you learn that envy is one of the seven deadly sins?

--- on:7/15/2010 8:05:31 AM

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Here's a parent who tries to make any excuse so they don't have to work with their kid.

a on:7/15/2010 11:02:10 AM

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Yea because the only place in the entire world for someone to take their kid to hit or catch or throw is Eagle field.  Find a public field or simply take them into the back yard. 

Retards for the win on:7/15/2010 3:50:25 PM

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Not everyone has a backyard suitable for playing baseball. But you wouldn't be bright enough to understand that. If there are soooo many public fields available why don't you list them for the folks that don't have a clue rather than just bashing people. Try being useful instead of useless. It might be a stretch for someone like yourself but come on give it a try...you can do it.

Anonymous on:7/15/2010 4:00:45 PM

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I'll do one better dolt.  Heres a list of the public parks you can go out to in berks counties.  Ill even do one better for you and give you DIRECTIONS!

Red Bridge Recreation Area
Located on Tulpehocken Rd., Spring Twp. From Rte. 222 & Broadcasting Rd., turn towards Penn State-Berks Campus.  At Tulpehocken Rd. stop sign, turn left.  Park entrance approx. 1/2 mile on right.

Stonecliffe Recreation Area
Located on Columbia St., Reading. From Rte 183, turn onto Columbia St. At T-intersection, turn left onto Butler St. Follow curve to end of street.

Youth Recreation Facility
From Rte. 183 and Rte. 222 intersection: Rte. 183 N. to traffic light at West Leesport Rd. Turn left onto West Leesport Rd. Follow to stop sign. Turn right onto County Rd. Approx. .4 mile, turn left into facility at barn. Follow drive past barn (on left) to parking area.

To The Berks County Fields from the East:

• From the east - PA Turnpike West to Exit 298 (Morgantown Exit) to Rt. 176 North. Continue for 11 miles to Exit 4B "Reading-Pottsville West 422"; take this exit and continue for approximately 4 miles to Rt 222 North. Stay on Rt 222 North for approximately 4 more miles to the Bernville Rd-Reading Airport Exit (Rt 183). At the end of the ramp, turn left at the traffic light (Rt 183 North). Proceed 3/4 of a mile to the first traffic light (West Leesport Rd.). Turn left and continue to the stop sign; turn right onto County Line Rd and continue for 0.4 miles. The entrance to the complex is on your left.

To Berks County Fields from the West:

• From Harrisburg and points west - Follow turnpike east to Exit 286 (Reading Exit) to Route 222 North.  Follow Route 222 North to Route 183 exit.  At the end of the ramp turn left onto Route 183 north. Proceed 3/4 of a mile to the first traffic light (West Leesport Rd.). Turn left and continue to the stop sign; turn right onto County Line Rd and continue for 0.4 miles. The entrance to the complex is on your left.

          or

• Route 78 to Route 183 South.  Travel through Bernville to first traffic light (West Leesport Rd.). Turn right and continue to the stop sign; turn right onto County Line Rd and continue for 0.4 miles. The entrance to the complex is on your left.

Yea you are dumb on:7/15/2010 4:11:29 PM

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 I can't believe you took the time to look up public parks. Just to do what, post it so you feel satisfied.

anonymous on:7/15/2010 5:25:46 PM

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Yea its real hard to find the list of government supplements parks on the pennsylvania state website haha.  Brandywine never ceases to dissappoint.  Trying to thrive on incompitency doesn't work people.  Neither does pointing fingers.  You have a problem go fix it, they wanted to know where to go, I told them, now you try and say thats a problem?  Textbook example of Ad Hominem argument (take time to look it up since judging by your past contradictories you arnt too bright) :).  Hate the player not the game, or in this case yourself, not the team. 

Barney on:7/15/2010 5:37:39 PM

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maybe you should move to sv like artie walsh

chin strapper on:7/15/2010 6:55:38 PM

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Screw baseball, play football!!

big homie 40oz on:7/15/2010 7:04:03 PM

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There are at least 7 fields in the area, many with batting cages.  I have been to all and have practiced on all.  I know of no one who ever would kick you off of the fields.   Have you tried the 2 at the middle school or the 2 at the high school.  As long as you are using and not abusing the facilities you should be OK.   STOP MAKING EXCUSES --- DUMB ASS

Baseball expert on:7/15/2010 9:55:32 PM

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Yo.... Pen is mightier.......LOL

Baseball Expert on:7/15/2010 10:06:37 PM

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Did you get the laundry done?

What's for dinner tonight?  Don't forget the veggies!

The King on:7/16/2010 9:04:08 AM

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Let me get this straight, its OK to bash the coach who gave a whole summer to your child and the team, but now that someone threw it back in your face you get upset?

Did the truth sting a little?

Being able to say whatever you want and being able to not give a name, or even worse, use someone elses name doesnt seem so safe anymore does it?  Funny how someone turns the table and NOW you want to post your name.

All you posting in anonymity should remember that everyone has that super power on this site.  Be careful that when decent people get fed up, they may use your own underhanded, cowardly, untruthful ways against you.

There was a time when parents like those complaining on this site were shunned.  Now they get an audience.  You wonder why kids are the way they are.  Grow up, so you can set an example for your child.

I'll come watch the team in the tournament, wherever it may be. 

On second thought, its too hot.  I think I'll just stay home.  If all your children are as good as you say they are, it should be on ESPN, right?

Hey coach, how about installing WiFi under the shade tree at Eagle?  Then the parents could post DURING the game.

Robert Hanssen on:7/16/2010 9:34:49 PM

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I have spent many hours parked in the lot practicing baseball without having to pay.   I believe the fee is ONLY for HIGH SCHOOLl students to drive to school. Probably has something to with offsetting the cost of  the added record keeping and parking ID cards.  

If you and your children do not have the mental acuity to know when the field is too wet to paractic on by now, then you should give up the sport of Baseball.  There is just  too much thinking involved in the game for you....

The fields are a bargain.....go enjoy them.

parking lot expert on:7/17/2010 9:38:12 AM

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Hiring a coach wont change anything, except give these idiotic parents the line "And you get PAID to do this???"

The Middle School pays for coaches...how'd that work out for ya?

Robert Hanssen on:7/18/2010 6:42:53 AM

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I am not saying a hiring a coach would change anything.  People just need to grow and let the coaches coach and let the kids play ball.  Little league baseball should not all this bickering.  What happen to little league baseball being about fun and developing skills and fundamentals?  Whether its elite ball or not,  it has become overrun by negative stuff like on this site and facebook.  People need to grow up, bite there tongue, and the coaches coach and the kids play.  When the kids get to middle school or high school and the ones that play all the time sit the bench or don't make the team, then these people can say to themselves i knew that would happen.  There is no reason why it has to be brought out on  the internet like this.  Sooner or later, parents are going to want to coach anymore because having to deal with all of this junk.  Bottom line grow up and bite your tongue.  Little league baseball is being ruined by this.

former BYBA player on:7/18/2010 9:03:51 AM

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Point?  What point?  All I have read is a bunch of incomprehensible ramblings from everyone, including the lovely and talented Daphne. 

--- on:7/19/2010 9:14:41 AM

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Hey Mom, this is not a school site, it is a privately run site that talks about school issues, among other things.  The BD pays for the server speace and maintenance that we have here to allow us to all rant and rave about whatever is on our minds that is loosely related to all things Brandywine -- or not.

OK, now that we have that out of the way, what's for dinner?  Did you get the laundry done today?

The King on:7/19/2010 3:21:55 PM

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Yep, 14 cents per day is just too much!

Do The Math on:7/19/2010 4:14:59 PM

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Or support the dumb ass who complains about it.

___ on:7/19/2010 5:05:19 PM

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Why make everyone pay for the few that do drive?
Sounds like the those using the system are paying for it.   Of course doesnt' seem to be the american way anymore.    Can't afford it .... why don't you have a bake sale.

parking lot expert on:7/19/2010 10:22:35 PM

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Now we're comparing apples to oranges.  Although I don't know if some people here could tell the difference.

Uncle Charlie on:7/20/2010 1:46:51 PM

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Yes I do!

Pay for play expert on:7/20/2010 8:55:06 PM

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Does the Mertztown Rod and Gun Club crew know what incomprehensible means? Enjoy your upcoming beer drinking week in Cooperstown! Try to set a good example for the young'ins now once!

Anonymous on:7/21/2010 11:38:31 AM

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Are you sure you can handle the step up from Keystone Light?

Anonymous on:7/21/2010 1:23:31 PM

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Hey, come'on, it's Natty not Keystone, get it right!

The King on:7/21/2010 1:48:34 PM

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First of all, who the heck is the Mertztown Rod and Gun Club crew?? Never heard of it. Second, what do they have to do with the Brandywine Blast team?

Anonymous_6702140310126 on:7/23/2010 12:58:49 PM

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I guess you would have to ask whoever signed post number 39896. Funny you never heard of them though. If it's the group I am thinking of they are usually pretty loud and obnoxious.

Anonymous on:7/23/2010 2:15:18 PM

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Just shut up already.  Here is a fact for ya, there is no wifi at Mertztown Gun Club.  So at least we know THEY arent the ones acting like spoiled children on this website.

Have any of you thought that these people you are dragging through the mud have children of their own?  These children also read this garbage. 

Just let it go.  For the sake of everyone, go start thinking what you are going to write about the soccer coach.

PITA(s)

Robert Hanssen on:7/23/2010 3:31:16 PM

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Your just miserable because you have no friends.  You have nothing better to do but sit here and bad mouth people, and kids, while hiding behind your computer screen.

Bash away, prove how much of a loser you are.  We will never know who you are, but knowing that you continue to prove it to yourself is enough.

By the way, to all the complaining people....have you ever helped a coach?  Have you ever been there an hour early to get the field ready, have you been at every practice, for reasons other than to spy on how terrible the coach is treating your little baby?  No, you probably drop Johnny off at practice (pick the sport) and go home.  You probably drop Johnny off, wave to the coach who has 50 things to do, and drive off.  Then return 10 minutes before the game and set your extra wide chair up under a tree and play Monday morning quarterback.  As soon as the game is over, you grab Johnnys bag and bitch, bitch, bitch all the way home.

You are miserable people who cant stand yourself so much you need to try to bring everyone else down to your level.  Do some push ups, go on a diet, get some plastic surgery, try meditation, find a new spouse, whatever, but please do something to improve your self esteem.

Hey stop at the Club, I'll buy you a beer. 

Idiot.  Do you really think anyone at Mertztown can write this many words?  I do not hang out there.  But why do you care......oh thats right, you have no friends.  Well, I hear memberships are cheap, and I hear it will improve your childs chances of making the (pick a sport) team.

Idiot.  Miserable idiot.

OK, start proving my point........

Robert Hanssen on:7/23/2010 5:20:12 PM

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think about what you write "robert" you coach so your kid can play,lets get real hear do you think your kid would play if you did"nt help coach,i think not. you can sit back and see what happens when you stop coaching your kid,he or she will be on the bench.

Anonymous_720920107015 on:7/24/2010 7:58:19 AM

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I seem to wonder if he is really even a person that actually extists.

chin strapper on:7/24/2010 1:05:32 PM

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good news coaches,it's almost soccer season ,unless some of you coach soccer.all these cry babies will be posting about middle school soccer. i pitty that coach.but hay i know little jonny should be starting as a7th grader,on varsity.he just started playing soccer yesterday,and my wife and i know he will be the next beckam .great season blast good luck in cooperstown.

byba parent on:7/24/2010 7:29:20 PM

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Invisible Man....

Which part of you is invisible?  Your spelling?  Your grammar?  Your intelligence?  Those do all seem to be difficult to see.

The only parts that are clearly visible are your bitterness, your lies and your vivid imagination.

Just let me try to follow your logic train that left the tracks with your first line.....

So the coach had his lineup done before the season, scratch that, before tryouts happened??  I am sure he had the four best batters he could think of in his top four.  But he only has one kid.  What if one of them would have hit better than his child?  He clearly would not have tolerated that.  So why did he pick these top four?  in fact, by your logic, he would have chosen all players worse than his son, and the sons of his coaches.  This would put at least 8 weaker players on the team, especially since we have established that those 4kids only made the team because their dad works at Deka, drinks at the club and coaches, NOT because of talent. 

Clearly this team must have been BAD.  But he took them to 3rd in the League.

Thank you Invisible Man for proving how good this year's coach was.  Thank goodness he is coming back for 2 more years!! 

You should have used "Visible Idiot".

Robert Hanssen on:7/26/2010 5:57:25 PM

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Apology accepted.

Just a few suggestions for your next jouranlistic endeavor...

Please put spaces between sentences.  Use punctuation.  Learn to spell.  Decide if you are writing fact or fiction.  Oh, thats right, "nothing was made up OR fabricated".  That clears that up.  Somehow we should take you seriously??

Like shooting fish in a barrel.

Next.....

Robert Hanssen on:7/26/2010 6:40:25 PM

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He tought it was real but it turned out like him, a joke.

Anonymous on:7/27/2010 10:12:12 PM

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Hey Homie, you may know people in high places in Berks (is there such a thing?), but you're a little dense when it comes to anything outside of the county.

Google the name and see if you understand the analogy pertaining to the alias.

amused2 on:7/28/2010 9:58:45 AM

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What an awesome comment

Anonymous_24011501620240 on:7/28/2010 11:49:07 AM

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You're quite welcome Homie.   The 40's must be affecting your brain though, I certainly didn't misspell your name, I know who you are.  I kick back at the park from time to time myself.

Stick to the OE, leave that KC alone, it will rot your brain.

amused2 on:7/28/2010 2:38:28 PM

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So you justify you having no life as ok because others have even less of a life? Wow, you're equally as sad. You would definitely fit as part of the "crew". You think your sh!t don't stink.

Anonymous on:7/29/2010 12:32:57 PM

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To all the haters out there....the team is heading to Cooperstown to have a fun week.  The boys hope to do really well but when you are up against teams that fly their extra pitchers in the Blast falls a little short. But , it is the experience and the memories these boys are creating! Once again these boys have worked really hard this year, had a lot of fun, and won a lot of games!  The coaches have put in extra time while people sit on their computers and complain.  It is a shame people in our community have to be so negative....if you don't like it here sell your house and move on!!!  Our son had great year and we are not even close to be part of the gang he is just a good player and loves the game! 
GO BLAST!!!!

Proud parent on the Blast team! on:7/30/2010 6:57:56 AM

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**** TRASHED BY POPULAR DEMAND *****

Concerned Baseball Fan on:8/3/2010 5:47:37 PM

I thought you weren't supposed to put other peoples' names in these posts.  Really, they're kids.  Is this necessary?  Do you feel better now?  Grow up.

honestly on:8/4/2010 7:18:28 PM

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Copperstown, eh? 

Duh, duh-duh...

amused2 on:8/5/2010 8:35:35 AM

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Thank you for proving the point.  Even you know who deserves to be on the team!  There are no politics, simply a small pool of decent players.  Your baby isnt on that list, so even you know he doesnt belong on the team.

There are some low blows on this site, but to post names is a new low.  I do hope you are ashamed!

They are kids for crying out loud.

At least enough sane people are watching this to help trash the post.

Driver of the Mystery Van on:8/6/2010 11:57:58 AM

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well we all are back from cooperstown,it was a very nice trip.my kid will remember this for a long time. but there are some things that were told to me by my son i found very disturbing,how do you justify as an adult trying to talk down to a 12 year old kid. telling him he is not good enough to make jr legion, then telling him you r gonna pay your son to mess him up in the wrestling room who sez that to a kid, it is an all time low.sorry your son isnt as skill as mine,and yes my son is tough but when an adult is saying negative things to him it does bother him.  and you know who you are!  still have to figure out who are the parents and who are the kids. i am done on here see everyone in middle school sports.dont b surprised if he goes out for jr legion,just to prove you wrong!

a skilled 12yr olds father on:8/7/2010 8:29:19 AM

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