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Post by thewholetruth on Mar 20, 2009 6:30:55 GMT 10
thewholetruth - mate, no, urgh, I really don't want to relive the gory details... in A-grade we were winless - the two 'wins' were from the 2 points you get from the Byes. We drew with bonbeach once. A2 won 4, A3 1. We have to pay the pickups unfortunately (and ceaselessly moisten their pockets with is a complete waste of energy), and as I'm sure you can understand that is counter productive (and we don't have the resources either). if you know of 7 A-graders (incl 2 pitchers) who want to change clubs, pay fees, buy their own uniforms, let me know, I'll keep us up! cheers mate mate u just need the right person. as an example a few years ago mulgrave appointed leo vivona as club coach. im sure his pockets were moistened slightly. leo bought a number of players and friends over to the club with him because he didnt just want to coach a divvy 3 team he wanted to coach a competitive div2 team that could push for div1. they are all still there now. and they all pay fees. dont chase a guy that will stay for 1 year and piss of to the next highest bidder. there are plenty of people around who see past the money and plenty who dont. |
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Post by Ace on Mar 20, 2009 8:23:26 GMT 10
5 or 6 players missing from Monash's 1sts this year - 4 from the 2s. Even winning teams would struggle after that...
It'll be a struggle to get 3 teams competitive teams on the park in a B-Grade competition.
It wasn't like we struggled with one facet of the game last year either. We were 10-runned in nearly every game.
It would be nice if we had juniors...but we don't - our juniors are 18/19 yr olds who have never played before. It's unfair to them to put them in against guys of A1/2 or even 3 calibre.
Going B-Grade...barring a miracle...isn't soft - it is the only viable option for the club. Our numbers have dropped by 50% over the last 3 years due to the constant losing. The club will die unless we start winning a couple of games - new players don't have fun if they can't get hits, always get thrashed...
The decision to go to B-Grade isn't the soft option with the intention of winning an easy flag - I doubt we will make finals unless we get a couple of exchange students in Semester 2 to help us out. Really it is the hard option because we all want to stay in A-Grade, it just isn't an option right now.
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Post by dafarm on Mar 20, 2009 10:38:06 GMT 10
mate u just need the right person. as an example a few years ago mulgrave appointed leo vivona as club coach. im sure his pockets were moistened slightly. leo bought a number of players and friends over to the club with him because he didnt just want to coach a divvy 3 team he wanted to coach a competitive div2 team that could push for div1. they are all still there now. Agree with you mate, good call, we couldn't quite find the right person this time around. I guess it's also an issue about what a given club stands for and wants to do. I'd say most of our members just want a fun game of baseball on the weekend. I think with us at this stage, it's not so much about pathways to higher divisions/higher playing levels. We have new people to baseball coming to the club every year, along with a few established baseball players from overseas. To be honest I don't think really mind whether we're in A-grade or B-grade...they just want to have a game. |
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Post by thewholetruth on Mar 20, 2009 10:47:13 GMT 10
thats fair enough
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Post by rhricho on Mar 23, 2009 14:27:31 GMT 10
Mark Jones Club Coach of Tomatoes!!!
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Post by barb05 on Mar 23, 2009 14:32:02 GMT 10
Oooh. The Fishomatoes.
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Post by BD on Mar 23, 2009 20:09:52 GMT 10
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Post by arewethereyet on Mar 23, 2009 20:16:38 GMT 10
So Mark's not playing in Bendigo in winter??
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Post by rhricho on Mar 23, 2009 20:19:51 GMT 10
When did he do that last???
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Post by arewethereyet on Mar 23, 2009 20:21:42 GMT 10
Very strongly rumoured around the Bendigo fraternity
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Post by BD on Mar 23, 2009 20:23:19 GMT 10
i heard it from his mouth today his now in charge of the patch
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Post by arewethereyet on Mar 23, 2009 20:24:36 GMT 10
Pleased to hear it!
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Post by BD on Mar 23, 2009 20:28:53 GMT 10
yeah i think he'll do a great job
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Post by rhricho on Mar 23, 2009 20:35:59 GMT 10
Jonsey's a good bloke hope he goes well
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2009 23:04:54 GMT 10
Big game this Sunday, Watermelons vs Tomatoes.... should be a cracker!
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Post by BD on Mar 24, 2009 7:24:56 GMT 10
So who's going to be in the Tomatoes lineup i wonder... the Ando's are reportedly out, is OZ still playing? could be interesting to see a few of the kids.
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Post by nudrun on Mar 24, 2009 9:39:11 GMT 10
mark jones at the helm....... wow. i hope you no this means trouble.
its like when you hire an indian at your work. next thing you no there whole family is workin there in a years time.
the jones boys are coming. there goes the neighberhood
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Post by jaketaylor on Mar 24, 2009 9:52:53 GMT 10
What kids would you be talking about? Don't recall too many young blokes in their 2's or 3's last year. Unless of course ddd has changed his name to benjamin button?
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Post by BD on Mar 24, 2009 10:18:55 GMT 10
yeah i didn't play last winter so i was just thowin it out there.
Other than chelt there's not too many strong junior clubs gettin around the dba unfortunately.
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Post by rhricho on Mar 24, 2009 13:58:30 GMT 10
Minimising for sure, but Dingley have a few great kids on the way, bonbeach and the Angels have a handful also.
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Post by wildcat09 on Mar 24, 2009 15:03:07 GMT 10
The rustlers have already made some off forum transactions....not posted yet, interesting.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2009 15:07:05 GMT 10
The rustlers have already made some off forum transactions....not posted yet, interesting. No need to be suspenseful, feel free to post them... |
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Post by BD on Mar 24, 2009 15:58:31 GMT 10
i expect to be seeing a lot more from the young bluejays like Mitch Sheldon Collins and even Matt Bucci this year
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Post by rhricho on Mar 24, 2009 16:23:09 GMT 10
Mitch can go hard with the backup he has this season!! and Bucci has a lot of power, but needs to look all fields not just one!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2009 16:27:52 GMT 10
Where do they both play in Winter? Bonbeach?
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Post by BD on Mar 24, 2009 16:30:20 GMT 10
i've played there winter and summer for 21 years now.... not sure if thats a good thing or a bad thing |
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Post by rhricho on Mar 24, 2009 16:30:56 GMT 10
Yep! I hear a few other names returning this season also!
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Post by beerleaguesince79 on Mar 25, 2009 18:28:12 GMT 10
Mark Jones Club Coach of Tomatoes!!! WTF? What happened to Hornswoggle?  ? |
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Post by Reggie on Apr 8, 2009 11:08:57 GMT 10
Little whisper that a "Gem" or maybe a "PEARL" from out West as signed with the Angels. Jetpilot, Nudrun, Dandyboy ?? |
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Post by jaketaylor on Apr 8, 2009 11:31:03 GMT 10
Don't get too carried away reggie my boy haven't heard that one yet!
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