Elizabethton Says No to Babe Ruth Baseball

[DekeRivers]

Is it true that the Jr. Babe Ruth Season will be cancelled? Will they have to play at Unaka? And incidentally, if forced to play at Unaka, Hampton, on even on the County's most modern facility, Cannon Gouge at Happy Valley, there can be no Night Games; none of the County Teams have Lights.

 

For several years the Jr. Babe Ruth was managed from within the city limits, and ALL teams benefited. Elizabethton, Happy Valley, Hampton and Unaka all have several great players who played their Little League baseball inside city limits; and their Jr. Babe Ruth baseball at the field located on the Elizabethton High School campus.

 

What's the problem? Who in his/her/their right mind(s) would dare force the Jr. Babe Ruth players, to include those who will be attending Elizabethton High School, to have to play at the County High Schools, none of which is centrally located, and again, none that have Lighting.

 

Remember, Our County, and City players have won several state tournaments in recent years, those players who were trained on the Elizabethton field. Quite simply, there is no other feasable place to have Summer Ball - - - so many Night Games.

 

And, I'm pretty sure that the Lighting for the field in Elizabethton was Granted on behalf of The American Jr. Babe Ruth Association? We also remember the great efforts of Ricky Garrison, Tim Chambers, Noel Church, C. Y. Peters, Lamont and Rusty Barnett, Sam Harrison, the late Hack Hyder, Al King, Jerry Thomas, and so many others in maintaining the fields, and most significantly, they personally buit the Press Box, funded solely Outside the Elizabethton High School and City School systems.

 

Comments?

[LikeNoOther1]

Who cares?

[DekeRivers]

QUOTE(LikeNoOther1 @ Mar 15 2007 - 06:36 PM) 826413359[/snapback]Who cares?

 

 

About 100 13-15 year old boys with no where to play summerball.

[crazzyness]

QUOTE(LikeNoOther1 @ Mar 15 2007 - 07:36 PM) 826413359[/snapback]Who cares?

 

Who cares about track. All you do is run in a circle.

[cyclones1981]

I believe the Elizabethton National Little League will be having a junior league for this age group 13-15 yrs old again this year. May want to check it out for those who wants to play baseball.

[cyclonedad]

QUOTE(crazzyness @ Mar 16 2007 - 03:15 PM) 826414309[/snapback]Who cares about track. All you do is run in a circle.

 

 

 

Did anyone here mention track?

I believe baseball is the subject here!

[cyclonedad]

QUOTE(DekeRivers @ Mar 15 2007 - 03:35 PM) 826413156[/snapback]Is it true that the Jr. Babe Ruth Season will be cancelled? Will they have to play at Unaka? And incidentally, if forced to play at Unaka, Hampton, on even on the County's most modern facility, Cannon Gouge at Happy Valley, there can be no Night Games; none of the County Teams have Lights.

 

For several years the Jr. Babe Ruth was managed from within the city limits, and ALL teams benefited. Elizabethton, Happy Valley, Hampton and Unaka all have several great players who played their Little League baseball inside city limits; and their Jr. Babe Ruth baseball at the field located on the Elizabethton High School campus.

 

What's the problem? Who in his/her/their right mind(s) would dare force the Jr. Babe Ruth players, to include those who will be attending Elizabethton High School, to have to play at the County High Schools, none of which is centrally located, and again, none that have Lighting.

 

Remember, Our County, and City players have won several state tournaments in recent years, those players who were trained on the Elizabethton field. Quite simply, there is no other feasable place to have Summer Ball - - - so many Night Games.

 

And, I'm pretty sure that the Lighting for the field in Elizabethton was Granted on behalf of The American Jr. Babe Ruth Association? We also remember the great efforts of Ricky Garrison, Tim Chambers, Noel Church, C. Y. Peters, Lamont and Rusty Barnett, Sam Harrison, the late Hack Hyder, Al King, Jerry Thomas, and so many others in maintaining the fields, and most significantly, they personally buit the Press Box, funded solely Outside the Elizabethton High School and City School systems.

 

Comments?

 

 

Has anyone talked to the Eliz Board of Education or Mr. Alexander?

I dont see the Board turning away kids until a place can be found for them!

You should have your ducks in a row and go in half cocked.

[blueeagle]

read the article in todays star

 

http://www.starhq.com/html/sports/articles...rum3-19-07.html

[ksgovols]

Yeah. I was going to suggest that the local Little Leagues in the area pick up baseball for those age groups. I know the boys that would be in this age group from Elizabethton National played in state as 11 and 12 year olds a couple of years back. Talk to the DA in district 5 and see about picking up the older boys.

[cyclones1981]

Babe Ruth wouldn't be turned away without a good reason.

[single7]

QUOTE(DekeRivers @ Mar 15 2007 - 02:35 PM) 826413156[/snapback]Is it true that the Jr. Babe Ruth Season will be cancelled? Will they have to play at Unaka? And incidentally, if forced to play at Unaka, Hampton, on even on the County's most modern facility, Cannon Gouge at Happy Valley, there can be no Night Games; none of the County Teams have Lights.

 

For several years the Jr. Babe Ruth was managed from within the city limits, and ALL teams benefited. Elizabethton, Happy Valley, Hampton and Unaka all have several great players who played their Little League baseball inside city limits; and their Jr. Babe Ruth baseball at the field located on the Elizabethton High School campus.

 

What's the problem? Who in his/her/their right mind(s) would dare force the Jr. Babe Ruth players, to include those who will be attending Elizabethton High School, to have to play at the County High Schools, none of which is centrally located, and again, none that have Lighting.

 

Remember, Our County, and City players have won several state tournaments in recent years, those players who were trained on the Elizabethton field. Quite simply, there is no other feasable place to have Summer Ball - - - so many Night Games.

 

And, I'm pretty sure that the Lighting for the field in Elizabethton was Granted on behalf of The American Jr. Babe Ruth Association? We also remember the great efforts of Ricky Garrison, Tim Chambers, Noel Church, C. Y. Peters, Lamont and Rusty Barnett, Sam Harrison, the late Hack Hyder, Al King, Jerry Thomas, and so many others in maintaining the fields, and most significantly, they personally buit the Press Box, funded solely Outside the Elizabethton High School and City School systems.

 

Comments?

[single7]

Somewhere lost in all of this is why did they built the field in blackbottom years ago? They built it for the cyclones and babe ruth we now use it for out of town players and have put our local teams on the back burner I really don't understand this,help our youth first and let them know we care about them