What is P4 if not the top 1%? The top 1% account for nearly 100% of NIL money. Talk about consolidation.

This sport is getting more expensive, sure. More expensive than back in the day? Absolutely. Are there more franchises, private equity, and facilities? I would say exponentially more. The devils advocate will say: How much more is your car today than it was in 1992, your house, your groceries?

Personally, I like lights on the fields, shade in the dug outs, and beer at concessions. I like indoor practice facilities, pitching machines, and pants (used to be shorts lol).

The same people complaining about cost complain about field conditions. A director tries to keep cost down, and they complain about distance between fields. The choose to go to a "national" team and complain about traveling to Colorado.

The hypocrisy is mind numbing. If you want to encourage neighborhood softball. Start encouraging neighborhood softball. It has to start somewhere right?.... Have your daughter join her neighborhood rec team. She'll get to play short stop instead of right, and most likely their team would be instantly better.


You can still use the forum... I'll be here waiting for a report on how good the 16u rec umps call out of box slappers.