Does anybody know if the legion and Babe Ruth age limits were changed. BR was age as of Jan01 of the given year. Legion was age as of Aug01 of given year. There was talk of settling on one age date for both of April01 of given year. Any input?
Also what are the general feelings regarding the influx of the 16 yr olds supposedly going to tryout for Govs, there are a handfull of good ones, I know there were 2-4 players from last years Gov's that could come back from college, are they?, who?, also how might this affect (the 16's skipping the Reps) some of the chances of the better 17's that played for the Reps last year? Will it? The 17's should be given a chance, granted there are some very talented 16's, maybe moreso than normal, given the fact that the age rule expanded some time back, where all kids picked up an extra year plus the fact that summer baseball is at least in my mind somewhat tougher than high school I suggest that for the most part the 16's play Reps this coming year, allow the 17's a fair chance this year, and when the 17's will be needed in 2007 they would be there with experience along with the 16's of 2006. The last thing I would want to see happen is a kid flounder as a 16 yr old Gov while he could be very successful on the Reps, these kids do not need to be pushed, there is quality now among the 17's, 18's, and 19's.
Is there even an issue here? What do the numbers indicate?
I hope this mess is understandable.