Missing Ducks Unlimited: Bad Quack in Schedule
I just got a chance to view the Ducks Unlimited draw for this weekend and have to tell you I think this sport is missing the boat “BIG TIME” where only Aspen Interiors, a local, is the sole representative of the top ten ranked teams. That is very troubling!!
Most of you know I have been a huge proponent of Western Canadian Fastpitch and its prowess and talent, not to mention the quality of competition and the facilities. How much better do you get than the Gordie Howe complex and across the street? Fans in
Now forgive me if Melfort is 20km away from the stadiums I am used to playing in when I have gone there in years past, but the fans do not change. The lack of participation by top fifteen ranked clubs is appalling and I guarantee you the losers will be the team who chose not to attend.
I can give you three insurmountable reasons why you should flock (first duck pun of the article) next year, since most of you are staying south!
Reason One: When the Farm, the Diamonds, and other top five teams attended, they invariably witnessed the quality of talent on those other teams that did not have the budget to attend the ISC and were able to fortify and stock their roster with some of those guys when injuries, or other reasons kept your full squad from posting at the major tourneys and you needed the manpower. Those teams are not household names, I will grant you, but the talent and competitive spirit is there and they just need the exposure. Good managers never stand in the way of a player bettering himself, so if they cannot afford to take a player to the lights of
Reason Two: Tosh & Paddy Mack…..These two guys are some of the finest brothers in any sport you can imagine, including the Mario Brothers on Atari! They work tirelessly to promote the tourney, and Ducks Unlimited has a great reputation throughout
I told him they were unused beer tickets and he just looked at me and waved me ahead….
Reason Three:
But weather for ducks? No! It is June and weather for fastpitch where you do not get worn out! It is a quick hop from
Stanley Cup is again going to an American Team stocked with Canucks and Finns. So what is there to do other than come to this tourney? I know there are travel league commitments and that is a very important commitment for all teams, but this tourney has values that transcend the cost, and that is what I am ruffling everyone’s feathers about!
Take care and travel safe. One last remark……Good hunting in your competition!
Peter J. Porcelli, II
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