Combine the batting glove price, the rising admission prices at tournaments this summer, the price of gas and hotels that aren't getting cheaper and you have a recipe for further destruction of the Middle Class.

It might not happen in my lifetime, but there will come a point where we see parents decide it's not worth it. In our local league, last year, the 13-14U league had two rec teams.

This year? There are three teams with 13 players each. Is this a sign parents have hit the wall and have said enough is enough, or is this an outlier? Time will tell. What I do know for sure is that there will be 40 local families that will be home on their patios suckin' down margs and not sitting in a Louisville Hampton Inn lobby fake acting like they care about the other families because their travel team is a FAMILY.

Heather, who drinks White Claws in the Hampton Inn lobby with your wife, would love for your son's elbow to blow out if it meant more playing time for her son. Quit telling me about this ‘We’re a FAMILY' crap.

How are the travel ball tournament prices looking? This is from a former Toronto Blue Jays minor league pitching coach. $54 admission price!!!!!!!!!

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