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thousands. She puts that toward a some investment and

Posted on: September 16, 2016 at 13:13:07 CT

SabertoothTiger MU

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he probably has some nice amount of money for college or a house downpayment. Your aunt is stupid and wasting money.

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Has baseball become a rich white kids sport like some - playhard NWMSU - 9/16 13:05:21

Travel basketball can be expensive, but it's not essential. - zodiac6 JC - 9/16 13:31:05

What percentage of NBA players didn't play AAU ball? - playhard NWMSU - 9/16 13:35:01

High-level AAU players don't spend their own money. - zodiac6 JC - 9/16 13:42:05

Correct, very little to do with the gear or expense part - Grasslands MU - 9/16 13:24:16

Milk carton gloves. (nm) - TheWildcat STL - 9/16 13:24:37

The issue is very simple. It is very hard to hit a baseball - HandBanana MU - 9/16 13:17:22

It's my understanding that select hoops teams are often - Fool on the Hill MU - 9/16 13:16:39

Kansas city is building a multi gazillion dollar inner city - Rabbit Test MU - 9/16 13:12:36

The Cardinals have built many baseball diamonds in the hood - Fred G. Sanford USA - 9/16 13:19:15

I suspect the facility the Royals are building in KC - playhard NWMSU - 9/16 13:24:13

Against inner city teams that have no cash - Rabbit Test MU - 9/16 14:43:27

basketball skills can be practiced at a court alone if - SabertoothTiger MU - 9/16 13:11:32

I used to throw baseballs for hours off of a concrete - TheWildcat STL - 9/16 13:19:34

Rubber ball off the LP gas tank. Small target. Miss and - sprintcar STL - 9/16 13:21:57

Yep. (nm) - TheWildcat STL - 9/16 13:22:21

I have a cousin who plays on some select team year round. - TheWildcat STL - 9/16 13:10:43

thousands. She puts that toward a some investment and - SabertoothTiger MU - 9/16 13:13:07

He is taken care of. His dad (my uncle) died of a massive - TheWildcat STL - 9/16 13:15:43

equipment for baseball as well as fees for field maintenance - MizzouAstro MU

- 9/16 13:09:33

You don't think they have to pay to rent a gym? Basketball - playhard NWMSU - 9/16 13:14:55

you can play basketball in walmart shoes. You can play - SabertoothTiger MU - 9/16 13:21:00

My first summer in Columbia I heard there was a summer - TheWildcat STL - 9/16 13:21:42

I went one time before there was league. They - SabertoothTiger MU - 9/16 13:26:18

way different than paying grounds maintenance - MizzouAstro MU

- 9/16 13:19:20

We got a field for $50 for two hours, it cost us $30 per - playhard NWMSU - 9/16 13:22:47

Why would you need 2 pair of basketball shoes in - TheWildcat STL - 9/16 13:17:53

Kids go through shoes really fast, ask anyone who has kids - playhard NWMSU - 9/16 13:20:09

I was playing basketball 10 years ago. I doubt the - TheWildcat STL - 9/16 13:20:49

baseball has so much more expensive gear and the tournaments - SEC_BIG_GAMEHUNTER MU - 9/16 13:08:51

The gear is only expensive if you overspend(nm) - playhard NWMSU - 9/16 13:27:29

most all travel teams do fundraisers though - SEC_BIG_GAMEHUNTER MU - 9/16 13:10:24

It is that way with all sports except football, which still - Fred G. Sanford USA - 9/16 13:08:19

Don't a lot of kids play 7 on 7 football all summer long - playhard NWMSU - 9/16 13:32:14

I've never heard of basketball and football - Eggs MU - 9/16 13:08:13

there is slime every where. Its in all sports now. They - SabertoothTiger MU - 9/16 13:18:06

RE: Has baseball become a rich white kids sport like some - FIJItiger MU

- 9/16 13:08:07

I wondered about soccer, is it the tournament fees that - playhard NWMSU - 9/16 13:30:54

It was cheap for me. I used the rich kid's bats - TheWildcat STL - 9/16 13:06:28

I hear that a lot too...the expense associated with baseball - playhard NWMSU - 9/16 13:12:36

I bought cleats and batting gloves yearly. I paid for all of - TheWildcat STL - 9/16 13:14:18

kids travel sports is insane nowadays (nm) - Sal KC - 9/16 13:06:26

I feel like travel baseball is singled out...unless a lot of - playhard NWMSU - 9/16 13:07:45

Youth baseball has been doing it the longest - Grasslands MU - 9/16 13:25:22

Shoe/apparel companies pretty much run everything - Eggs MU - 9/16 13:10:15

You're talking about basketball though...in reality that's - playhard NWMSU - 9/16 13:17:43