Comments on: Are International Players Part of the Future of Summer League Baseball? http://www.codball.com/2007/06/27/are-international-players-part-of-the-future-of-summer-league-baseball/ Unofficial Blog of the Cape Cod Baseball League Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:04:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: CapeMan http://www.codball.com/2007/06/27/are-international-players-part-of-the-future-of-summer-league-baseball/comment-page-1/#comment-658 CapeMan Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:29:46 +0000 http://www.codball.com/2007/06/27/are-international-players-part-of-the-future-of-summer-league-baseball/#comment-658 Well said...quite simply, the CCBL prides itself on having a tight relationship with the NCAA and being the first choice for most coaches and players. Why would the CCBL risk tarnishing that relationship? If international players want to play in the CCBL, go to college at an NCAA sanctioned school. Otherwise, it is really a non-issue. Well said…quite simply, the CCBL prides itself on having a tight relationship with the NCAA and being the first choice for most coaches and players. Why would the CCBL risk tarnishing that relationship? If international players want to play in the CCBL, go to college at an NCAA sanctioned school. Otherwise, it is really a non-issue.

]]> By: Dave B. http://www.codball.com/2007/06/27/are-international-players-part-of-the-future-of-summer-league-baseball/comment-page-1/#comment-657 Dave B. Thu, 28 Jun 2007 17:43:37 +0000 http://www.codball.com/2007/06/27/are-international-players-part-of-the-future-of-summer-league-baseball/#comment-657 I fully agree with what CapeMan said. I realize you didn't say whether you are personally for or against international players playing in the CCBL, but I agree with everything you said concerning the attitude of the college coaches, NCAA, CCBL, etc. If players from other countries attend college here, they would be given consideration to play in the Cape League. If they aren't going to school here, why would we want to see them playing in, as you said... the best COLLEGIATE league ? College coaches would be justified to feel that spots for their players on the Cape would be taken away. I do not know a lot about international baseball, but I think it would also open up another can of worms with regard to eligibility. With the NCAA's eligibility rules, the players we see on the Cape are meeting those eligibility guidelines. What eligibility rules do players from other countries follow ? Maybe they have strict standards also. Maybe it shouldn't matter. I really don't know enough about the international rules to say much more about that, but it could be an issue. I realize what I am saying could be misconstrued, so I do want to say that my feeligns are not based on prejudicial, or exclusionary reasons. It is simply that I feel that the players in the CCBL should be players who have college eligibility, as per today's rules. This is an interesting topic and is one to keep an eye on. It should make for some interesting debate. I fully agree with what CapeMan said. I realize you didn’t say whether you are personally for or against international players playing in the CCBL, but I agree with everything you said concerning the attitude of the college coaches, NCAA, CCBL, etc.
If players from other countries attend college here, they would be given consideration to play in the Cape League. If they aren’t going to school here, why would we want to see them playing in, as you said… the best COLLEGIATE league ?
College coaches would be justified to feel that spots for their players on the Cape would be taken away. I do not know a lot about international baseball, but I think it would also open up another can of worms with regard to eligibility. With the NCAA’s eligibility rules, the players we see on the Cape are meeting those eligibility guidelines. What eligibility rules do players from other countries follow ? Maybe they have strict standards also. Maybe it shouldn’t matter. I really don’t know enough about the international rules to say much more about that, but it could be an issue.
I realize what I am saying could be misconstrued, so I do want to say that my feeligns are not based on prejudicial, or exclusionary reasons. It is simply that I feel that the players in the CCBL should be players who have college eligibility, as per today’s rules.
This is an interesting topic and is one to keep an eye on. It should make for some interesting debate.

]]> By: CapeMan http://www.codball.com/2007/06/27/are-international-players-part-of-the-future-of-summer-league-baseball/comment-page-1/#comment-655 CapeMan Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:05:18 +0000 http://www.codball.com/2007/06/27/are-international-players-part-of-the-future-of-summer-league-baseball/#comment-655 If International players are recruited to and playing for NCAA sanctioned college baseball teams then you might see those players in the CCBL. Otherwise, the CCBL will not do anything on its' own. My feeling is that if the CCBL went in that direction, college coaches would see that as spots being taken away from college players. As a result, more and more players would play elsewhere. Calling itself and being called by others "The Best Summer COLLEGIATE League in the Country" is something that they will not mess with. Again...if the NCAA gets involved with more international player..then the Cape will...if not...forget it. If International players are recruited to and playing for NCAA sanctioned college baseball teams then you might see those players in the CCBL. Otherwise, the CCBL will not do anything on its’ own.

My feeling is that if the CCBL went in that direction, college coaches would see that as spots being taken away from college players. As a result, more and more players would play elsewhere. Calling itself and being called by others “The Best Summer COLLEGIATE League in the Country” is something that they will not mess with. Again…if the NCAA gets involved with more international player..then the Cape will…if not…forget it.

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