what are the list of teams in those age groups to look out for next year i think in my opionions its
17u - titans white, titans blue, ns cougars , li tarheels , li whalers navy
16u li tigers , li whalers navy , li cobras , cgi braves and li rays gold
thoughts

Who are the NS cougars never heard of them.

what about the new and improved long island storm???? going to be some powerhouse teams....... talented and well coached. could be number one on long island.....

16u- The LI Cobras are the team to beat. You left off The Breakers they are always in the mix no ?
17U-The Titans are the team to beat.

The 16U LI Prospects have made a few nice pickups and will be in the mix also.

does any1 no what happened to the bandits 15u gold team they had a good bunch of guys and talented by i think they broke up

[***censored***] [***censored***] 16u

The Prospects???????????? What nice pick-ups have they made??

16u [***censored***] [***censored***] look good for 2012

I think at 16 and up people are a little past all this, who has the best team. Keep it at 12U where it belongs, along with parents that are bragging about little johnny hitting hisI 225 ft homer. At the higher age groups it is more about college, showcases and what you need to do to get to the next level. Enjoy each level while it last, cause it all ends eventually

Wait and see my friend.........wait and see

What am i waiting for????????? The best team next year fo 16u will be Long Island Rays Gold..........Hands down........No chance for the prospects....Even with their "so called additions"........

Rays?????????.......who are the Rays??????

Is that the Sting Rays?????? or maybe the Devil Rays...................or perhaps the Ultra Violet Rays??????

what are you people like 10 arguing over 16/17 yr ball....Hey here is a stat, only 7% HS players get a college scholarship....Worry more about your kids schooling and come back and argue who has a better grade point avg...I'l start my kid has a 99.9 GPA last marking...problem is he sux @ baseball...LOL

The Breakers will be the best team in 2012.

Take a look at who won the a division of the boys of summer for the 16U team last year. Dominating pitching.

I guess that would be LI Storm Academy you are talking about.

then why are you here

We are not arguing.....just a little good natured banter between fans..........personally, I coached little league for 8 years and as much as I enjoyed it, it was sometimes painful baseball to watch....now I will enjoy the 16U/17U level and good luck to all the teams......should be alot of fun.

Long Island Storm left for the playoffs.

Stop saying they won the championship. Take a look at who won the championship.

LI Storm are great, but don't say they won the championship.

Did the Patriots win the NFL that year or did the Giants?

A previous writer told us to look at who won the Boys of Summer 16U division last summer. It was the Long Island Braves Gold. This team surprised so many of the so called "power houses". They had the Coach of the year - who is the head coach at Holy Trinity High School. This team will only get stronger as time goes on. Good Luck to all but my money is on the Long Island Braves Gold.

^ WRONG.

How can you just come out and put a blatant lie?

They finished regular season third place and lost in first round of the playoffs to the NS Cougars. Then the CGI Braves won in a great 3 game set.

The links are still up.

When did HT name a new head coach? Any chance you are exaggerating?

Thank you for setting things straight. I am the coach of the NS Cougars. We knocked out the Braves gold team in three games. Then we played an unbelievable three game final against the CGI Braves and came up 1 game short. For the record, both Braves gold and CGI Braves are great teams. They are both well coached, and the players themselves were very good as well. Look for all three teams to improve next year as be as good or even better in 2012.

The Commack Sharks 13u is moving up to play 16u so look out for ROY

First off, the wording that was used was "Who won the Division" not who won the Championship. Second the Storm did WIN the division and did not play the Playoffs because it was scheduled at the same time as the East Coast Championship at Diamond Nation with 70 of the best teams from around the East Coast. BTW The Storm won the Blue Chip Tourney going undefeated, if you dont think they could not have won the BOS playoff, look at last years result The Storm NO HIT The CGI Braves in the Championship Game. If the Storm would have played in the BOS Playoffs the result would have been the same as last year. Remember to be the best you have to beat the best.

Long Island Braves Gold Coach is not the coach of the year - He is only the Freshman coach at Holy Trinity High School

Massapequa Cyclones will be a very strong and competitive team, made up of all Massapequa top HS baseball players.

LI Storm very good. They won the division by .5 a game and ANYTHING happens in the playoffs especially 6 games in three days. Excellent team, but you have to give credit to the team that won the playoffs. CGI Braves

CGI Braves are a good organization, and congrats on winnig a depleted playoff. But sorry if Storm and Titans are in playoff most likely a Storm-Titan final. Not taking anything away from Braves or Cougars but Storm and Titans are better teams with more pitching over the long haul.

I agree with the Storm but the Titans went 0-4 against the CGI Braves and finished below them in the standings.

CGI Braves had a starter really dominate all year and go 10 innings in championship for a 1-0 victory.

Storm were very good, Titans were good but came up short each game.

Should be a great 17U year.

look out for what? do they have guns

16u [***censored***] [***censored***], watch out for them, they will be good

What is there to even argue about anymore since these kids were thirteen the cobras and breakers have dominated and even though a couple of teams have got lucky and beat them that doesnt make them a better team. I was at all pro during the breakers tryout and was suprised with the new talented faces i saw there. i cannt speak for the cobras but the breakers will definatley be a top team like every other year.

^ Well when you have all 10th graders playing 15U then yes.

Teams like the Titans, Whalers, CGI Braves and Storm have all 9th graders playing 15U big difference!

Which Breakers team,the 16 u showcase team ??? The Breakers only 16u team in 2012 is a showcase team that is playing only in showcase tournaments. MLI Phantoms playing UP in age will again be the top team next year .

And he is quite a character at that...thinks he knows the game

I dont understand how the Breakers are successful every year. They put a team of ragtag kids together and always find a way to win. Who do they even have? I know the coaches son is very good, I've seen him playing almost every position. The Small stocky shortstop is good and throws hard, and the ****** kid ***** is good too but who elses do they have!?

please help..... i just left my old team that i have been playing for the past 4 years... i am a righty pitcher and can play third base... i am also an above average hitter. can u please direct me to a solid organization..

Will you be a 2013 graduate? We're missing a couple of players for our Showcase Team.

16u [***censored***] [***censored***], watch out for them, they will be good.
ok will keep an eye out for them lmfao

Breakers lost the 15u original team they went bust... Coach could not steal kids so down the drain it went.

16u team plays baseball heaven no where else. lets see them get tested a bit, leave the backyard and see how u rate . Cobra's are more talented without a doubt.

Breaker have one of the best oaches around, that's y they win. Lou is the best

Breaker have one of the best oaches around, that's y they win. Lou is the best


Lou is nothing but class, I agree 100% But he is the only one with class there.

Only one with class?

You watch all the other teams. Last years 16U division had a ton of great guys.

And like we have said before, THEY ALL PLAY DOWN, if Titans, Storm, Whalers, CGI, Bandits did that, they would kick butt too.

What about The Almighty "Elite" Team?

is this the breakers team with the coach from lindenhurst, who screams at his players

Is the breaker coach from lindenhurst a short bald guy ?

yes

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SO CALLED BIGGEST AND BADDEST ELITE TEAM? played up in summer barely made playoffs

No that is the coach of the younger breaker

No that is the coach of the younger breaker

they weren't playing up.

Only one with class?

You watch all the other teams. Last years 16U division had a ton of great guys.

And like we have said before, THEY ALL PLAY DOWN, if Titans, Storm, Whalers, CGI, Bandits did that, they would kick butt too.

Sorry did not mean only one with class as far as other teams, you are correct many teams wiht class. I was referring to Lou being the only one with class in the breakers orgz

MLI Team is a pretty good team as well.

MLI finshed 4 out of 100 teams at Cobb. got to say something about that squad. Cobra's will be tough as well

They played in 17u division as 15's and 16's. How isnt that playing up?

Not so fast. ELITE played TOB Junior Varsity in the Summer and were absolutely awful. A record of 3-16 with one of the wins by forfeit.


http://www.leaguelineup.com/schedules.asp?cmenuid=6&url=tobbaseball&sid=262267524

There was a kid on my son's summer team,that only played 5 games with the short bald coach from the breakers,before he quit. I think he went nuts after losing a game. Sounds like he is bad news.

Not so fast, check the varsity divison too. The JV divison was a new team that was an utter failure. All of the Elite Regualrs played in the Varsity Division.

Since you can read check the fact that they had a team in 17u that went 500 that was there A team with 15s they had 2 teams. Thanks for your information but you should tell the whole story. Or know the facts.

Sad to say, but this website has lost it's mojo. Just looking at the recent postings! What stagnant nonsense! It's been so long since I placed a post under my User Name, I forgot my password. If the topic is "16U and 17U Teams To Look Out For," who are the teams and with which players? If the website sensors continue to interfere with an honest exchange of thoughts by deleting postings, it's time to part ways - as apparently many already have.

The whole story is the 17U team went .400 (8 - 12). I guess tne New Math makes it the 17U that went .500.

where else would they go to talk about little league baseball

So were mocking a 15u team that went 8-12 and won a playoff game vs 17 year olds?

can someone help me i just left my old travel team, i am 15 at 5ft 8 135 lbs and im a pitcher throwing around high 70s and i live in east northport i also play outfield and im looking for a new team that doesnt play too far from me

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No Al we are not mocking anyone. What we are doing is simply stating the record was .400 not .500. If you view that as mocking that is your problem. To be honest I think it was a) great the team played up and b) even better that they played wood bat. Who ever made both decisions was, IMHO, looking ahead with the best and correct intentions for the coming season. Have a Happy New Year and a great 2012 baseball year.

How did you know it was me?

give me your e-mail address and I will contact you

whats ur email?

Matt Vogel, Pat Med
He's the real deal and in a PUBLIC school.
Bash all you want but he throws 90 and he is a solid verbal to South Carolina

Vogel is the real deal....and I dont think he will ever make it to South Carolina.....he will get drafted in the 2013 MLB draft and go to the minors. It would be nice to see him get drafted in one of the first few rounds and get some signing bonus money.

^ What does that have to do with top 17U teams?

Everyone knows he throws hard, public school? what does that matter.

He also acts like he made it to the major leagues, a LOT of kids around the COUNTRY (yes there is ball outside of LI) throw 90 in high school...

Anger management......

The Breakers will be the best team in 2012.

if they could hit they might be average sorry kid, that is teh real world

The Titans just posted the new teams for this year. Anyone know which teams are considered to be the A,B,C teams etc. I see they have White, Gold, Blue etc. Is there any logic to how its done?

I don't think there's any rhyme or reason to the color of the Titan teams.

^ False.

There is a clear A, B, C.

At 18u - White, Gold
At 17u - NL Titans-Storm, White, Gold then Blue
At 16u - PAL Titans, White, Gold, West (West is a full team that came under Titan Umbrella)
At 15U - Gold, White then Blue (Blue is former 14u Ronkonkoma Cardinals Blue entire team playing up)
At 14u - Gold, Blue (Although Cardinal Team at 15u playing up is better than both)

Do not know on the lower ages than 14u

Strange how they changed the order at 15 u

What a bunch of ridiculous nonsense.....why all the confusion?? Used to be when you played the Titans, you knew you were gonna see a really strong team....now.....who knows???....too many teams!!!.....This is what happens when people get greedy and try to expand too much.....the quality will go down when the quantity goes up.

How do you leave off the teams that won it all last year and teams that beat the Titans every game?

The times they are a changin!

Agreed, they are diluting their brand with all of the teams. After filling almost 4 full teams with class of 2013 kids, they moved a bunch of additional HS juniors down to 16u. So now you are talking about over 60 2013 kids in the program. Can they all be studs? Some of the younger teams are really awful.

theyre just tryin to make money and parents think that if their kid plays on the titans theyre automatically playing college ball

Some of the kids they kept this year are lucky to be playing HS ball, let alone college. Alot of kids who are on the bench in school ball are on Titan teams this year. Bottom line is they really take care of the better kids and help ge tthem to the next level. With the lower teams, especially at the younger ages, it's all about making money as a business. Many of those kids done after HS

Did you ever think that maybe some of these kids need help and didnt get the breaks of the so-called studs and now maybe it is time for them to develop. As far as awful goes, the only thing that is really awful is your comment. I give any kid credit that works hard and gives his best,at least you always get effort and their love of the game ( a player you consider sub-par) is no different than any of your so called studs.

wat about the whalers?

Whalers were bad last year against the good competition.

I watched the CGI Braves whip them.

Point is they represent themselves as an Elite travel team with top talent and paid coaches. Their is very little devlopment or practice with this organization as they primarily play games. Their are 6 winter workouts/tryouts and then 3-4 practices before season starts and then a few indoor ones during the summer as they do not get fields very often for practice. On top of that cost is around $2,000 just for the summer. If you want development, find a town league with a good coach and get up to a filed 3-4 times per week and filed grounders, flies and take live BP and don't spend all that money.

wat about 15u navy they won the ectb national championship and came in 1st place in there bos division and I'm guessin ur a cgi supporter if u used them as an example

How bout BBH Sponsored 17U team? Word is they were able to pick up some really great talent and coaching. May be a team to watch.

no

Elite?

Im glad you said that I cannot believe parents are falling for this cash cow... Let me break it down 16 Man Roster, 4 Teams 64 Kids x 2000.00 $128,000.00... Plus they charge you to try out... Wake up people you want to leave an organization that your child starts every game enjoyed his friend and actually practiced on fundamentals to going to a large roster where your child is an number and rides the bench. But I guess you feel good saying you have a winning record. Stop bashing the small guy you're sad its about the kids!!! Moron

I assisted with running a small travel organization, (2) teams, and I dont like the "cash cow" phrase insinuating that the coaches are pocketing the money. When you add up tournament fees, league fees, umpires, uniforms, baseballs, insurance, etc.......it adds up. $2000 is not unreasonable for a good team going to a good number of tournaments. Do your homework and do the math.

Basic economics – provide a product that people want and the price is determined by supply and demand. Why shouldn’t those who run organizations make money? It is the American way. Nobody is forced to play on the ……………. (fill in the name – there are at least 5 that come easily to mind). It is the parents who have the unrealistic opinions of their children and pay money that might be better spent on tutors, family vacations etc. I do not work for the …………(fill in the name) just somebody who has been around.