by men talljie aunt » Tue Apr 27, 2010 10:50 am
Joe you simply are going to have to get over your envy of me. It is impossible these days to post something without making a reference towards me. I appreciate the flattery. I know, you know, and most importantly everyone else reading our posts know how much of a beating you have taken from me, but at times you just make it too easy. Lets take your latest episode regarding the HOF Qualifier.
"There's got to be a better way to qualify..." - Translation - Why can't they hold this tournament in Tarrant County somewhere and when will I ever be able to play in OKC at the HOF tournament.
You see Joe, this is not VTD but ASA. ASA extends its boundaries beyond Tarrant County. You have teams from ALL over the state of TX competing in this tournament. Therefore, they have to rotate the location of the tournament to try and accommodate teams from all across TX. Also, because of the large number of teams that participate, they need to have it at locations that have access to more than 3 or 4 fields. Where and how do you propose they handle this to make it easier for the customer? For your own edification, here are the locations for this tournament over the past 6 years:
05 - Grand Prairie
06 - Houston
07 - Midland
08 - White Settlement
09 - San Antonio
10 - Midland
Maybe this is the genesis of your disdain for GG. They have had the HOF Qualifier in your own backyard 2 of the past 6 years and you were not able to qualify. I'm sure it was GG's fault for purposefully rigging the brackets so that your team played an A team right out of the gates.
I do not know this for sure, but logic would tell me the reason they have this large tournament in Midland is because the complex there has 9 fields. Therefore, logistically, it is far easier on the customer - the TEAMS. Because of the large number of teams that compete in these tournaments, I know in the past they have had to utilize different field locations within the same metroplex area. This makes it hard on teams having to drive from one field to another during the same day as well as trying to coordinate motel locations. This is why Midland makes sense.
While I am on the subject of making it easier for customers...the teams, lets examine VTD. I noticed VTD's latest enterprise is to have tournaments out at BLD...a nice facility. However, you cannot bring in food or drinks and at the same time we are going to charge every person that walks through the gate a gate fee. In addition, they will probably figure out some way to have their relative be the official tournament photographer...talk about a conflict of interest. Remind me how that is looking out for the best interest of the consumer again. I know, I know, there will be air conditioned areas to watch the games from and in the TX heat that can be a valuable commodity. But I am just not completely sold on how this is better for the consumer.
"Here's the deal, I'm the best there is - plain and simple. I mean I wake up in the morning and I piss excellence."
