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| Yeah, I would like to see a California team. Hopefully the league will be successful enough to expand to the west coast. As for the name it looks like they were named after the field their playing at, Scrap Yard Sports Complex. Might have been part of the deal to let them play there. But yeah, still really bad.
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| Posted: 12/02/15 12:18 pm ::: |
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NPF likely to add two teams for 2017 season.
http://profastpitch.com/news/?article_id=2458
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| Meanwhile, the league is growing. The Dallas Charge joined prior to the 2015 season. The Scrap Yard Dawgs in The Woodlands, Tex., a Houston suburb, will make their debut in 2016, joining the Charge, the Akron Racers, Chicago Bandits, Pennsylvania Rebellion (Pittsburgh) and USSSA Florida Pride (Kissimmee/Orlando). At the Winter Meetings, the development of at least two new teams for 2017 will be discussed. In addition, the NPF will determine the location for the 2016 NPF Championship Series, to be followed by an official announcement. |
There's really a ton of options for NPF expansion. Oklahoma City, Phoenix, Southern California, the Bay Area, Portland, Seattle, New England, New Jersey(again). Nice to see the league finally doing well & looking to grow.
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| Posted: 12/05/15 8:22 pm ::: |
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I'd say doubtful to expand to Alabama. With two in Texas now, I'd expect the next round to be further west, SoCal, Bay Area and the Northwest. The Northeast should be a target as well.
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| Posted: 08/21/16 5:50 am ::: NPF Championship Series delayed by rain |
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series was originally planned to end today. But the first round will actually conclude today with the Finals starting tonight at the earliest. The series are being played in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Revised 2016 NPF Championship Series Schedule - Play Resumes tomorrow (Sunday) morning with the following schedule:
11:00 am - Akron Racers vs USSSA Pride- Game 4 (NPFTV)
4:00 pm - Chicago Bandits vs Scrap Yard Dawgs - Game 5 (CBSSN)
7:00 pm - Akron Racers vs USSSA Pride (If Necessary) - Game 6
OR Final Series Game #1 (NPFTV)
MONDAY
7:00pm - Final Series Game #1 or #2
TUESDAY
7:00 pm - Final Series Game #2 or #3
10:00 pm - Final Series Game #3 (If Necessary)
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| Posted: 05/16/17 2:06 pm ::: |
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| I never did like it when they added in travel teams or national teams. Granted, it's a way to showcase the league in different cities--if they do that, but I would prefer the league to go after new markets for permanent cities. The league needs more teams to begin to be relevant and/or marketable.
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| Posted: 05/17/17 3:16 pm ::: |
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| There was talk after last season finished that the NPF was looking at several potential expansion ownership groups to join in 2017. I guess they all vanished to a point where none of them even wanted to take in the Pennsylvania team. I keep hoping they get to 8 teams but they always seem a step or two behind and therefore lack getting any serious coverage.
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| Posted: 06/04/17 11:16 pm ::: |
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| There was talk after last season finished that the NPF was looking at several potential expansion ownership groups to join in 2017. I guess they all vanished to a point where none of them even wanted to take in the Pennsylvania team. I keep hoping they get to 8 teams but they always seem a step or two behind and therefore lack getting any serious coverage. |
Kind of a big fail that the league had to bring in the Beijing Shougang Eagles as a travel team to take the place of Pennsylvania. I keep hoping, as well, that more teams come into the league...that all said, they can no longer be these fly-by-night dumpster fires that only stick around for a year or two. New teams need to be well-funded and on top of it all, EVERY team needs to figure out how to market themselves out of a paper bag, because the league sure as shit isn't helping in that regard.
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Hawkeye
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| Posted: 01/02/18 3:11 pm ::: |
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| Yeah, it's sad that the league needs two international teams to even come close to non-joke status. Teams in US cities is what is needed. The Charge move to San Marcos was an epic failure. This league is worse than the NWSL is marketing itself and its teams, which I didn't think was possible.
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| Posted: 01/02/18 6:25 pm ::: |
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The NPF is hanging on by a thread. Most games draw under 1,000 people. Without these two foreign travel teams, the league would be toast. I looked up all the folded & relocated franchises since the NPF came back in 2004. 15 total during their 15 seasons.
[first 7 teams below are one franchise to be relocated 6 times]
1.) Texas Thunder(2004-2006)
2.) Rockford Thunder(2007-2009)
3.) Tennessee Diamonds(2010)
4.) NPF Diamonds(2011) - travel team
5.) Carolina Diamonds(2012)
6.) NY/NJ Comets(2013)
7.) Pennsylvania Rebellion(2014-2016)
8.) NY/NJ Juggernauts(2004-2005)
9.) New England Riptide(2004-2008)
10.) California Sunbirds(2004, 2005 as travel team)
11.) Arizona Heat(2004-2006)
12.) Connecticut Brakettes(2006)
13.) Philadelphia Force(2006-2009)
14.) Washington Glory(2007-2008)
15.) Texas Charge(2015-17)
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| Posted: 01/30/18 11:24 pm ::: |
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Not really folded, just independent and not affiliated with the NPF.
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| Posted: 01/31/18 2:18 pm ::: |
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Yeah, it looks quite the bit like a dumpster fire.
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| Posted: 01/31/18 3:19 pm ::: |
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Yeah, it looks quite the bit like a dumpster fire. |
maybe this one will be temp. until the owner can find another stadium. doubtful, but an option. I'd guess and say unless some big pocket owners come in, this will be the last season for the NPF.
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| Posted: 01/31/18 9:37 pm ::: |
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Yeah, it looks quite the bit like a dumpster fire. |
maybe this one will be temp. until the owner can find another stadium. doubtful, but an option. I'd guess and say unless some big pocket owners come in, this will be the last season for the NPF. |
Sad, pathetic, but likely true.
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| Posted: 02/01/18 12:10 am ::: |
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NPF now trying to save a little face. A few days ago, the Scrap Yard Dawgs said they were leaving because of differences in how they thought the league should be run and how the league wanted to run things. NOW, the league puts out a release saying the LEAGUE terminated the team:
"due to repeated violations of the team’s franchise agreement, including the SYD’s repeated failure to make timely payments to players, vendors and the league. The SYD also repeatedly communicated efforts to start its own league despite the violation of the team’s obligations to the NPF, other team owners and players."
Looks like the league got a little pissy when the Dawgs aired the dirty laundry.
http://www.profastpitch.com/news/news/?article_id=2983
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| Posted: 02/01/18 6:05 pm ::: |
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| And the Akron Racers will change to the Cleveland Comets but still be a travel team?? This league is grasping at straws to survive.
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| Posted: 02/01/18 7:43 pm ::: |
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| And the Akron Racers will change to the Cleveland Comets but still be a travel team?? This league is grasping at straws to survive. |
Death throws. As the league dies, it will do anything and everything to stay alive. It will get sad right before it dies.
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| Posted: 02/01/18 8:12 pm ::: |
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| And the Akron Racers will change to the Cleveland Comets but still be a travel team?? This league is grasping at straws to survive. |
Death throws. As the league dies, it will do anything and everything to stay alive. It will get sad right before it dies. |
I'll be interesting to see what the schedule looks like whenever it comes out. The Aussie team will play it's "home" games throughout the midwest. This Cleveland team, who knows?? And the Chinese team from 2017 was simply a travel team with no home games.
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| Posted: 02/01/18 10:11 pm ::: |
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| And the Akron Racers will change to the Cleveland Comets but still be a travel team?? This league is grasping at straws to survive. |
Death throws. As the league dies, it will do anything and everything to stay alive. It will get sad right before it dies. |
I'll be interesting to see what the schedule looks like whenever it comes out. The Aussie team will play it's "home" games throughout the midwest. This Cleveland team, who knows?? And the Chinese team from 2017 was simply a travel team with no home games. |
The Eagles are based out of Vero Beach, FL. The Aussie Spirit are based in Kansas City, Missouri. As for Cleveland, who knows.
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| Posted: 03/03/18 5:56 pm ::: |
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| The new Cleveland Comets are looking for a home stadium within the Cleveland area.
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| Posted: 03/13/18 6:16 pm ::: |
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The NPF released it's schedule. Laughable as half the schedule has venues listed as TBA(mostly for the Beijing Eagles). Aussie Spirit are basically a travel team playing in Kansas City, Springfield & St. Joseph, MO; Hutchison & Wichita, KS; Ames, IA & Omaha, NE. Cleveland Comets will play in Parma, Canton & Avon, OH.
http://profastpitch.com/news/news/?article_id=2998
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| Posted: 04/27/18 8:37 pm ::: |
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| The NPF held it's draft on Thursday. But one thing confuses me, if the Aussie Spirit is made up of Australian players and the Beijing Eagles are made up of Chinese players, why were they included in the draft? This league is so odd.
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| Posted: 04/27/18 10:51 pm ::: |
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I'm just happy that a player from my Alma Mater got drafted. Pitcher Randi Rupp from the Texas State Bobcats got drafted by Cleveland.
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| Posted: 05/08/18 10:50 am ::: |
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| The Beijing Eagles' home games are now listed at Embry-Riddle AERONAUTICAL STADIUM in Daytona Beach, Florida & CASWELL PARK in North Mankato, MN.
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| Posted: 05/10/18 9:50 am ::: |
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| The Beijing Eagles' home games are now listed at Embry-Riddle AERONAUTICAL STADIUM in Daytona Beach, Florida & CASWELL PARK in North Mankato, MN. |
Omg lol I grew up very close to Caswell Park. That’s where the MN State high school tournament is held.
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| Posted: 05/20/18 9:33 am ::: |
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| NPF has started its season a week earlier than originally scheduled. Sort of. For a whole week the Aussie Spirit & Beijing Eaglers will play each other 11 (ELEVEN!!!) times before Chicago, Cleveland and the Pride start. The first six games are at St. Joseph's, MO with the next 5 at Daytona Beach, FL. And despite participating in the NPF draft, the Beijing Eagles' roster has all but on Chinese player on it. Angel Bunner is the only non-Chinese player on their roster. The Aussie Spirit roster appears to be about 50% Australian & 50% American. The Cleveland Comets' roster has 6 Americans on their roster while the rest are Chinese.
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| Posted: 05/20/18 4:21 pm ::: |
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| Doesn't look like the '18 draftees have been signed/place on rosters yet.
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| Posted: 05/20/18 4:58 pm ::: |
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| Doesn't look like the '18 draftees have been signed/place on rosters yet. |
Another questionable decision by the league. Really curious to see if this is their final season.
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| Posted: 05/26/18 4:11 pm ::: |
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| Cleveland Comets announce signing of pitcher Randi Rupp of Texas State (draftee) to a 2-year contract. Doubt she'll make more than peanuts, but at least she can now say she's a pro ball player. So there's that.
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