To anon statement: "And frankly, the teams that left waka to join musa were the overly competitive ones that waka didn't want anyway. Not trying to be a hater here, but this article is obviously strongly biased and readers deserve to know whats up."
Personally we left WAKA for MUSA because we wanted to be in a league that was properly operated, planned, and above all organized. We were surprised to find out that for $35 bucks we got better parties (Brooksider is the sponser), more innings, and better fields. BTW there is 14 teams that play on Thursday nights, same, if not more then WAKA (so get those facts right anon). I have been happy with the switch, and while I haven't played in the other leagues aside from WAKA, MUSA is far above WAKA. Nothing against WAKA, but until that league has better leadership and non-getto fields it will always be second best. Thank you MUSA and The Kickball Guy for surprising this humble KC kickballer with an amazing league and 2 amazing seasons. But no matter what league you are in, you will have fun. Play on!
I'm not certain who wrote the last comment, but I find it interesting how loosely the term "facts" is used their statement.
1) WAKA is a great league, one I participated in for a number of years. But its structure was a little to big for me to handle... I wanted something more close-knit. There are some other great leagues as well, Kansas City Sports & Social Club with Carlos Lee, Big Balls out of St. Louis commenced play this year South of Kansas City. There are even some great Parks & Rec leagues in the surrounding communities. KC has a lot of people that want to play kickball and there is plenty of room for growth.
2) WAKA generated revenue of $2.3 million dollars in 2006, in 2009 it generate revenue of $4.9 million a 3 year growth of 116%. WAKA officially has 44 employees and several part-timers that cover the regional and local levels of the league (source: http://www.inc.com/inc5000/pro....
3) MUSA hase pledged $1500 toward Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City for 2010. I know that WAKA-Kansas City has raised quite a bit in the past for local and national non-profit organizations, but for an organization in its first year, I'd say that's a pretty respectable donation.
4) The Kansas City Parks & Recreation Division rents it's athletic fields on an annual first come first served basis. Seems fair and logical and actually is pretty ethical too. For more information, please contact The City of Kansas City, Missouri Parks & Recreation Department - (816) 513-7500 - parks@kcmo.org.
5) The number of innings have nothing to do with numbers... Its just a rule we have much like WAKAs rules. That's all. We have over 230 people playing in our league on Thursday nights.
6) Kickball is less competitive than flag football, softball, etc. We have a saying (and it's even in our rules) "Dickheadedness will not be tolerated." And quite honestly its not... Competitiveness is everywhere in our society and even within MUSA Kickball, but the ability to recognize that and inject some sportsmanship into the fray goes a long way.
I guess the message is, we are honored that The Pitch has bestowed upon us such a title and we'll wear it proudly throughout the year and do our best to earn it again in 2011.
If you're interested in playing kickball in any league there are several you can chose from in the KC Metro area... Don't hate, participate!
To anon statement: "And frankly, the teams that left waka to join musa were the overly competitive ones that waka didn't want anyway. Not trying to be a hater here, but this article is obviously strongly biased and readers deserve to know whats up." Personally we left WAKA for MUSA because we wanted to be in a league that was properly operated, planned, and above all organized. We were surprised to find out that for $35 bucks we got better parties (Brooksider is the sponser), more innings, and better fields. BTW there is 14 teams that play on Thursday nights, same, if not more then WAKA (so get those facts right anon). I have been happy with the switch, and while I haven't played in the other leagues aside from WAKA, MUSA is far above WAKA. Nothing against WAKA, but until that league has better leadership and non-getto fields it will always be second best. Thank you MUSA and The Kickball Guy for surprising this humble KC kickballer with an amazing league and 2 amazing seasons. But no matter what league you are in, you will have fun. Play on!
I'm not certain who wrote the last comment, but I find it interesting how loosely the term "facts" is used their statement. 1) WAKA is a great league, one I participated in for a number of years. But its structure was a little to big for me to handle... I wanted something more close-knit. There are some other great leagues as well, Kansas City Sports & Social Club with Carlos Lee, Big Balls out of St. Louis commenced play this year South of Kansas City. There are even some great Parks & Rec leagues in the surrounding communities. KC has a lot of people that want to play kickball and there is plenty of room for growth. 2) WAKA generated revenue of $2.3 million dollars in 2006, in 2009 it generate revenue of $4.9 million a 3 year growth of 116%. WAKA officially has 44 employees and several part-timers that cover the regional and local levels of the league (source: http://www.inc.com/inc5000/profile/kickballcom). 3) MUSA hase pledged $1500 toward Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City for 2010. I know that WAKA-Kansas City has raised quite a bit in the past for local and national non-profit organizations, but for an organization in its first year, I'd say that's a pretty respectable donation. 4) The Kansas City Parks & Recreation Division rents it's athletic fields on an annual first come first served basis. Seems fair and logical and actually is pretty ethical too. For more information, please contact The City of Kansas City, Missouri Parks & Recreation Department - (816) 513-7500 - parks@kcmo.org. 5) The number of innings have nothing to do with numbers... Its just a rule we have much like WAKAs rules. That's all. We have over 230 people playing in our league on Thursday nights. 6) Kickball is less competitive than flag football, softball, etc. We have a saying (and it's even in our rules) "Dickheadedness will not be tolerated." And quite honestly its not... Competitiveness is everywhere in our society and even within MUSA Kickball, but the ability to recognize that and inject some sportsmanship into the fray goes a long way. I guess the message is, we are honored that The Pitch has bestowed upon us such a title and we'll wear it proudly throughout the year and do our best to earn it again in 2011. If you're interested in playing kickball in any league there are several you can chose from in the KC Metro area... Don't hate, participate!
There is no sports blog that even comes near TheShiver.com. Those dude simply destroy everyone when it comes to KU news.
Countless coaches have tried and failed to find success in Manhattan? Three is too many for you? And the last of the three is Jim Wooldridge, not Bob Huggins. Huggins resurrected the program. He had the most wins (23) of any first-year men's basketball coach in K-State history, and the most wins by the program in nearly 20 years, all while getting K-State to the postseason for the first time in almost a decade. Contrast his .657 record to the combined .504 record of the previous three coaches. I'd say he found success in Manhattan.
Also, many readers may not realize that prior to our slump in the 1990s, K-State had a terrific basketball team -- every bit as good as KU's -- starting with Jack Gardner's second coaching stint in 1946.
Best coach? wow...never won a championship of any kind...no conference championships, no conference tournament championships, in his best season loses 3 times to his rival....over all is 1-6 against that rival? and he's the best coach? please.....Coach Self is the best coach in the Big 12, and even Martin would admit that.
There is no sports blog that even comes near TheShiver.com. Those dude simply destroy everyone when it comes to KU news.
Countless coaches have tried and failed to find success in Manhattan? Three is too many for you? And the last of the three is Jim Wooldridge, not Bob Huggins. Huggins resurrected the program. He had the most wins (23) of any first-year men's basketball coach in K-State history, and the most wins by the program in nearly 20 years, all while getting K-State to the postseason for the first time in almost a decade. Contrast his .657 record to the combined .504 record of the previous three coaches. I'd say he found success in Manhattan. Also, many readers may not realize that prior to our slump in the 1990s, K-State had a terrific basketball team -- every bit as good as KU's -- starting with Jack Gardner's second coaching stint in 1946.
Best coach? wow...never won a championship of any kind...no conference championships, no conference tournament championships, in his best season loses 3 times to his rival....over all is 1-6 against that rival? and he's the best coach? please.....Coach Self is the best coach in the Big 12, and even Martin would admit that.
This article is missing a number of facts.
The other league in question, WAKA, the World Adult Kickball Association, is the league in town that charges $65 for a season of play. Why you ask? The additional money goes to CHARITY. Hardly a point worth looking down on when discussing the charges involved in playing.
Bruce's league is able to play 7 innings instead of 5 due to their lower numbers. The WAKA league in town plays less because there are more teams to get games in. More people, more games, more fun.
Waka also features the same midseason and post season parties, often on a much larger scale due to the additional fundage involved.
Bruce managed to "wrangle" Penn Valley's diamonds on thursday (waka plays there wednesdays and now at observation park on thursday) because Bruce underhandedly swooped the fields out from under Waka, whove held domain over them for years using some less than ethical tactics.
Of course drinking is encouraged on both leagues, what fun would kickball be without a few beers with friends after all. To say however, that any organized sports league is mostly free of unnecessary competitiveness is a silly and uneducated statement. Of COURSE there is competition. And frankly, the teams that left waka to join musa were the overly competitive ones that waka didn't want anyway.
Not trying to be a hater here, but this article is obviously strongly biased and readers deserve to know whats up.
Hell yes! Rany is the my favorite guest on any WHB show. Don't forget his blog, too: http://ranyontheroyals.com
Arrowhead Pride is the best sports blog period. No matter where you go they have got you beat :)
This article is missing a number of facts. The other league in question, WAKA, the World Adult Kickball Association, is the league in town that charges $65 for a season of play. Why you ask? The additional money goes to CHARITY. Hardly a point worth looking down on when discussing the charges involved in playing. Bruce's league is able to play 7 innings instead of 5 due to their lower numbers. The WAKA league in town plays less because there are more teams to get games in. More people, more games, more fun. Waka also features the same midseason and post season parties, often on a much larger scale due to the additional fundage involved. Bruce managed to "wrangle" Penn Valley's diamonds on thursday (waka plays there wednesdays and now at observation park on thursday) because Bruce underhandedly swooped the fields out from under Waka, whove held domain over them for years using some less than ethical tactics. Of course drinking is encouraged on both leagues, what fun would kickball be without a few beers with friends after all. To say however, that any organized sports league is mostly free of unnecessary competitiveness is a silly and uneducated statement. Of COURSE there is competition. And frankly, the teams that left waka to join musa were the overly competitive ones that waka didn't want anyway. Not trying to be a hater here, but this article is obviously strongly biased and readers deserve to know whats up.
Hell yes! Rany is the my favorite guest on any WHB show. Don't forget his blog, too: http://ranyontheroyals.com
Arrowhead Pride is the best sports blog period. No matter where you go they have got you beat :)
I don't know anybody that can can stand the guy. Not sure who was responsible for deciding the winners of these categories, but it wasn't somebody that knows or appreciates sports and sports talk radio. He's a Jim Rome wanna-be, but dresses like an Ali G wanna-be. I can't stand anything about him and don't get how he could even be considered in the top 3. When you have to talk down about your competition as Nick does with 810 it's usually because you know your product doesn't measure up. Ever hear anybody from 810 mention 610? Don't have to. They're an also ran and nothing more. That's why they have to constantly shuffle their staff around. All the time it is "the NEW 610 radio!" It's what you have to do when the old 610 constantly sucks and is buried by the competition. Just save some face and have some self respect..........go back to country. It's the only thing that station has been successful at.
Re: “Best Sports Club”
They're not wrong. KC Power is a great sports club - we play the greatest game in the world with the greatest bunch of guys and supporters. Our 2010 season is coming to an end, but we are looking for new players for 2011 and will be having some events in the off season. Go to www.KCPower.com or contact president@kcpower.com