[AWOL]

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Originally Posted by Cross Country

Shame, they are burning these kids out,

Makes me wonder if it's the adults -- i.e., coaches, instructors, etc. -- trying to advance their own careers at the kids' expense...

[Cross Country]

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Originally Posted by ozzie92

So, SO true! :(

It’s funny when I played ball, my parents made sure hat I had a bat and a glove, or my pads and helmet, cleats etc but we got ourselves to the field. We never left the neighborhood for a single game. And if we had to travel as far as ten city blocks for the All Star games that would ultimately lead to the Little League World Series every over worked blue collar parent would roll their eyes and gripe at the chore. Now a days it seems like having a kid in any sort of program is a full time job for a parent. God forbid both parents work, and around here most folks work in Manhattan and do t even get home until 6:30 at night. It’s too much. I’m all for organized sports (or any group activities) from a young age but these kids need a little time to decompress as do the parents. Up until maybe a couple years ago I was working 70 hours a week for the extra OT and getting home between 9 and 10 PM. Thank god my wife was able to run the kid around for this stuff.

[Cross Country]

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Originally Posted by AWOL

Makes me wonder if it's the adults -- i.e., coaches, instructors, etc. -- trying to advance their own careers at the kids' expense...

I have definitely gotten that vibe from some of them. Others had their hearts in the right place. I think they just wanted the kids to give it their all so they wouldn’t have regrets later in life, maybe even succeed in highly competitive fields, but they are kids after all, it little pros.

Anyway sorry to derail the thread all. Back to the Joes.

[Yojoe77]

I still need to find a retro lady jaye.

[wehrmanm]

It's not GI Joe Classified, but it seems the rumored Target exclusive policy of "no preorders, no stock indicators, just come in and get 'em in store" (aka the Target "Fuck Around and Find Out") has taken place with the MOTU Origins Keldor/Kronis 2-pack.

MSRP $29.99
Currently on eBay for $220-250

This does not bode well - at all - for any future Cobra Island waves barring the exception of showing up in Hasbro Pulse partner section.

Now, now, Mattel ≠ Hasbro, but they've admittedly been *crushing it* in distribution and availability for the most part. Perhaps this is also early hysteria and it'll be fine in a week's time.

However, while I'm willing to admit there are some caveats at play here that are unique to the situation, I will be standing by with a large plate of crow to serve up to that homeboy who wrote an essay earlier about how my alarmism was completely wrong.

I don't like to be an "I told you so" person, but that doesn't mean I'm not in the position to be one.