Belittling? Doubt it! I cannot find any slams you speak of. Maybe more objective. Take a look at who won last year? AST, an East Coast team that ran out early and often over the local Lincoln Parkers. Who won the year before,in 2002, AST again with a 18-0 blanking of lovcal Lakeshores. In 2001, plaudits were heaped upon the the two local teams that played in the title game, Lincoln Parkers and Chicago. Re-lax.