FIRST really affects the WORLD!!!

[cbudrecki]

If you haven't read Team Update 5, i suggest you do so. I got quite a kick out of it. Here are a few quotes:

"The incredible demand for balls has literally wiped out all available wholesale sources of an equivalent competition ball."

"...the demand for 13" balls wiped out the supply of the exact ball and Palos Sports substituted a ball that was very close. ... The substitute ball shipped by Palos Sports is slightly heavier and a bit firmer than the ball that will be used at the regional competitions (and included in your kit)."

"Because these balls are produced in China and other distant lands, replenishment in a timely manner is difficult to impossible."

It's odd to think that all the 13" playground balls in the WORLD are in the hands of FIRST and FIRST teams...