The only negative is a lot more kids are eliminated from participating where at other schools they could contribute. Old Bridge's Aschettino estimates that half of the players he cut in the four years he coached baseball could probably be playing at smaller schools. But, if you get cut, Jack Campbell is always there to give you a shot. The Old Bridge track coach welcomes the depth. But track is different from baseball because you have an open-ended number of spots on the team.
Baseball can only field nine players, but competition breeds success in track.
Back at the awards banquet, his squad dons its new championship T-shirts as the rest of the school acknowledges the accomplishment. Maybe the rest of us can copy their success.