A few months ago I was in a waiting room and picked up the magazine called 'Where to Retire'. It was fairly good size and nicely made and full of advertisements.
While reading through it I happened upon the letter section and someone from the Boston area said they played softball every week and was looking for a nice retirement place that had softball leagues. The magazine said, check out Arlington Ridge just below Leesburg, they have a ball diamond and organized games. Also about 30 miles north just outside of Ocala is Del Webb Stone Creek, they have six teams of softball players.
I'm thinking to myself, in the big area between those two places I know somewhere that has 11 ball diamonds, over 200 teams and over 2500 players, it's called The Villages. No mention in that magazine, then I realized TV doesn't advertise with them, so they get no coverage. I know that magazine lives by the advertisers even more than most since subscription is free, I applied and have received two free copies in the mail so far. It's nice to read about all the other places and how they try to compete.
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