I coached a Pinto(8-9 yr. old) team in '96. One team got the cream of the crop among the 9 year olds and the rest of us had to make do with what was left. Needless to say, the all-star team went unbeaten, then, to add insult to injury, the coach plucked the few talented players from the rest of the teams to go to All-Stars.
On the bright side, I had the nicest, most understanding parents in the league. A couple of dads helped out enormously as assistant coaches, and the mom's were all gorgeous hotties, including one who I ran into a few months later and asked me on a date. ;^)
you see, there you go.
The league I was in in Westerville was a bit like that, except the teams were a bit more even.
but you will still have games like that. Asking for consistency out of 8 or 9 yr olds is asking for A LOT when it comes to baseball...