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Originally posted by His High Holiness

Don't you love the "Pledge" that is recited before each Legion game. I have a theory that the pledge is a list of things that they promise not to do. That pledge has got to be the absolute pinnacle of hypocrisy.

Peter

Amen, HHH.

Had a similar [happier outcome] event in District Legion tourney:

Turns out one team's catcher DIDN'T HAVE A LEGION PATCH ON [horrors!!]. This was pointed out to me [by a "Legion Representative" (and partisan of the other team)] in the 4th or 5th inning. I told the offender to go fix it, and he returned to the field "properly attired". Good enough? NO - seems that this might be a DQ/ ejection or protest/forfeit situation.

I've got dugout, fans and this Legion guy raising hell with me. Finally, I told 'em to tell the "offended" manager, and if he raised the issue, I'd have to do something about it.

God bless that manager, he refused to have anything to do with a chicken$#!+ "protest" like this, even though he was losing the game at that point.

I find myself having to supress a gag reflex every time I witness the "Legion Pledge" ritual, knowing that I am likely to see examples of the worst kind of cheating, dirty play, disrespect for the umpires and general bad sportsmanship. There are individual and team bright spots, but on the whole, the Legion teams I've seen include some of the worst a$$#01@s and crybabies [coaches, players and esp. fans] to be found in amateur baseball.