[Bandit]

Ok guys, its been awhile since I've been on line and had a lot of catching up to do...and I mostly ck the softball threads...But, being from a town less than 10 miles from the Great Lakes/Brownsburg community, having umpired games these boys have played in, and having met the coach...let me assure you that while winning may be important to Gary King it is NOT the #1 thing. Those boys have worked years and hard to get to where they are they know and understand the score and everything else going on, including the parents. If the camera had panned the parents I believe surprise might be the reaction, and not on the parents part. Granted it was a calculated gamble on the coaches part but don't try and tell me others haven't done the same or we ourselves haven't perhaps used the rules to help end a game or speed up the results. I don't condone it but it does happen. Fire him ??, Ban him ??, guess all the good things that got him/them where they are sorta are all forgetten for one mistake someone else thinks he made ??? Just a little harsh if you ask me. PS. I do agree that I would like to see some of the "support" players shown on TV / interviewed. I'm a big fastpitch softball fan but this team has really energized the local area (lead story on the Indianapolis 11:00 news last night) and it looks like the Little League Association is doing a great job of show these kids a time they will never forget.