Never underestimate the stupidity of adults when it comes to youth sports.
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Originally Posted by ozzy6900
Fans sometimes suck!
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Truer words... My concern is that this type of behavior seems to happen more often than in past years. Maybe we just hear about it more due to the Internet and the fact that local news is now national news. Such incidents seem to be getting more violent or at least more threatening. Getting yelled at is one thing. Having stuff thrown at you or having someone threaten you is something else entirely. What if that slice of pizza was a full soft drink can? Such actions reflect a mob mentality and an increasing lack of civility in our society.
According to the umpires, some of those throwing things at them were members of the league's board. League officials "declined" to be interview by the FOX affiliate. I hope they were too embarrassed to be seen on camera. If they weren't they should have been.
As for how the umpires were dress, it's possible the TV reporter asked them to put on umpire shirts for the interview. If not, what difference does that make? Does that give the fans a right to throw stuff at them because they were wearing blue jeans instead of Gerry Davis pants? This was a game between 11 and 12 year olds kids. Maybe people should pay as much attend to (or get as upset about) the war in Iraq and other things that
really matter.
I was very impressed with the two kids - or should I say young men - interviewed in the news story. Their words were well chosen and made a great deal of sense. The truly sad part is they are more mature than the adults in this situation.