Wo bu syang sying -- ni fa feng le. :p

I knew someone was going to do it, and I had a hunch it would be you (or the Australian judge).

The decision has been made by the league, the coach has been released, little Jericho will be placed on another team and will not be allowed to pitch in this league.

This is an abbreviated take from WTNH TV News. I am not providing a link to the press conference as it requires you to download a real crappy player.

First, what a terrible decision these morons running the league have made.

Second, this story has made our local news coverage and I got to see Jericho pitch. From what I saw, he was a pretty average 9 year old pitcher. I was expecting some real fireballer, but he is just a good little pitcher, who is now being punished for being talented, just because little Johnny and his friends can't hit his fastball. I faced much more intimidating stuff when I was his age.

I think his coach and the Scott family should do some heavy-duty suing.

I don't know why you think it is fun to get owned by some team, knowing that the challenge of hitting this pitcher is way above our heads. Are you really serious in saying that youth non-competetive baseball leagues should have stacked teams? Think about all the time, money and fun gone to waste.

Are you saying all players with "superior" talent should be placed into other
leagues ? Just what the less-talented kids need, to have it pointed out to them that they are not good enough to play with certain others.How is this story about a stacked team ? It seems to me that it is about ONE outstanding pitcher.

They shouldn't be put into different leagues. They should be placed on different teams so that the talent is spread evenly within the league.

Typical liberal thinking. Let's make it fair, let's give trophies to everyone in the league for "participating," let's not reward excellence, but instead punish it by evening everything out so nobody is better than anyone else. What a load of crap. We should be rewarding this kid with the kiddie ball equivalent of the Cy Young award. He is the reason his team is doing so well. There was no mention of a "stacked team."

Like you said, you struck out a lot when you were little, so challenging pitchers weren't your favorites. Now you think along with these parents.

Myself and others here grew up relishing the challenge that really good pitchers presented, and looked forward to trying to best them. Sure, we struck out sometimes, but we didn't cry about it, or slam our bats down, or act up. We just tried harder next time until we found success ourselves.

What this league is doing is mollycoddling these kids, and not preparing them for life's lessons in the future. They will grow up to be even bigger wimps than their parents, which is sad.

Socialized baseball? Must be a cultural thing. We still believe in individual effort and one realizing the rewards derived from his talent, initiative and hard work.

SDS...well said..pretty much sums it up along with JRUTLEDGE....

My take...this is another example of the pussification of our youth...next thing you know they will have all the kids singing koombiya(sp) in the dugouts.

Canadaump6...I read alot of your posts and just shake my head....like the one where you "got in trouble" for calling batter interference for the kid comming across the plate, hindering the throw. Please tell me you would make that call again..everytime...and not that you have folded under pressure and will let it go. Do you really wonder why earning respect for the powers that be is so hard for you?Maybe baseball isn't for you. How about curling? Yea...not too fast and how much could it hurt being hit by one of those smudge pots on ice? And as a bonus little Johnny can learn to sweep things...which will be a bonus for his wife.....never mind......

And RPATRINO....yes I'm off my meds and it feels great!


griff

lmao
 

Steve- you brought tears to my eyes and my 14 yo son...

Bless you...

Canada...How can you have competition when everyone is evenly matched??


Sounds like a 3rd grade party with a Pinata and all the candy ends up on the ground...Mommy parent makes sure each kid gets an equal amount...even Engleberg who's munching on a Mounds bar...

Pussification.....I love it! Great word. Adding it to my spell checker right away! LMAO!!! :D

Cumbaya I believe is the proper spelling, IIRC.:)

Just read this one and still lmao.... As a fan of Curling, I couldn't agree more...

I bet the wife is watching the Brier while CanadaUmp is taking out the trash...

To answer your q's... not forced and yes. But if the kid has a gift, playing tiddlywinks with the 8-9 year olds does little.

This story just gets better and better! Here's a link to the latest happenings with this mess in New Haven, CT. Now the league already has an attorney involved so the kid's family got a powerful and famous, local attorney (John Williams) to look at the matter. Now the City of New Haven is crying because Mr. Williams Esq. will become involved! What a joke this is turning into!

The New Haven Register 8/27/2008