Hijacked from Basketball Board... with a baseball twist

[Kevin Finnerty]

Originally Posted by Cub42

KF, one question. With this H/C's reputation and his on field behavior, how does he continue to be approved by the league/school? More puzzling to me is that parents would allow their kids to play on his team. I would think there would be a revolt by the parents who witness this treatment of their kids. I would offer this bit of advice to you on the subject of officiating games where you have a personal relationship with any of the participants. Perception becomes Reality.

His on-field behavior is subtle (the screamer is another area guy). He's a mentally cruel guy who's a womanizer and in the past assaulted his sons in public and also shoved a couple of other kids in separate incidents in PONY. A few people spoke up when he showed up at this school and they did nothing but kill it. He managed to get through a couple seasons as an assistant at a junior college before that, but, and I'll say this again, a player rebuilt the field and he and his dad wanted the guy as the coach, so he's the coach. I don't know why so many people think that politics don't play a part in who coaches some of these teams.

And generally (and I have seen every perspective, including parent), most parents do one of two things: They shut up and take it; or they pull their kid and go to another school.

I'm just trying to make a statement that baseball coaching in America at the high school level is deplorable and there are some glaring cases where people are all but forced to take it or don't play. Baseball dreams are shattered every day by some of these true rats.

And what part do you disagree with Steve?