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[tip184]

Originally Posted by Welpe

It may seem to be a little much but everyone there really seemed to be having a good time. As a kid, I would've been thrilled to play in that game. At their age, who didn't dream of playing in a big league game on TV?

It's not the big leagues though. It isn't even professional or college baseball. It's all just roleplaying. The kids can barely hit the ball out of the infield on the fly.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by tip184

It's not the big leagues though. It isn't even professional or college baseball. It's all just roleplaying. The kids can barely hit the ball out of the infield on the fly.

I guess my answer to that is "So what?" Seems like everyone had a good time in a PONY league game.

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by tip184

It's not the big leagues though. It isn't even professional or college baseball. It's all just roleplaying. The kids can barely hit the ball out of the infield on the fly.

Here I though I was the board's old curmudgeon.

An organization suprised two youth teams playing a game of ball by gving them a very small taste of what the "bigs" might be like. In all liklihood, these kids will never have that taste again.

This isn't a case of parents doting on and spoiling their kids, Even they were taken by surprise.

This isn't a case of kids demanding that kind of treatment.

This isn't a case of a coach going overboard.

This was just a fun surprise that made the kids' day....perhaps even lifetime.

No harm.

"Lighten up, Francis."

[DonInKansas]

Originally Posted by tip184

It's not the big leagues though. It isn't even professional or college baseball. It's all just roleplaying. The kids can barely hit the ball out of the infield on the fly.

Neither could I when I was 10, but that doesn't mean I wasn't out at the field from sunup to sundown having a great time anytime I got to play baseball.

At least the kids are outside instead of playing video games and scarfing Doritos.

[Kevin Finnerty]

Originally Posted by DonInKansas

Neither could I when I was 10, but that doesn't mean I wasn't out at the field from sunup to sundown having a great time anytime I got to play baseball.

At least the kids are outside instead of playing video games and scarfing Doritos.

Or skateboarding down a friggin' handrail at the mall!

[tip184]

Okay okay. Pregame ceremonies, an announcer, music, between-innings fan on-field competitions, concession stand and even news coverage would all be fun and even a way for the league to make money. Bringing random people to the game as pretend fans, pretending to be autograph seekers, and pretending to be journalists after the game interviewing the players (they did this too check the Improve Everywhere site) is too much. All the unexpected hype took the players' attention away from the game and made the event everything that was going on around the game, not the game itself. Celebrate it for what it is- kids playing non-MLB baseball.

[SethPDX]

At that age it did not take much to take my attention away from the game. This was not a high-level "must win" game that the players needed to focus on without distractions.

The idea was for the kids to have fun, and it looks like they did.

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by tip184

Okay okay. Pregame ceremonies, an announcer, music, between-innings fan on-field competitions, concession stand and even news coverage would all be fun and even a way for the league to make money. Bringing random people to the game as pretend fans, pretending to be autograph seekers, and pretending to be journalists after the game interviewing the players (they did this too check the Improve Everywhere site) is too much. All the unexpected hype took the players' attention away from the game and made the event everything that was going on around the game, not the game itself. Celebrate it for what it is- kids playing non-MLB baseball.

I'll bet you don't believe in Santa Claus.

The "bringin random people to the game...etc" was part of the whole package to give the kids a petite feel of what it's like in the bigs. I can't believe you're offended that an organization worked hard to do this for kids they didn't even know. I guess it's true...no good deed goes unpunished.

Is your nickname Eyore by any chance?

[Emperor Ump]

I think its just a good time for all the kids enjoy it heck I'd enjoy it to. If they have the type of money to blow on putting something like that together, have at it.

[tip184]

Well I thought the autograph and post-game interview part were cheesy. And that's my opinion, everyone else is free to have their own.