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[David Emerling]

Originally posted by jicecone
Your missing the point. To you, this is all about what the kids love. What about the responsibilty of the parents to offer the kids a varitiy of things to do, which helps in the development of life and not just sports. They play 60+ games in the summer, 25+ game in the fall, and three hitting and fielding camps or pitching camps in the winter. Do the kids love it? Sure, but if you are raising ballplayers then your on the right track. I thought you might be raising children. Sorry for the mix up.

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That is a tired and worn argument. I don't mean to be insulting, but that argument is generally the exclusive province of those who have no children, or children with little athletic ability or little drive to excel in sports.

There are 365 days in a year. Let's say they play 65 games and have 30 practices. Many of their games are played as doubleheaders. So, I think it's fair to say that roughly 80 days of the year involve the playing of a baseball game. And, baseball, in itself, is an experience that deserves some time! Apparently, you think it is too much time.

By the way, my twin sons play football during the football season and basketball during the basketball season. They play video games continously when they're not doing something on the computer. They swim ... ride bikes ... have friends spend the night ... and we go on family vacations.

It's a vacuous argument.