Little League

[Guest Edgy DC]

Well, it's still alleged, but I hope, if true, that he may get a sanction apart from any that a youth sports league might give him.

[seawolf17]

Whoah indeed. That's a disturbing story.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Edgy - "Well, it's still alleged, but I hope, if true, that he may get a sanction apart from any that a youth sports league might give him."

Agreed. I definitely placed the cart before the horse so to speak regarding this incident, but the thought of such actions against a child is simply revolting to me and I let my emotions take over. Until the event in question can fully be investigated, the coach should refrain from all coaching of children. Should the allegations be found to be true, then he deserves any penalties that the law allows for such crimes against a minor.

Unfortunately, I have witnessed enough over zealous coaches and parents during my years of association with youth league sports that I would not be surprised if such an event actually took place. There are far too many adults trying to live out their own fantasies of athletic achievement through their children and/or players.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Sheesh! And I thought the coaches who were trying to decoy the umps into making bad calls last week were bad.

There are some real wackos out there :(

[Guest MiniKnight]

I had a great game today! We won 15-4 (the game was called early on account of lightning). At bat, I struck out my first two times but then I launched a triple into right field! I played a pretty good game on defense, with an outfield assist at home plate from center field!

Hope I do well tomorrow.

[seawolf17]

Nice game, MK. Go out there and win one for the Gipper tomorrow too.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Thanks seawolf. MK is now asking his dad to explain to him who The Gipper was <g>

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

MK had a nice game yesterday - he got a hit, and he pitched an inning. He's still new at pitching, and developing. He only gave up one run, which is definite improvement. My stomach still knots up with tension seeing him on the mound, but he's making some real progress.

His number this summer is 16, so when he's at first he's Mientkiewicz, and when he's pitching he's Gooden (except he's white, a lefty, and not a cokehead).

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Alas, the playoffs are not in the cards for this tournament. Our 8-year-olds lost to our cross-town rivals this evening. Even if they win on Friday night, that will be our last game of the season.

On the bright side, our boys have had their first taste of kid pitch baseball that counts, and I think they had a good time participating in the two tournaments this summer. MK got a lot of good experience this summer.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

As we figured, MK's team finished up the All Stars season last night. It's just as well - he went right from the regular season to All Stars, and I think we could all use a break before he starts Fall Ball.

[Guest Edgy DC]

"Hey, Julio, shut-o el mouth-o."

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

My 12-year-old just showed me how to post this image of MK. He'll be helping me with my IT class this fall.

In the meantime, how do you like that form?

[Guest cooby]

In case anyone's interested, the playoffs have started on ESPN, they'll get more interesting later.

I hate this, it makes me think summer is over.