Too good to play!

[BikerBabe 0]

argh....how idiotic can people be??

http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ap-toogoodtopitch&prov=ap&type=lgns

i mean, come on. They should be celebrating and nurturing this kid!

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argh....how idiotic can people be??

http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ap-toogoodtopitch&prov=ap&type=lgns

i mean, come on. They should be celebrating and nurturing this kid!

Yeah but then all the loser sucky kids will know that they suck and in the world of everyone is a winner we just can't have this. So instead of telling the kids that they suck punish this kid for being "Too Good"
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[popsjumper 2]

There's more than one side to this story.

Obviously, the kid is good at pitching. The league officals acted in an asinine manner, no doubt. They could have handled it better. The opposing team that walked off probably did the right thing...better safe than sorry and all.

My big problem is with the kid's parents. The Mom got upset and we all know that sometimes things said in anger are later regretted. I wouldn't put too much emphasis on her behavior as noted in regards to the walk-off.
The problem as I see it is this:
Since the kid is obviously so much better than the others in that league, why did not the parents move him to a league more suitable for him? Wouldn't that have been more beneficial to the kid on all fronts?

No, they didn't do that. They chose to press the issue and create a bad situation all around. The kid is feeling badly for no other reason than that his parents are bozos.

The other problem is that you have to put some weight on the statements about..."the boy is being unfairly targeted because he turned down an invitation to join the defending league champion, which is sponsored by an employer of one of the league’s administrators." Adults can be real assholes sometimes.

My reality and yours are quite different.
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I had a response, but then I realized that i was going to be agreeing with Popsjumper.

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There's more than one side to this story.

Obviously, the kid is good at pitching. The league officals acted in an asinine manner, no doubt. They could have handled it better. The opposing team that walked off probably did the right thing...better safe than sorry and all.

My big problem is with the kid's parents. The Mom got upset and we all know that sometimes things said in anger are later regretted. I wouldn't put too much emphasis on her behavior as noted in regards to the walk-off.
The problem as I see it is this:
Since the kid is obviously so much better than the others in that league, why did not the parents move him to a league more suitable for him? Wouldn't that have been more beneficial to the kid on all fronts?

No, they didn't do that. They chose to press the issue and create a bad situation all around. The kid is feeling badly for no other reason than that his parents are bozos.

The other problem is that you have to put some weight on the statements about..."the boy is being unfairly targeted because he turned down an invitation to join the defending league champion, which is sponsored by an employer of one of the league’s administrators." Adults can be real assholes sometimes.

The kid is nine, he's not going to be in the league forever.

The real problem is with the coach who told his team to pack it up and forfeit.

What the f**k kind of loser mentality is that? What happened to rising to the challenge. Notice he doesn't have a "no-hitter" record...he's not invincible.

One player, does not a team make.

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The other problem is that you have to put some weight on the statements about..."the boy is being unfairly targeted because he turned down an invitation to join the defending league champion, which is sponsored by an employer of one of the league’s administrators." Adults can be real assholes sometimes.

Childrens leagues are more about the parents.. and in this case I think that paragraph sums up the problem.

[mamajumps 0]

I think it is just absolutly stupid!!!! Maybe the kid didnt belong on the league, however I just watched the Little League World Series and those kids were pitching that fast. The kid just needs to be on a the right team. With skills like that, his future is set....

[turtlespeed 226]

Let me start this by stating that little league parents have the possibility of being unbelievable ass hats . . . That said:

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Since the kid is obviously so much better than the others in that league, why did not the parents move him to a league more suitable for him? Wouldn't that have been more beneficial to the kid on all fronts?

So they should move him, after practicing, helping, befriending, and winning, his way to an undefeated season?

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No, they didn't do that. They chose to press the issue and create a bad situation all around. The kid is feeling badly for no other reason than that his parents are bozos.

No he said he feels bad because he thinks it's his fault that no one can play. It is not just HIS parents' fault that he feels that way.

What happened to just letting the other kids learn how to be better?

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The other problem is that you have to put some weight on the statements about..."the boy is being unfairly targeted because he turned down an invitation to join the defending league champion, which is sponsored by an employer of one of the league’s administrators."

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
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Without verring into SC territory, being punished because you are good at something is preparing this kid for life as an adult.

The mother called police. It's situations like this that I feel bad for cops. What the hell did she think the cops were gonna do?

And what are the odds this kid is also already throwing a curveball? I'd put them as pretty high. And that being the case, his arm will probably be permanently damaged by the time he is 19.

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[turtlespeed 226]

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Without verring into SC territory, being punished because you are good at something is preparing this kid for life as an adult.

The mother called police. It's situations like this that I feel bad for cops. What the hell did she think the cops were gonna do?

And what are the odds this kid is also already throwing a curveball? I'd put them as pretty high. And that being the case, his arm will probably be permanently damaged by the time he is 19.

So Phelps should have been denied the opportunity to compete because he was too good?

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I think Jericho's coach should have kept him at another position and meanwhile looked for another team/league as an outlet for the kid's pitching ability.

I was once a soccer superstar at the age of 13 and 14. I tried out for a couple different highly competitive travelling teams but I could never turn it on in practice like I did during games so I simply didn't make the cut. Once I turned 15 I hit a growth spurt and lost my superstar speed and agility. Combine that with playing against a higher echelon of players and my expectations of being able to go world league were a bit near sighted. The same can happen to Jericho so I disagree this kid's future is written in stone.

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[popsjumper 2]

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So they should move him, after practicing, helping, befriending, and winning, his way to an undefeated season?

You assume that his skill was not known by the parents before the season started? Obviously, there were choices...why did they pick the "big fish in a little pond" one?

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No he said he feels bad because he thinks it's his fault that no one can play.

That's the result. Think about the cause.

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It is not just HIS parents' fault that he feels that way.

Kudos for picking up on that in the story.

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What happened to just letting the other kids learn how to be better?

It's still in effect. It's about the opportunity to learn to be better. The kid could have had an opportunity to better himself against better competition but the parents didn't think of that. Now he feels like shit and I feel for him.

Raising kids is not about throwing them to the wolves on sink or swim.

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THIS IS WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE THE OVERRIDING FACTOR, if it is, in fact, true:......

Politics...you can't escape it even in youth baseball. Sucks doesn't it?

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
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