What is wrong with society?

by dayzd toe on Aug 27, 2008 10:04 AM EDT Comment 9 comments

Apparently in New Haven Connecticut a nine year old has been kicked off a baseball team for being too good. More on it here.

Now what happened to the days when if someone was better than you, you had to practice, practice, practice until you were better (or at least as good as) them? I mean it makes perfect sense to me... You're too good for me, so YOU have to go. Jesus. This is absolutely ludicrous. At least this is some independent league and has nothing to do with the Little League branding.

[rant]While I'm on it, the same thing goes for "No Child Left Behind." If a kid can't get the grades to move on to the next level, he should stay where he is until he can.

And the same goes for lowering standards for firefighters and the police. Now I'm all for equal rights for women, but not at the expense of my safety. If a woman can match the same strength and whatever other standards that use to be set for firefighters or policemen then more power to her... if not, she doesn't belong on the force-same goes for any man who can't cut it.[/rant]

This lowering of standards across the nation is playing a major role in dooming us in the global market, and competition.

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I read that article a few days ago

It doesn’t really seem fair. Especially since the main reason given was that it’s a danger to the kids getting hit, but the kid has such good control that he’s never hit anyone. I don’t know why they don’t just move him up a level instead of disbanding his whole team.

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by Stacey on Aug 27, 2008 10:18 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah..

But in their defense, (as much as that kills me), one of the articles says they made that offer but the kid’s mom didn’t feel comfortable doing that.

Kevbo: [to George Sherrill] George, you look a lot like Vin Diesel...

Flatbill: Let's get somethin' straight... Vin Diesel looks like me.

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by dayzd toe on Aug 27, 2008 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Socially, that would be kinda weird

No matter how good a pitcher your kid is, I can see good reasons for not wanting him to be a nine year old on a team with thirteen year olds.

"Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."

by spike2131 on Aug 27, 2008 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Who really cares who wins and loses in little league,

when I get down to it, the only results in sports I truly care about are pro sports results. If the kid wants to play that bad, can’t they move him up to another age group.

Don’t get this dude started on NCLB.

Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
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by jobe on Aug 27, 2008 10:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

see above comment

regarding the kid’s mom.

Kevbo: [to George Sherrill] George, you look a lot like Vin Diesel...

Flatbill: Let's get somethin' straight... Vin Diesel looks like me.

-From "The Making of Orioles Magic"

by dayzd toe on Aug 27, 2008 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

My nephew wasn’t allowed to play football at his age group because he was deemed to big and advanced. He’s now allowed to play up an age group. My brother should have hired a lawyer and whined to the press so it could be played up on the news networks.

by drj on Aug 27, 2008 10:53 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

PC Society

I was 6 when I played 7-8 year old baseball, and I made the all-star team. I was 8 when I played 9-10 year old baseball, and I made the all-star team. I would’ve done the same at 10, but my parents told me they wanted to keep me down to keep in the right age group since, eventually, a league wouldn’t allow me to switch. We won the championship that year, and I enjoyed every minute of it.

What’s the point of all these home stories? It was all rec-ball leagues where anyone with any talent is generally better than the pack, even if they are younger than the group. I got out of that and played a more advanced league, the Baltimore Metro League. What everyone seems to miss here is the kid is already playing in a more advanced league. This is simply his rec ball team he plays on too.

Oh, and the whole situation is a political non-sense about the president and his sponsorship being the best team. You have to love parents and their bigger egos than the kids.

by PWubbs on Aug 27, 2008 2:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

There's more to it

Kid was recruited by the best team in the league, who’s coached by the employer of the guy who runs the league. Mom didn’t want to go to the team, kid had friends on the original team, they knew the coach (maybe related, I forget), they turn him down.

THEN the crap started flying.

Last time I checked, 9 year olds were eligible for the LLWS. And they throw in excess of 60 mph there, yes? This kid throws 40.

Some background….

Parents of Will Power Fitness players went to the New Haven Register and the story picked up speed. Jericho’s parents hired lawyer John Williams, who plans to meet with parents this week.

“I’ve had cases before involving both players and coaches in youth athletics, and it is invariably terrible what the adults do,” Williams said. “I’ve never seen one before where excellence is being punished.”

Williams said the dispute has nothing to do with safety concerns. Jericho was recruited by Carlito’s Barber Shop, Williams said, and his parents’ decision to join Will Power Fitness left coaches and parents from other teams envious.

“The concern was, we want him on our team,” Williams said. “The problem is, it’s not part of national Little League. It’s a local league, run by small businessmen with small minds.”

Williams said Jericho hasn’t hit a batter all season.

"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby

by duck on Aug 27, 2008 7:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

i remember when i played little league..

there was this kid who probably threw a good 15-20 mph faster than anyone else (arbitrary estimate, but I doubt I’m far off). I was terrified facing him, and he promptly disposed of me with a strikeout. The umpire then stopped the game, gave the kid the ball and a pen so that he could sign it. I was his 100th strikeout.

There are always those special kids, and it’s ridiculous to exclude them. But this looks like stupid soccer mom & dad politics per duck’s previous post.

by Y Not on Aug 30, 2008 9:03 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs