YOU'RE BANNED, for being "too" good?

Firestormalpha · 08-28-2008, 10:23 AM

9-year old boy banned from little league

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Say it ain't so.

I never thought I'd see anything as disgraceful on a Little League field as the all-too-frequent stories about fathers getting into fights with umpires or coaches or other parents at youth sporting events. But this one might top all those.

The Youth Baseball League of New Haven, Conn., has banned a 9-year-old from pitching.

His crime? Excessive velocity.

Jericho Scott throws almost 40 mph, a speed deemed too dangerous for other 8- to 10-year-olds to step in against. Though Jericho had yet to hit a batter as his team opened the season 8-0, his coach was told the boy must play some other position or the team would be disbanded.

When coach Wilfred Vidro defied the league directive and sent Jericho to the hill last week, the other team refused to play, packed its gear and left. Officials for the league say that Jericho's team has indeed been disbanded and that the players will be redistributed among other squads.

I hope Ken Burns got some footage for his documentary, The Death of Baseball in America.

According to those same league officials, Jericho's mother Nicole Scott went bananas after the other team forfeited rather than face her son.

"I have never seen behavior of a parent like the behavior Jericho's mother exhibited Wednesday night," said league attorney Brian Noble. (Quick, who was your youth baseball league's attorney?)

All I can say on behalf of Ms. Scott is hallelujah. I hope she went bonkers. I hope she went Lou Piniella on them and started tossing bases around. I hope she took a bat to the water cooler a la Carlos Perez.

When a decision is this wrongheaded, the only appropriate reaction is overreaction.

Unglaublich Verwustung · 08-28-2008, 10:45 AM

Variol did this one here: link

Firestormalpha · 08-28-2008, 10:50 AM

gah, oh well. I wouldn't have guessed looking at the title.

Variol (Farseer) Elmwood · 08-28-2008, 10:54 AM

all looks, no brains that one...

Firestormalpha · 08-28-2008, 10:58 AM

Now now, lets be fair, maybe UV just had a momentary lapse.

Unglaublich Verwustung · 08-28-2008, 10:59 AM

I live in a permanent state of momentary lapses

Variol (Farseer) Elmwood · 08-28-2008, 11:02 AM

UV? I was talking about Firestormalpha, who posted it.

Bungleau · 08-28-2008, 11:11 AM

As UV proved the point, by having a momentary lapse about someone else's thread...

BTW, what about "My banned..."?

Spirits Reborn · 08-28-2008, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Bungleau

As UV proved the point, by having a momentary lapse about someone else's thread...

BTW, what about "My banned..."?

Oh subtle, but funny

I laughed. (both at the comment and article)

08-28-2008, 10:45 AM	#2
Unglaublich Verwustung Silver Dragon Join Date: August 2, 2006 Location: i ngach aon áit (but mostly Western Europe) Age: 57 Posts: 1,619	Re: YOUR BANNED, for being "too" good? Variol did this one here: link __________________ Make a decision, even if it's wrong, and remember.... ...it's never too early for a salad.

08-28-2008, 10:50 AM	#3
Firestormalpha Knight of the Rose Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: Coral Springs, Fl USA Age: 41 Posts: 4,454	Re: YOUR BANNED, for being "too" good? gah, oh well. I wouldn't have guessed looking at the title. __________________ "When you start with a presupposition, it's hard to arrive at any other conclusion." "We are never to judge a philosophy by its abuse." - Augustine "If you're wondering if God has a sense of humor, consider the platypus." http://www.greaterthings.cbglades.com

08-28-2008, 10:54 AM	#4
Variol (Farseer) Elmwood Jack Burton Join Date: May 16, 2003 Location: Dartmouth, NS Canada Age: 60 Posts: 5,634	Re: YOUR BANNED, for being "too" good? all looks, no brains that one... __________________ A MAN WHO WANTS FOR NOTHING HAS INFINITE WEALTH. (me)

08-28-2008, 10:58 AM	#5
Firestormalpha Knight of the Rose Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: Coral Springs, Fl USA Age: 41 Posts: 4,454	Re: YOUR BANNED, for being "too" good? Now now, lets be fair, maybe UV just had a momentary lapse. __________________ "When you start with a presupposition, it's hard to arrive at any other conclusion." "We are never to judge a philosophy by its abuse." - Augustine "If you're wondering if God has a sense of humor, consider the platypus." http://www.greaterthings.cbglades.com

08-28-2008, 10:59 AM	#6
Unglaublich Verwustung Silver Dragon Join Date: August 2, 2006 Location: i ngach aon áit (but mostly Western Europe) Age: 57 Posts: 1,619	Re: YOUR BANNED, for being "too" good? I live in a permanent state of momentary lapses __________________ Make a decision, even if it's wrong, and remember.... ...it's never too early for a salad.

08-28-2008, 11:02 AM	#7
Variol (Farseer) Elmwood Jack Burton Join Date: May 16, 2003 Location: Dartmouth, NS Canada Age: 60 Posts: 5,634	Re: YOUR BANNED, for being "too" good? UV? I was talking about Firestormalpha, who posted it. __________________ A MAN WHO WANTS FOR NOTHING HAS INFINITE WEALTH. (me)

08-28-2008, 11:11 AM	#8
Bungleau 40th Level Warrior Join Date: October 29, 2001 Location: Western Wilds of Michigan Posts: 11,752	Re: YOUR BANNED, for being "too" good? As UV proved the point, by having a momentary lapse about someone else's thread... BTW, what about "My banned..."? __________________ B Save Early, Save Often Save Before, Save After Two-Star General, Spelling Soldiers -+-+-+ Give 'em a hug one more time. It might be the last.

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