T-Ball Coach Allegedly Paid to Hurt a Disabled Player & Keep Him Out of the Game

VulcanRider · 07-16-2005, 03:41 PM

PITTSBURGH - A T-ball coach allegedly paid one of his players $25 to hurt an 8-year-old mentally disabled teammate so he wouldn't have to put the boy in the game, police said Friday.

Police said the boy was hit in the head and in the groin with a baseball just before a game, and didn't play, police said.

"The coach was very competitive," state police Trooper Thomas B. Broadwater said. "He wanted to win."

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I enjoy watching sports. When I was younger (and thinner!) I enjoyed playing sports. But I've never understood this rabid foaming-at-the-mouth need to win at all costs. I'm not sure I want to...

Azred · 07-16-2005, 06:28 PM

Understanding it is acceptable...as a psychological disturbance that requires therapy. Accepting it is not acceptable--this kind of coach should be permanently banned from sports.

DBear · 07-16-2005, 08:53 PM

I didn't even think they kept score in T-Ball.

Lord of Alcohol · 07-17-2005, 12:02 AM

Theres a reason they started the Special Olympics, that article should be a clue.

Illumina Drathiran'ar · 07-17-2005, 01:22 AM

But it's T-Ball... T-Ball! Did I miss something? How long have I been asleep? What year is this?

Link · 07-17-2005, 02:33 PM

The over-the-top competitive spirit is courtesy of the grown-ups involved in the game. This usually means parents, referees and coaches. Kids are usually not to blame... usually...

Aragorn1 · 07-18-2005, 04:48 PM

T-Ball?

Morgeruat · 07-18-2005, 04:52 PM

Think cricket, but instead of someone throwing the ball they put it on a pedastal in front of the kid (usually 5-8 years old) (and using most baseball rules)

Lucern · 07-18-2005, 04:52 PM

It's like baseball for small children. Analogous to using a tee in golf, the batter whacks the ball from its perch rather than having uncoordinated children hitting eachother with baseballs lol. As a kid, it's pretty challenging to get that ball going.

And, talk about morally unambiguous here. Wow.

Morgeruat · 07-18-2005, 04:55 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tee_Ball

07-16-2005, 03:41 PM	#1
VulcanRider Lord Soth Join Date: July 25, 2002 Location: Melbourne FL Age: 61 Posts: 1,971	PITTSBURGH - A T-ball coach allegedly paid one of his players $25 to hurt an 8-year-old mentally disabled teammate so he wouldn't have to put the boy in the game, police said Friday. Police said the boy was hit in the head and in the groin with a baseball just before a game, and didn't play, police said. "The coach was very competitive," state police Trooper Thomas B. Broadwater said. "He wanted to win." More here I enjoy watching sports. When I was younger (and thinner!) I enjoyed playing sports. But I've never understood this rabid foaming-at-the-mouth need to win at all costs. I'm not sure I want to... __________________ ----- Help feed animals in shelters with just a mouse click at The Animal Rescue Site !!

07-16-2005, 06:28 PM	#2
Azred Drow Priestess Join Date: March 13, 2001 Location: a hidden sanctorum high above the metroplex Age: 55 Posts: 4,037	Understanding it is acceptable...as a psychological disturbance that requires therapy. Accepting it is not acceptable--this kind of coach should be permanently banned from sports. __________________ Everything may be explained by a conspiracy theory. All conspiracy theories are true. No matter how thinly you slice it, it's still bologna.

07-16-2005, 08:53 PM	#3
DBear Drow Warrior Join Date: April 1, 2004 Location: trapped inside this octavarium Age: 59 Posts: 251	I didn't even think they kept score in T-Ball. __________________ <i>\"You have been sat here far too long for the good that you are doing. Depart, I say, and let us be done with you. In the name of God, go!\"</i>\"--Oliver Cromwell

07-17-2005, 12:02 AM	#4
Lord of Alcohol Xanathar Thieves Guild Join Date: January 8, 2001 Location: Charlotte,NC Age: 61 Posts: 4,570	Theres a reason they started the Special Olympics, that article should be a clue. __________________ No

07-17-2005, 01:22 AM	#5
Illumina Drathiran'ar Apophis Join Date: July 10, 2002 Location: I can see the Manhattan skyline from my window. Age: 39 Posts: 4,673	But it's T-Ball... T-Ball! Did I miss something? How long have I been asleep? What year is this? __________________ http://cavestory.org PLAY THIS GAME. Seriously. http://xkcd.com/386/ http://www.xkcd.com/406/ My heart is like my coffee. Black, bitter, icy, and with a straw.

07-17-2005, 02:33 PM	#6
Link Jack Burton Join Date: May 15, 2001 Location: The Netherlands Age: 40 Posts: 5,888	The over-the-top competitive spirit is courtesy of the grown-ups involved in the game. This usually means parents, referees and coaches. Kids are usually not to blame... usually... __________________ Rowing is not a sport, it's a way of life Goal: Beijing 2008

07-18-2005, 04:48 PM	#7
Aragorn1 Symbol of Cyric Join Date: July 3, 2001 Location: Cornwall England Age: 38 Posts: 1,197	T-Ball?

07-18-2005, 04:52 PM	#8
Morgeruat Jack Burton Join Date: October 16, 2001 Location: PA Age: 45 Posts: 5,421	Think cricket, but instead of someone throwing the ball they put it on a pedastal in front of the kid (usually 5-8 years old) (and using most baseball rules) __________________ "Any attempt to cheat, especially with my wife, who is a dirty, dirty, tramp, and I am just gonna snap." Knibb High Principal - Billy Madison

07-18-2005, 04:52 PM	#9
Lucern Quintesson Join Date: August 28, 2004 Location: the middle of Michigan Age: 43 Posts: 1,011	It's like baseball for small children. Analogous to using a tee in golf, the batter whacks the ball from its perch rather than having uncoordinated children hitting eachother with baseballs lol. As a kid, it's pretty challenging to get that ball going. And, talk about morally unambiguous here. Wow.

07-18-2005, 04:55 PM	#10
Morgeruat Jack Burton Join Date: October 16, 2001 Location: PA Age: 45 Posts: 5,421	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tee_Ball __________________ "Any attempt to cheat, especially with my wife, who is a dirty, dirty, tramp, and I am just gonna snap." Knibb High Principal - Billy Madison

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