Chock This Up to the Wussification of America

[Joe]

I coached a baseball team last season 7-10 year olds.
The objectives are: have fun, make friends, learn the game.

[The Dad Fisherman]

Originally Posted by Joe

I coached a baseball team last season 7-10 year olds.
The objectives are: have fun

The kid Pitching is having a good time....and I'm pretty sure his team mates are enjoying winning when he's on the mound

Originally Posted by Joe

make friends

And moving him to a league w/ kids that are older than him and he will not see at school helps this how???

Originally Posted by Joe

learn the game.

Is Striking out not part of the game...or learning to hit a Fastball.

[The Iceman 6]

+ the kid stated specifically that he didn't want to move up.

[Slipknot]

wussification

the officials made a mistake, they need to fix it now.

I don't blame the coach for not backing down.
I don't blame the mother for getting pissed

I feel bad for the kid

That is just SO WRONG

he should be allowed to play with his friends, the other teams that don't want to are making a poor choice.

I don't know what they heck these people are thinking

[Joe]

I didn't advocate quitting or moving him up. I believe in a ratings system for youth baseball - I think particpation would increase. I guess that makes me a wuss.
If a kid has the skills of someone in the top .005% he's got a gift and should be in a place where that gift can be developed with kids of similar skills.
But would I pull my kid out? No.

[Mike P]

I wonder how this would have played out if the kid decided to pitch for the defending champion team (Carlito's Barber Shop) that tried to recruit him

Sounds like Carlito is getting his "Way" here.

[likwid]

big fish little pond

[NIB]

Originally Posted by Mike P

I wonder how this would have played out if the kid decided to pitch for the defending champion team (Carlito's Barber Shop) that tried to recruit him

Sounds like Carlito is getting his "Way" here.

Carlito gets killed in the end..