Decent Espn Article

[fckthis 0]

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=2549340about some walking the best hitter in a litte league game, to get to the physically challenged batter after him.IMO, its part of the rules, and its a smart play. If the challenged kid can't deal with the fact that some things he won't be great at baseball, and was the weakest hitter on the team, then he's being babied. The only thing that is wrong, is the coach who made the intentional walk so obvious. Thats just salt in the wounds.

[speedz99 145]

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=2549340about some walking the best hitter in a litte league game, to get to the physically challenged batter after him.IMO, its part of the rules, and its a smart play. If the challenged kid can't deal with the fact that some things he won't be great at baseball, and was the weakest hitter on the team, then he's being babied. The only thing that is wrong, is the coach who made the intentional walk so obvious. Thats just salt in the wounds.

In the rules and a smart play, but it's complete horseshit. These are 10 year olds we're talking about...a regular intentional walk would be bad, but an intentional walk to reach a scrawny little recent cancer survivor is ridiculous. Why do you think the coaches of the losing team didn't put a better hitter behind their star to protect him? Because there is no way in hell they would ever think that some asshole coach trying to relive his childhood dreams would do something like this.

[digitalmonkey 929]

This is the most important point IMO..."People say, `Don't you want Romney treated the same as everybody else?' Yes, that's the point exactly. This is the first time [an intentional walk] happened. His weakness was being singled out. In reality, he was not being treated the same."

[mrdannyg 274]

This is the most important point IMO..."People say, `Don't you want Romney treated the same as everybody else?' Yes, that's the point exactly. This is the first time [an intentional walk] happened. His weakness was being singled out. In reality, he was not being treated the same."

absolutely. sure it was the championship game, but i really doubt all the Yankees are celebrating too heartily at their pizza party, knowing they had to intentionally walk a guy to get a cancer survivor out to win the game. i bet his tears made them all feel real good about themselves.this is a league with a 4-run cap, so winning is not everything. the opposition coach should never be allowed near children again.

[fckthis 0]

But you cant go around babying kids like that. Im not going to tip my hate to the Yankees coach anytime soon, but he made a smart play. It just happens the weakest kid had cancer. If he was just a normal kid who sucked, there would be no discussion.

[Yoda 1]

No pinch hitters in little league?!

[No_Neck 0]

What is he suppose to do? Not give his team the best chance at winning? I agree they should make the walk look better.Also what kind of line up has the best hitter followed by the worst hitter?

[fckthis 0]

What is he suppose to do? Not give his team the best chance at winning? I agree they should make the walk look better.Also what kind of line up has the best hitter followed by the worst hitter?

a little league summer game...one.

[No_Neck 0]

a little league summer game...one.

I dunno, i think all of this everyone wins crap is very stupid, and it doesn't teach kids how to lose (which is a lesson a lot of kids are going to need).life is brutal and it is a good lesson to learn right away.

[Kuge 0]

I dunno, i think all of this everyone wins crap is very stupid, and it doesn't teach kids how to lose (which is a lesson a lot of kids are going to need).life is brutal and it is a good lesson to learn right away.

I agree with your first statement for the most part, so I will not go here.As for your second statement, although it is true...but as for the kid...don't you think that he figured life was brutal when he was diagnosed with cancer? THEN to add insult to injury, his sickness was exploited and taken advantage of in a little league championship game. There is a big difference between a life lesson and having a paralyzing expierience that will haunt someone for many years to come.Just my 2 cents.

[digitalmonkey 929]

I dunno, i think all of this everyone wins crap is very stupid, and it doesn't teach kids how to lose (which is a lesson a lot of kids are going to need).life is brutal and it is a good lesson to learn right away.

Yeah, I think the kid with cancer probably has a clear idea of the brutality of life.

[fckthis 0]

Meh, you can either shelter your kid, or you can let him embrace adversity. Not saying cancer isnt enough adversity for a kid, but still.

[No_Neck 0]

maybe you guys are right, I am extra bitter today (in the middle of moving)

[fckthis 0]

maybe you guys are right, I am extra bitter today (in the middle of moving)

lol ye. Sometimes you just wanna pick on recovering cancer patients, once and awhile

[No_Neck 0]

lol ye. Sometimes you just wanna pick on recovering cancer patients, once and awhile

I wasn't picking on him, i was defending the coach on the other team, I am pulling for the kid. But softplaying is never ok in my book.

[fckthis 0]

I wasn't picking on him, i was defending the coach on the other team, I am pulling for the kid. But softplaying is never ok in my book.

good point.

[76clubs 0]

Who the hell hits their worst hitter right after their best hitter?

[GrinderMJ 0]

What a **** move.

[xxhibit 0]

i think it is a BS move. pitch around him but don't intentionally walk him to exploit the situation.

[kidpkrJR 0]

What a **** move.

[JBradburn6 0]

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=2549340about some walking the best hitter in a litte league game, to get to the physically challenged batter after him.IMO, its part of the rules, and its a smart play. If the challenged kid can't deal with the fact that some things he won't be great at baseball, and was the weakest hitter on the team, then he's being babied. The only thing that is wrong, is the coach who made the intentional walk so obvious. Thats just salt in the wounds.

As long as physically challenged doesn't mean blind it gets my seal of approval. Blind and it's a gray area for me.

[insano 0]

that is complete BS. it goes against everything little league baseball is supposed to be about. kids are supposed to have fun (being singled out like that is not fun), and kids are supposed to learn how to play. I'm not saying that they should take it easy on the kid, because they shouldn't, but some on, walking the previous batter like that was a BS move on the coaches part.

[milestodavid 0]

i look at it two ways. here's my first point. David Ortiz up, down by one in the bottom of the ninth with 1st base open. Do you pitch to him, or in this imperfect baseball world, to Alex Gonzalez.secondly though, his disability WAS exploited, in which case makes this completely immoral and wrong.competition ruins kids this young. coaches living vicariously through their sons during the championship game ruins the purest form of this game. what the coach did was wrong, and he sure as damn hell knows it.

[Theraflu 1,035]

i look at it two ways. here's my first point. David Ortiz up, down by one in the bottom of the ninth with 1st base open. Do you pitch to him, or in this imperfect baseball world, to Kirby puckett with one eyesecondly though, his disability WAS exploited, in which case makes this completely immoral and wrong.competition ruins kids this young. coaches living vicariously through their sons during the championship game ruins the purest form of this game. what the coach did was wrong, and he sure as damn hell knows it.

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