Mediocrity strikes a blow against Common Sense

[Draco-REX]

http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/8488564/9-year-old-barred-for-pitching-too-well?MSNHPHCP&GT1=39002

 

Yay for whiners and people who can't handle someone being better than them at something..

 

This really burns me. I'm sick of this opinion going around that if you're better than average at something you should be ashamed of it. THIS is where a national sports organization should be ready to step in and slap some people around. Too bad such an organization would be too busy doing just this sort of thing in the misguided concept that mediocrity makes good sports....

[sol740]

"That's it Lebron ! Get the fuck off my court ... you're too damn good".

 

Srsly ... fuck these idiot parents. 40mph and he's nine. That's fucking good.

[SiColin]

I heard about this on the radio today and couldn't fucking believe it.

[Drewhop]

Fucking Ignorant ass people. Let the kid play. Instead of whining about it maybe your kid should suck less.

[Draco-REX]

Fucking Ignorant ass people. Let the kid play. Instead of whining about it maybe your kid should suck less.

+1, or to put it in more acceptable terms:

 

A better player makes everyone else play better.

[phil]

linn, anthony, ray, craig, rob,antwon,sam, etc. you guys cant race anymore. too fast. let the middle guys think we are the fastest on cr. thanks :thumbup: ill protest, i swear i will

[Brrcats]

I was reading in one of the articles that the kid was invited to join the team that won the league championship the year before, he declined and went with another team. Apparently the owner of the sponsor of the championship team is also on the league committee or whatever.

 

So basically its a case of butthurt and they are portraying this kids talent as a danger to the other kids.

[ImUrOBGYN]

Read about it this morning. What a bunch of BS.

[HAOLE]

This is a good reason we have a bunch of pansy kids and adults. I was going to sign my boy up in soccer this year until I found out the league is one that does not keep score. It is one of these "everybody wins" groups.

 

In life you cant win every time.

[SiColin]

This is a good reason we have a bunch of pansy kids and adults. I was going to sign my boy up in soccer this year until I found out the league is one that does not keep score. It is one of these "everybody wins" groups.

 

In life you cant win every time.

 

Haha yeah my little brother plays in one of those leagues. Him and his teammates still keep score. I think they forget that 8 year olds still know how to count.

[87GT]

Everyone needs a trophy! BS

[phil]

lol, i live in pickerington, there is no such thing as no score. growing up i we didnt give a shit if the score was 40 -0, we were running that score up and showing that shit. "no one complained, you just got put in the cage and not fed for a week if you lost."

 

 

quoted from mike vick

[Drewhop]

lol, i live in pickerington, there is no such thing as no score. growing up i we didnt give a shit if the score was 40 -0, we were running that score up and showing that shit. "no one complained, you just got put in the cage and not fed for a week if you lost."

 

 

quoted from mike vick

 

 

No doubt when I played Baseball back in highschool it was our goal to try and run the score up. It created competition and rivalries. Plus you could be the next time you played that time they were gonna play a whole hell of a lot better so they didnt get embarrassed again.

 

I am pretty sure before high school baseball there was a 15 run rule tho. If the opposing team did not get within 15 runs after 1 inning they would call the game.

[phil]

No doubt when I played Baseball back in highschool it was our goal to try and run the score up. It created competition and rivalries. Plus you could be the next time you played that time they were gonna play a whole hell of a lot better so they didnt get embarrassed again.

 

I am pretty sure before high school baseball there was a 15 run rule tho. If the opposing team did not get within 15 runs after 1 inning they would call the game.

 

 

my favorite were football games. in junior high up our coaches would talk about leaving no doubt who the better players were. lol our scores would be like 56-7, 40-0, 42-3. lol i think the closest game we had was like 28-0.

[Aaron]

I couldn't play football when I was little because I was too big. Too big for football........I wasn't even fat. Stupid shit if you ask me. Now I am 6'6" and 300lbs.

 

I know its not the same, but a similar concept.

[phil]

I couldn't play football when I was little because I was too big. Too big for football........I wasn't even fat. Stupid shit if you ask me. Now I am 6'6" and 300lbs.

 

I know its not the same, but a similar concept.

 

 

i played because guys like you scared me

 

 

 

 

thats why i play racquetball now

[kenny]

Americans have been a bunch of pussies for quite a while now, this shouldn't shock you.

 

America, fuck yeah.

[Sam1647545489]

Durka durka????

[Mr. Jones]

Durka durka????

 

JIHAD!

[Guest Hal]

lol, i live in pickerington, there is no such thing as no score. growing up i we didnt give a shit if the score was 40 -0, we were running that score up and showing that shit. "no one complained, you just got put in the cage and not fed for a week if you lost."

 

 

quoted from mike vick

Yeah, where I came from we beat Pickerington 90-0 in Rugby. 100 would've gotten us a keg .

[cptn janks]

last part of the article says

 

League officials suggested that Jericho play other positions, or pitch against older players or in a different league.

 

Local attorney John Williams was planning to meet with Jericho's parents Monday to discuss legal options.

 

"You don't have to be learned in the law to know in your heart that it's wrong," he said. "Now you have to be punished because you excel at something?"

 

 

 

wtf? they said they would move him up to a better leauge. whats the problem with that?

[spooling 1g]

This is a good reason we have a bunch of pansy kids and adults.

 

Enough said.

[Draco-REX]

last part of the article says

 

 

 

 

wtf? they said they would move him up to a better leauge. whats the problem with that?

Not enough information.

 

Do these better leagues play in the same fields?

If not, can the parent get him to the fields they do play?

If there is a fee to play, can they afford it?

Can he join that league this far into the season; or will he be stuck not playing for the rest of the year?

Will he really be able to compete in the better league with his 40mph fastball, or would that be too slow?

 

Really it's like being bumped out of your class because you're too good a driver. What's wrong with driving in a Modified class if your car is supposed to be in a street class? Plenty. If this were an adult league, he'd be cheered for excelling. Instead, he's being penalized and basicly taught that you shouldn't try to be better. They're telling him that he should be Average and that it's WRONG to try and improve himself.

[Mopar]

most stupidest thing i've heard in a while (pun intended)

sounds like the plot for little big league part 4

[smineb]

i don't know about your league rules where you live. But here in mount vernon, my best friend and i were asked to move up to 10 to 12 year old little league teams because we pitched fast enough. If anything i would have been pissed that my friend on another 9,10 year old team was asked to move up and not me. I took it as a compliment, league looked at it as a way to help a stinky team in the little league bracket that was 0-12 with next to no pitching staff add a few pitchers to the team.