Zapp Brannigan

http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slu...v=ap&type=lgns

Terrible.

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ccbig

Man, that is one sad story. The kid & his team deserve to play!

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M Richardson

Here's the part that really hurt me:
“I feel sad,” he said. “I feel like it’s all my fault nobody could play.”
Another example of adults ruining a good thing for kids.

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therick

If I was on the team that forfeited, I'd have been pissed. Then again, I guess they raise kids different today, but I loved facing the kids that threw aspirin. It was a challenge to see if you could get a hit. Why teach the kids to quit instead of teaching them to rise to the challenge?

Good call Mr. Richardson. That's exactly what the adults did to both teams of kids.

arm-spin

This seems silly.

Spider

If he's that good, why don't they just bump him up to the next level, like letting a freshman play varsity? I'm sure they could grant a special waiver if necessary - it would be much fairer than the current situation and everyone would benefit.

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This stuff has been going on for years -when I was 9 I was about the same size as an average 15 year old -they made me wear a stripe across my helmet so everyone knew I was too ''big'' to carry the football and in baseball they bumped me up 2 leagues .-age divisions -wasn't my fault I was that big -I was the same age as everyone else yet had to compete at different levels and playing the line the year after you score set the TD record sucks . I feel bad for this kid but this is nothing new .

legridder155

To me it is crazy. What it comes down to is the other teams can't beat him and they want to level the playing field. If he was my son and that dominating I would probably move him up, but if he wanted to stay down with his friends I would let him.

Now maybe I am way of, but 40 mph at 9 is decent speed, but not over powering. My oldest plays travel and I know at 10 he saw a FEW at 60+.

ISU2008

Here's a picture of the little feller pitching. Doesn't have perfect form, left arm too far from the body, but he's working on it.

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The article says this is a developmental league for kids age 8 to 10 - which to me sounds like what we call around here "minor league", where you play until you are ready to participate in the "regular" little league level. If it's a developmental league and he's developed beyond the level of the league, I see no problem with saying he belongs in the next level up - that's what is supposed to happen. Sounds a little to me like they've kept him down in the lower league so he can dominate and win a championship - which if it's a developmental league they shouldn't have in the first place (so that fosters the problem, as do the pissing matches between parents & coaches on the two teams that wanted him). The two key things I see here are:
1. He probably is too good for the league which by definition is for kids who are "not so good yet". So, there is nothing wrong with having him bump up to the next level because that next level is designed for him accommodating both his age and ability (9 years old is little league age).
2. If the league he is in is truly a developmental league, then they shouldn't have playoffs and championships and parents bitching and moaning over who gets what kid and pulling kids off the field because they don't get their way.

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