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dadof6
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 Posted - 03/22/2009 : 23:05:20
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| We had the opportunity to play in the super nit 13u this weekend. We lost by one run to get knocked out of the tournament. A young man on our team struck out to end the game. Speaking with him on the way to the car, he was extremely disappointed. This is what is good about the game of baseball, young men willing to put their heart, souls and all of their effort into this GAME for the enjoyment of us parents. On the flip side of it, is having to sit through two hours of a mom on the other team that we now refer to as BIG BLUE who found nothing better to do than to cut our boys down instead of cheering her boys on. It is ok to cheer, but making rude direct comments about 13 year old boys is not acceptable, also the dad whose only contribution to the team was to tip the pitch location. To you two parents, and anyone like you, YOU are what is not right about this game. My advice to you is to shut-up and let these young men play this GAME. |
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tater77bug
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Posted - 03/23/2009 : 10:58:49
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| I like what you are saying....so often it becomes more about the trophies and the parents...I bet you a nickel that niether of those parents played much sports...tipping pitches is not unheard of and I really don't have a big problem with that...your coach needs to adjust...but i hear what you are saying....wouldn't it be nice if parents cheered for their team and let the kids play...why would a grown person ever have a rude comment to make about a child on a ball field??? Hang in there and good luck with the rest of your season.... |
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greglomax
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Posted - 03/23/2009 : 12:15:24
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I have a serious problem with fans (parents) outside the fence tipping off pitches or more specifically catcher's location. I think it is second lowest thing for people outside the fence to do. Let the game go on inside the fence. There is no time spectators should become part of the game.
I don't have a problem with a runner on 2b, signaling the batter if they pick up the signs, because they are in the game. Catchers can go out and mix up the signals to the pitcher to stop that.
The first lowest is for someone to say derogatory things about an opposing team’s players. |
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13U ECB Stallions
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Posted - 03/23/2009 : 16:28:28
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How about this one.
Saturday night we played on what I consider the WORST field I've ever been subjected to play on, Sandy Ridge Park in McDonough. The USSSA needs to scratch this site from the Super NIT. This is the same field the Vipers and Sandy Springs Longhorns played on. The outfield was dangerous (simple ground balls popping 5 feet over the heads of kids), and the backstop had railroad ties at the base that had eroded so bad that it created a trough. If a ball went by the catcher, the catcher had to reach down into the trough to get the ball out. The umpires told us before the game to play it live.
Now to the parent involvement.
We have men on 2nd and 3rd and the ball gets by the catcher. Our runner from third scores, and our runner from second sees that the catcher can't find the ball in the trough. So he races home. While our kid is running home, one of the opponents parents reaches down and pops the ball up from the trough to help the catcher. Even though the runner is safe, and even though it was played "live" like discussed at the pre-game plate meeting, the umpire makes our runner return to 3rd base because a "parent touched the ball". Although it was obvious which team's parent touched the ball, the umpire refused to acknowledge the fact. To top it off, he didn't kick the parent out of the park for doing it. So we're penalized for an opponent's parent cheating to help their team!!
Again, the USSSA needs to do a better job of making sure each of these facilities is first class. They could have also pre-warned people of the construction on I-75 south which created a lot of anxiety for teams. A simple call to the Georgia DOT could have saved everyone a lot of anxiety. |
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HOTHAND
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Posted - 03/23/2009 : 16:53:42
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| My 13U Team also played in the Super NIT this weekend. We ran into a team that had one parent completely out of control. His behavior was shocking. He had something to say to each of our batters. I have been in travel ball for many years and I have never seen a parent like this one. Something tells me we are talking about the same individual. Sunday night when I spoke to other travel coaches, they confirmed the same behavior occured last year from this team. |
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CinReds
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Posted - 03/23/2009 : 21:02:13
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First, it's your job to check traffic / road conditions to your destination, not the organizer.
Some umpires should grow some kahunas and handle the out-of-control parent. Everybody knows how it's done, warn the respective teams coach first then take it from there all the way up to calling law enforcement with a disorderly conduct complaint. |
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lifeguard
74 Posts |
Posted - 03/23/2009 : 21:31:48
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| Scott, the concerns that you've mentioned is why I think this tournament looses some luster each year. The traffic congestion and the poor fields contribute to an already "stressed" event. It would not surprise me if more northern teams stay "home" in coming years. |
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BBall123
395 Posts |
Posted - 03/23/2009 : 21:32:50
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We made a decision as parents 2 years ago to NOT go back to these events down there and subject our kids to this kind of treatment ,threats and intimidation.
Our kids were harrased and "called out" for every error or every ball thrown by over 150 local adults from the opening pitch until it was over. And grown men running out onto the field during the 8u world series championship game trying to fight our 3rd base coach during the game because they were loosing.
Poor fields and home cooking with truly BAD umpires were the norm along with terrible traffic.
Now some of you know why some teams decline to play in those events. |
Edited by - BBall123 on 03/23/2009 22:17:48 |
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