Fair question. During the process of cleaning up this thread some new posts were moderated that were not the same specific issue as the one that got out of hand. There were a couple of follow ups that were allowed through as they were on point with the posts that were posted during the clean-up process.
This very topic came into play at Cooperstown last year. Lou Presutti gives the kids an hour long talk about not being thugs and respecting the game of baseball then allows it to happen all week long. He allowed an all-star team to compete in the week that we were there. This all-star team was comprised of players who had been on teams that had already won or finished very high. Kids from Tamiami Outlaws, Chiefs, Bullets...etc. They run-ruled everyone they played. They hit homeruns and circled the bases blowing kisses to the cameras. The would even turned around backwards. It was a travesty to the game and Lou permitted it to carry on all week. In the championship game they were announced as an all-star team of kids that had already won at Cooperstown and were booed profusely. I say it's a terrible thing to see 12U kids booed by 2000 adults and kids, but they were booing the attitude more than anything. While my kid still had a great time at Cooperstown, most people left feeling extremely cheated and disgusted with how the situation was allowed to continue. If the players had just played ball and and done away with the ridiculous actions it would have been a different story. I know that often people question what they read as actually being true, but you can go to the Cooperstown website and view it yourself. It was the week of July 18. You can watch games that were played by Team USA baseball, as well as see their roster online.
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