9-year-old baseball pitcher disqualified for being too good

This is another example of the sissification of America. How about teaching kids that when an obstacle looks daunting or even downright intimidating, you have to "bow up" your back and meet the challenge? C'mon, America!! This was a great lesson about how to overcome that was lost here.

Palmetto Red wrote:

This is another example of the sissification of America. How about teaching kids that when an obstacle looks daunting or even downright intimidating, you have to "bow up" your back and meet the challenge? C'mon, America!! This was a great lesson about how to overcome that was lost here.

I totally agree with you on this one. But here is what am curious about, having coached little league and Pop Warner, we would set the batting cage machine to 50 miles an hour for the 7 and 9 year old's for them to get adjusted to the speed of the ball. Some of them always wanted it faster. But even within three or four days (or less) there eyes would adjust and they would be making contact and start hitting it. So why the disbanding of the whole team because of one kid? Plus, even if this kid was pitching, he would only pitch for so long, maybe 50 throws and they would bring in someone else. So the other team would still have an opportunity to get some hits. Plus to, where were the fathers of the other team? I can't believe all the fathers of the other team would let this happen. Someone needs to grow some BALLS!

move up

this is ridiculous and unamerican. it is teaching kids to quit rather than to compete.

Boo hoo hoo...He pitches the ball too fast. Boo hoo hoo.

Palmetto Red wrote:

This is another example of the sissification of America. How about teaching kids that when an obstacle looks daunting or even downright intimidating, you have to "bow up" your back and meet the challenge? C'mon, America!! This was a great lesson about how to overcome that was lost here.

I agree. I blame the soccer moms.

I remember as a child that there was one award. lol Now there are 5th-7th place awards. Kids have to learn about failure, and success.

So what he throws hard for his age. But think about the kid that does get a hit of him. That kid will grow up believing in his own abilities.

It's official. The world is getting dumber.

Is he rally 9, or is he Dominican?

He should be listed as overqualified, not disqualified. Disqualification makes it sound like a bad thing.

It's called a natural. Why can't ppl. seet that? He may be a bit swift for kid's his own age. But never the less, it's a gift from God.

It is call competition. That is what sports is about. There will be people that will be better than you. Get over it that life. People need to teach their kids this when playing sport. The only way they get better is to step up their game and rise to the challenge. That is crazy. This reminds me of a similar situation regarding a girl in Oregon that had been playing in the boys leagues for 10 and under she had been play for a few years and they decided to kick her out of league because she was outplaying the boys and some parents felt she should not be allow to play against their little boys. WTF

Here it is if you want to check out the links

http://jezebel.com/5011130/awesome-oregon-gir...

http://sports.aol.ca/article/Basketball-Star-...

They feel threatened by kids now?

What gets me is, why do they expect children to grow up and suddenly do what's right when their always done so wrong?

I guarantee you more "PARENTS" were the source of the complaints!

Let those other kids go back to T-Ball.

if u cant take the heat get out of the batters box.tht kid should b able 2 play there just being douches

I wonder how big the kid's D!ck is?

WrningSgn wrote:

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I agree. I blame the soccer moms.
I remember as a child that there was one award. lol Now there are 5th-7th place awards. Kids have to learn about failure, and success.
So what he throws hard for his age. But think about the kid that does get a hit of him. That kid will grow up believing in his own abilities.

LOL @ blalming the soccer moms. OK, you need to elaborate on that a little more. What about the soccor dads, who teach their kids to start brawls whenever there is a questionable referee call??? I would blame the parents instead of assuming it was the women who made this complaint.

I agree with everything else in your posts (but that sexist comment shocked me).

;o)

Is this how we treat true talent? Oh hail no. D':

I heard about this on the radio last week. How stupid! Kids are not equal anymore then adults. You have some smarter, more athletic, talented, better looking. This is the way of life.

And to hinder a child who has athletic talent is a crime. Look at Micheal Jordon. He did not make his basketball team the first time he tired out. But he practice hard and made his high school team the next year. If his high school let anyone on the team, where would he be today?

ttt wrote:

It is call competition. That is what sports is about. There will be people that will be better than you. Get over it that life. People need to teach their kids this when playing sport. The only way they get better is to step up their game and rise to the challenge. That is crazy. This reminds me of a similar situation regarding a girl in Oregon that had been playing in the boys leagues for 10 and under she had been play for a few years and they decided to kick her out of league because she was outplaying the boys and some parents felt she should not be allow to play against their little boys. WTF
Here it is if you want to check out the links
http://jezebel.com/5011130/awesome-oregon-gir...
http://sports.aol.ca/article/Basketball-Star-...

I can't believe ADULTS are thinking so immaturely about something like this.
Explains why America is the way it is right now,people aren't satisfied with anything, and now they complain about some kid (weather female or male) outdoing thier own.