The fact that some youth baseball league in New Haven, Connecticut banned a 9-year-old from pitching because he was "too good" and that his fastball was "frightening to opposing batters"...
OR...
The fact that the kid's parents are suing the league for an undisclosed amount of money.
Here's my take:
Refusing to let a kid play because he's "too good" is EVERY FUCKING THING that is wrong with youth sports today. What are these kids supposed to do when they're older?
"I'm sorry Jimmy, but your commission for the year was so much more than the rest of the employees in our company that we have to fire you."
I hate to sound like some Nike commercial but guess what? Sports is about competition. There are winners and losers. It's unavoidable.
In today's current atmosphere of "everyone gets a trophy", what are our kids learning, that striving for mediocrity is what it's all about?
It's impossible for everyone to be #1.
So stop overprotecting your kids. Let them find out how good (or bad) they really are. You'll do them (and the rest of the world) a huge favor by letting them discover their strengths and weaknesses.
Some people are meant to be professional baseball players.
Some are meant to be accountants.
And there's nothing wrong with either.
One on the other hand, any judge who agrees to give this family even one dime should be removed from the bench. You want to sue the league to let your kid play? That's fine with me. But asking for money? The last time I checked, 9-year-olds don't get paid to play.
If you can't tell, this issue has pissed me off just a tad.
But I feel better now.
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Yes, this was definitely a bizarre situation. It makes me wonder if there isn't more going on that nobody's talking about. They could do so much more with this kid if he's that good - move him up a level, for example. If he's good, the best thing is to foster his experience, not deny him the chance to play. It just sounds fishy to me.
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