This is insanity. The kid is being punished for doing well.

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Wow, that's crazy. It has corruption written all over it. Not allowing someone to pitch because they're too good seems like something a KID would do, not league officials. Do they even use radar guns at 8-10 year old little league games?

What I don't get:

Little League was never specifically mentioned in the article, so maybe this league isn't affiliated with Little League. If it is affiliated with Little League, though, this whole thing is ridiculous. The kid is throwing 40 mph. 40! That may indeed be too hard for kids fresh out of t-ball. It might be too hard for kids who never picked up a baseball bat until they turned 10. It might be too hard for a quadriplegic who controls the swing of the bat by blowing into a straw.

But it's not too hard for "Major League" Little League players.

Every local league is set up a little bit differently. Maybe they have bylaws that they need to change. But if he's 9 years old, there's nothing in Little League rules to prevent a league from bumping a kid like this up to the next level. The basic framework is that Minor League is open to kids 7-12, Major League to kids 9-12. Leagues are welcome to have multiple minor league tiers divided by age groups. Maybe that's the case here. But the obvious thing then would just be to amend the rules and move this kid up to a more competitive level.

I have a feeling this is some fly by night unaffiliated league, not an actual Little League, though.

What I do get:


This is probably exactly what happened here.

I umpired for years. My family got very involved in our local Little League after my sister wasn't allowed to play Major League because she was a girl. Her choices were softball (lame) or Minor League (where she hit about 350 home runs and, as a 12 year old, was about 4 feet taller than all the 8 year old boys she had to play with). And seeing the inner workings...my God, adults are stupid people. Just utterly, unbelievably stupid people, who probably should never be allowed anywhere near kids. Not when sports are involved.

Youth sports are all about 40 year old men with tiny penises and bad memories of how much they sucked at sports trying to live vicariously through their kids, who also suck at sports but aren't allowed to fail. A lot of egos and politics, and then every few years one of these men has an epiphany and realizes what a douchebag they've been...only to have 4 more needledicks step in to take their place.

So some micropeened assbag is pissed that the only good pitcher in the league isn't playing for his team, which means he can't hang some league champion plaque in his office to remind everyone of how involved he is in the community.

That's the whole story here, says my money.

When I was a kid we had a guy who could pitch far better than anyone. He had played tennis his whole life so he had a ton of arm strength. I remember the first time I faced him I was scared (at about that same age) but I managed to get my bat in the way of a pitch and got an infield hit out of it. And that's how you get better at sports.

I don't get how they can not let this kid play.

Having both my son and daughter play since they were seven, I am certain this is a matter of the kid playing on a Minor A team where the skill set is purely for beginners. having said that though, I guarantee the opposing coach has had his sights set on the championship, (yes folks, it is just that competitive) and when he couldnt get little Danny Fastball on his team; well, he cited the player's ability and demanded the kid be moved up.

I have never seen a kid moved up in the middle of a season, most of the kids and coaches simply adapt and get better. That's the whole reason we play sports isnt it??

The last year I played Little League we had two kids on the same team that threw in the mid-50's. They each threw two no-hitters that season. No one whined, no on complained; you went out there and wanted to beat them. Maybe the parents involved should ask the kids what they want to do. I remember thinking "Oh man, a ball coming in that fast, if I get a piece of it I could hit it out." (I struck out three times instead). I think most kids just want to play.

I don't see how 40mph is too fast at that age. I was throwing that at 10, my last year in minors, and I wasn't the Dwight Gooden of my league. Do kids just suck that bad at sports these days?

I honestly hope that my generation remembers how we were raised and is the one to stop this bullshit. Helicopter parents are everywhere and they are NOT helping their kids learn a damn thing about life.

Video on the story

There is a 30 second commercial before the video starts. The video makes it clear that the league is NOT affiliated with Little League.

The kid shouldn't have to move up if he doesn't want to. Right now the kid probably cares more about being comfortable and that means playing with kids his own age who are probably his friends. That is complete crap that they are telling him he is too good and either should play with kids a year or two older than he is or switch to a position he is less skilled at. I guess this will teach the bastard for daring to thrive at something. Talent and skill is over-rated.

So, your sister.

Hot?
Lesbian?
Still mashing the ball?
Hot Lesbian?
Pics?

Isn't she a little old for you?

Not a lesbian. She just likes boy things, like baseball, and video games, and physics (she is a physics teacher). Big family. She spent the first 8 1/2 years of her life as the only girl. You don't get attention from the rest of the siblings unless you want to spend all of your daylight hours playing catch or shooting hoops in the driveway.

She did play in a women's baseball league in DC for the past couple of years. She was good enough to make their traveling tournament team. She just moved to Madrid, though. I don't think baseball has been invented yet in Spain.

She's not hot, but she's better looking than Shonda Schilling.

Aren't we all? Maybe you should ask Curt.

This thread is now useless without pics.

Ok. This is Shonda Schilling. (Or, her head pasted onto another equally unattractive body. Image stolen without permission from dearcurt.com)



I think we can all assume that my sister is, by default, better looking than that.

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Pic, which is actually the mom of the little boy who can't play little league, just to keep the thread on track.

Actually, it's a pic from a hot new blog called Dear Curt. It's tearing up the Face Pages and MyBooks and all the kids are talking, well, the cool ones anyway.

I should be a trillionaire from that site in a few minutes.

The thing being ignored here is that 40 mph just isnt that fast for a kid that age. Kids hit in 40mph batting cages at that age. Its not ridiculous. He's an outlier, yes, but there has to be more to this story.