Curse

Quintus · Jun 21, 2005, 12:22 AM // 00:22

http://www.dispatch.com/topstory.php....html&rfr=nwsl

I saw this in another forum and thought that it was pretty interesting.

I just wish that these over-protective parents would let their kids play ball. Instead they are teaching them that if someone is better than them at something, they can just get them fired, banned, etc.

EchoSex · Jun 21, 2005, 01:06 AM // 01:06

Reminds me of that "Everyone wins" bullcrap.

d4nowar · Jun 21, 2005, 01:26 AM // 01:26

those parents and coaches that didn't want their kids to play are pretty lame. they could have won, if they tried hard enough. its not their fault that they couldn't beat a team. good teams deserve respect. and respect is given to them by actually playing against them.

EchoSex · Jun 21, 2005, 01:27 AM // 01:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by d4nowar

those parents and coaches that didn't want their kids to play are pretty lame. they could have won, if they tried hard enough. its not their fault that they couldn't beat a team. good teams deserve respect. and respect is given to them by actually playing against them.

Exactly. Thats like banning an HONEST and good GW charictor just because he knew what he was doing. (Ebayers and cheats don't count. you can hate them if you wish :3)

Heron Fensbanel · Jun 21, 2005, 01:36 AM // 01:36

That kid in the first picture looks like he's rockin' the roids.

Dumb Quixote · Jun 21, 2005, 01:38 AM // 01:38

You know... back in the day a good team used to be just a well oiled machine. Same chance at success as any of the other local teams. Now-a-days, teams are rigged by rich parents who want their team to be the best that money can buy. In the end, they cry foul because nobody else wants to "lose" to them. F! 'em... they *should* play in a better league instead of rolling over the rec kids. The whole point of organized youth sports is for everyone to learn something. What are the good kids learning by killing teams that suck in comparison? To be @ssholes, just like their folks!

Sekkira · Jun 21, 2005, 01:54 AM // 01:54

haha, those stars are gonna be champions when they're older. And the other teams are gonna be put in the special league.

Caco-Cola · Jun 21, 2005, 02:09 AM // 02:09

I'll bet ElvenBravo had a parent like this.

Madjik · Jun 21, 2005, 02:14 AM // 02:14

The things people do just sicken me. poor sportsmanship and bad form.

"Hey guys, thier too good"!!

That's just sad.

Winterclaw · Jun 21, 2005, 02:33 AM // 02:33

If only they'd do that to the Pats and Yankees...

A few things:
-Running up the score is bad, espically in a game like baseball. Once you are ahead by X amount, it's time to start putting in the subs. The only sport I know where coaches intentionally run up the score is College football so they can get into a better bowl game (and get blown out by a better team). It also leaves bad tastes in other's mouths when they see you do it.
-No one likes to be beaten that badly. This isn't professional, so a lot are in it for the fun.
-That team did have a few oversized freaks on it.
-I feel sorry for the team for what happened to them, but that's life. They say the pen is mighter than the sword for a reason. If everyone was going to forfeit against them as they were, the team would have been de facto banned anyways.
-There's a bit of irony in this; the team of winners now know just what it is like to be picked last.

If they'd only had a fatboy or nerd or two playing, this wouldn't have happened. ¦Þ

Dumb Quixote · Jun 21, 2005, 05:46 AM // 05:46

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Originally Posted by Sekkira

haha, those stars are gonna be champions when they're older. And the other teams are gonna be put in the special league.

Nah... they'll be the college drop outs that ran back home because the competition was too fierce and they weren't ready for it (we always kicked butt in our little league games). There is nothing more satisfying than watching an ego shatter when placed against real competition.

Omega_2005 · Jun 21, 2005, 07:28 AM // 07:28

Hmm, look at England getting the World Cup in Football and Rugby... They win it once, and since then, they have become crap beyond doubt...!

Maybe it's another cause of 'Banning players because they're "Too Good"'?

Taphoo · Jun 21, 2005, 01:45 PM // 13:45

"Since April, the boys have been honing their skills on a field outside the Zion Lutheran Church on Obetz Road. They practice 2½ hours a day, four days a week.

Some have been playing together for four or five years, though not the entire team."

That's what a traveling team does - not a Rec Team.

A *recreation* team lets everyone play and have a good time; *traveling* teams - which is what this one should be - practice hard and play to win (I know, one of my kids is on a traveling team).
The parents and coaches of this team knew exactly what they were doing; now they're whining 'cause they called called for it. I say good for the district and parents that stood up to these bozos!

zman_acura · Jun 22, 2005, 05:25 PM // 17:25

thats frickin gay. Let em play!