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Originally posted by Mikado
It's part of the sport, the kids are going to see and learn that reguardless if it's Joe Schmoo or Roger Clemons. Give the guy a break.
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That's part of the game now?
Do they stick with the fundamentals and teach the yelling first or do they go straight to the spitting?
Showing this lack of sportsmanship to impressionable 11 year olds is why we have professional athletes who think nothing of bumping umpires, throwing bats onto the field and acting....well....like 11 year olds.
I guess the game has changed since I played little league. If a father came from the stands and ended up close enough to the umpire that he could spit on him, it was an embarrassment to the father and his son/daughter. When did that become not only acceptable, but expected?
If you need me, I'll be at the concession stand getting a sno-cone. THAT'S the part of little league I want to remember.