9 year old forbidden to pitch in league for being "Too Good"

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080825/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bby_too_good_to_pitch;_ylt=AvmLwF41ZRIGwkxqxRbh2hSs0NUE

This is downright stupid. You don't stop people from doing something they're too good at. Should Wayne be banned from the NHL for being too good?

"When Jericho took the mound anyway last week, the opposing team forfeited the game, packed its gear and left,"

Sounds like that team needs a lesson in sportsmanship.

Anyway if it is meant to be a league for beginners I don't have a problem with them telling a player he needs to find another league.

Honestly this would be different if a pro was banned for being to good. That 9-year-old can go up to play with the 10 and 11 year olds or what ever but players like Wayne can't be promoted out of the NHL. But that doesn't mean i don't think the rule is dumb because it is a dumb rule. This isn't like the the 6'1 13-year-old girl who was banned from the boys league after averaging 30 PPGs, and like 7 blocks or what ever that crazy stat was. Because that one honestly has no arguments for her not to be able to play in the Boys league. The parents said "my boy plays defiantly while against her" i laughed when i saw that your boys play different because there being dominated by a girl.

If there is a higher-skilled league he should go to that. Still, banning him like that wasn't the right move either, as a nine-year old may not fully understand why he was punished for pitching well, something he was supposed to do.Cube_of_MooN

[QUOTE="Cube_of_MooN"]If there is a higher-skilled league he should go to that. Still, banning him like that wasn't the right move either, as a nine-year old may not fully understand why he was punished for pitching well, something he was supposed to do.borts

[QUOTE="Cube_of_MooN"]If there is a higher-skilled league he should go to that. Still, banning him like that wasn't the right move either, as a nine-year old may not fully understand why he was punished for pitching well, something he was supposed to do.borts

I don't know about punished, but dude should be playing up to his skill level and not spending time pounding away at kids just picking up the game.

Yeah as said previously, if he can play up he should. I think I played up, but I don't remember being that good; it was just playing up makes you better for when you no longer "play up".

Do you think I said "play up" enough times in those two sentences?

That's just a serious case of bad sportsmanship. He's a KID. You're punishing a kid because he's too good? How immature. You know what, in a way it's a good thing because I bet that because of this that there will be scouts all over him in a few years when he gets older. Then he could get drafter high then get banned from the MLB for being "too good"... :roll:

It's a begineer's league though, and he's clearly not a begineer.

i wouldnt want my son batting against him, he might throw to hard an hurt my little Bobby

i wouldnt want my son batting against him, he might throw to hard an hurt my little Bobby

Hillbilly_BOB

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080825/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bby_too_good_to_pitch;_ylt=AvmLwF41ZRIGwkxqxRbh2hSs0NUE

This is downright stupid. You don't stop people from doing something they're too good at. Should Wayne be banned from the NHL for being too good?

CJL13

This isnt new at all. When I played basketball in my Jr leagues, people who were better were moved up to play with the older kids and were not allowed to play with kids their age. I dont think at age 9 you would want a kid making other kids looking extremely silly when moving up would only make him better than wasting his time with lesser opponents.

Honestly i do hope the parents win there lawsuit and the league is shut down this is an injustice to great players everywhere.borts

What an american response. If things dont go my way I will bring the law into it. The law has nothing to do with this at all. I cant believe that we will waste tax dollars because a kid cant play little league. Thats stupid, just put him in a higher league. Maybe if this country was like other countries this kid would be signed up to a club team where they would put him at the highest level he can play.

[QUOTE="borts"][QUOTE="Cube_of_MooN"]If there is a higher-skilled league he should go to that. Still, banning him like that wasn't the right move either, as a nine-year old may not fully understand why he was punished for pitching well, something he was supposed to do.duxup

I don't know about punished, but dude should be playing up to his skill level and not spending time pounding away at kids just picking up the game.

Yeah, he obviously needs to move up and play in a 11-12 year old league.

A 9-year old beginner league? Something sounds fishy...

Anyways, this isn't right. It just sends the wrong message. So God blessed this kid with an amazing gift; why punish him for it?

Anyway if it is meant to be a league for beginners I don't have a problem with them telling a player he needs to find another league.

duxup

The kid is nine years old! At nine years of age, the kid is not going to find another league than his local one.

I've heard some other interesting things about this story. The 9 year old's team was undefeated at the time. 8 - 0. Apparently the head person in charge of this league owns the second place team. It was this owner that disbanded the first place team and ultimately banned the 9 year old. Hmm, now his team is in 1st place. One thing I thought was rediculous was that the parents who banned this kid wanted him to play in a league of older kids where their skill levels were more "equal." So it's ok for this little 9 year old to play with older bigger kids and potentially get hurt, but it's not ok for this one kid to play against their own kids?DJ_Magneto

One thing I thought was rediculous was that the parents who banned this kid wanted him to play in a league of older kids where their skill levels were more "equal." So it's ok for this little 9 year old to play with older bigger kids and potentially get hurt, but it's not ok for this one kid to play against their own kids?DJ_Magneto

Why would he get hurt...baseball is not a contact sport.

[QUOTE="borts"]Honestly i do hope the parents win there lawsuit and the league is shut down this is an injustice to great players everywhere.balindos

What an american response. If things dont go my way I will bring the law into it. The law has nothing to do with this at all. I cant believe that we will waste tax dollars because a kid cant play little league. Thats stupid, just put him in a higher league. Maybe if this country was like other countries this kid would be signed up to a club team where they would put him at the highest level he can play.

[QUOTE="DJ_Magneto"]One thing I thought was rediculous was that the parents who banned this kid wanted him to play in a league of older kids where their skill levels were more "equal." So it's ok for this little 9 year old to play with older bigger kids and potentially get hurt, but it's not ok for this one kid to play against their own kids?HurricaneHugo

Why would he get hurt...baseball is not a contact sport.

Welcome to america. If you can file a lawsuit for hot coffee, you can file a lawsuit for anything. Get over it. Use the law if you can, why not? [QUOTE="balindos"]

[QUOTE="borts"]Honestly i do hope the parents win there lawsuit and the league is shut down this is an injustice to great players everywhere.feryl06

What an american response. If things dont go my way I will bring the law into it. The law has nothing to do with this at all. I cant believe that we will waste tax dollars because a kid cant play little league. Thats stupid, just put him in a higher league. Maybe if this country was like other countries this kid would be signed up to a club team where they would put him at the highest level he can play.

Sad that people have forgotten how to handle their own problems instead of having the law do it for them.