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11 Bravo

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18. The answer is no, he or she most definitely does not understand ...
Fri Feb 13, 2015, 11:47 AM
Feb 2015

the difference. I managed and coached Little League baseball for over 20 years, before I had kids, and then throughout their LL playing careers. No one gains any sort of competitive advantage letting a few out-of-district kids play baseball. That is, in fact, reflective of the inclusive nature of LL. Stacking an All-Star team, on the other hand, is an entirely different matter. Doing so is an intentional attempt to gain an unfair advantage over the competition.
I managed numerous All-Star teams, once even advancing to the State championship tournament by virtue of winning our district tourney. We had to see actual birth certificates (not copies) and incontrovertible proof of residency before any child was allowed to participate in All-Star competition.
The Jackie Robinson kids got screwed, but it was by their adult administrators (some of them presumably African-American).
I guess it's easier for someone who knows nothing about the process to scream "racism", than it is to attempt to understand the problem.

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Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! malaise Feb 2015 #1
Racism plain and simple? GGJohn Feb 2015 #3
Oh it is. Are_grits_groceries Feb 2015 #4
I'll ask the same question. GGJohn Feb 2015 #5
Let me be more specific. Are_grits_groceries Feb 2015 #8
Those involved in the district are also African American. Ace Rothstein Feb 2015 #14
Ahhhhh, the blacks in Rosemoor are bigoted against the TexasMommaWithAHat Feb 2015 #34
And you know they're racists how???? eom. GGJohn Feb 2015 #16
Th intent of the violation was for the kids TexasMommaWithAHat Feb 2015 #33
Well as for me tiredtoo Feb 2015 #2
Indeed... Fumesucker Feb 2015 #27
Every single team didn't win the championship. They got caught cheating...they got stripped. nt. LexVegas Feb 2015 #6
They cheated too! Are_grits_groceries Feb 2015 #7
There's a world of difference between House League and 12U All-Star... SidDithers Feb 2015 #9
Did you read the OP and the section Are_grits_groceries Feb 2015 #10
Do you understand the difference between House League and 12U All Star?... SidDithers Feb 2015 #13
The answer is no, he or she most definitely does not understand ... 11 Bravo Feb 2015 #18
Yup... SidDithers Feb 2015 #20
I love baseball. My youngest hung up his glove after LL, but ... 11 Bravo Feb 2015 #24
It's a great game... SidDithers Feb 2015 #29
Were the players in on the cheat? TexasProgresive Feb 2015 #11
Competition is... CanSocDem Feb 2015 #12
Oh horse manure, GGJohn Feb 2015 #15
It's not a straight comparison. CanSocDem Feb 2015 #21
Uhhh, this is about Little League Baseball, not corporations. GGJohn Feb 2015 #31
OK I get that you don't... CanSocDem Feb 2015 #32
Participation in what? Iggo Feb 2015 #17
Participation in democracy. CanSocDem Feb 2015 #22
Participation in Little League Baseball. Iggo Feb 2015 #25
I tried to post this several times in the mega-massive thread on it yesterday. ScreamingMeemie Feb 2015 #19
I feel bad for the kids who played by the rules. iandhr Feb 2015 #23
This is AAU Mindset Creeping into Little Leagues Stallion Feb 2015 #26
The thing about JRW is that while being an "elite" team Bluzmann57 Feb 2015 #28
I believe there are waivers for kids who move out of the district to continue to play there. Ace Rothstein Feb 2015 #30
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