Little league championship

[Desoto]

Apparently the little league team from Chicago had crappy coaches and parents. They reached outside their district and got some kids. Because of this they stripped their championship away. Sucks for the kids. But this had to happen. Some will say what's the big deal? They really took it away for that they still won the games?!!!!! You know what happened here? There are a couple of kids inside the district that didn't get to play bc they weren't good enough or for some reason. Rules are rules. It's just a sad ordeal all around.

 

[parabrave]

I've coached LL for years

This is a huge problem all over the country. I'll never forget that a certain league in a large east central Miss city along the I-20 corridor expanded their boundaries to include the adjoining 4 counties. This just happened to be the same area that a kckass travel allstar team was located. Them boys were so big I swear they were driving the team bus. At eleven years old.

 

[patdog]

No. That's not what happened. That team has a long history of cheating and it finally caught up to them. Nobody seems to want to talk about this story.

Link

 

[coach66]

No worries, Obama will probably step into this and make all things right*. It

is sad, very sad and the media continuing to harp on the "don't blame the kids, it's not their fault" mantra is
representative of the lack of accountability that exists in this country today. I'm would be surprised if the kids on that team were not aware that they had players outside their district. They hear their parents talking.

 

[aTotal360]

"The don't punish the kids" argument is utter bullsh!t. That's exactly what you have to do or the parents and coaches will continue doing it. Let these dipsh!t parents and coaches know that if they break the rules, it will fall on their kids' laps. If it's as simple as paying a fine, then paying fines will eventually be part of the cost of winning.

Any WTF was Jessie Jackson doing at the presser?

 

[coach66]

"Cheaters gonna Cheat"**

nm

 

[kphall11]

the guy who turned them in lost to that team 43-2??? Is there not a mercy rule? Thats insane.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-whistleblower-who-reported-little-league-teams-blatant-cheating/

 

[coach66]

While I'm not a supporter of mercy rules there comes a time for common sense.

As a former coach you can easily tell your guys to strike out or manage to find a way to make an out to end these crazy situations that don't benefit either team. Something tells me their coach took great pleasure in running it up as far as he could and as they say "what goes around comes around".

 

[Shooter McGavin.sixpack]

These reactions are ridiculous

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2015/02...PH&utm_source=topvph_news&utm_campaign=625138

Shockingly Jessie Jackson's take isn't the craziest one. That honor goes to Karen Lewis.

 

[coach66]

Karen Lewis sound like a special kind of crazy. Man I hope she doesn't actually

believe all she is saying.

 

[The Peeper]

Jesse being Jesie, getting his face in front of the crowd at a sensitive venue which is what he always does. He'll have a news conference, call for a boycott of some businesses, accuse the whistle blower of being a racist and poor loser, have a picture made with the kids, remind everyone how great he is and move on to the next venue. This one he will do for free because little league organizations don't have cash. Lately he's been in Silicon Valley fighting Apple, Yahoo, etc for those poor shuttle bus drivers that work under such horrible conditions. THAT'S where he makes his $$$. Those companies don't want the negative PR, his bag man names a price, Jesse gets paid and moves on. Now go ahead and shut it down.....

 

[aTotal360]

So now Jessie Jackson called the inquiry a "racially motivated witch hunt". Not sure if he's directing that towards Chris Janes (the guy that called them out). But Chris Janes is supposedly married to a black woman and they have 4 kids together.

 

[512taylor]

So now Jessie Jackson called the inquiry a "racially motivated witch hunt". Not sure if he's directing that towards Chris Janes (the guy that called them out). But Chris Janes is supposedly married to a black woman and they have 4 kids together.

I think the lacrosse coach at Duke is to blame.

 

[ihateolemiss]

Corruption and cheating in Chicago?? No way!

 

[GloryDawg]

I think the lacrosse coach at Duke is to blame.

No I think it's because Brian Williams claimed he hit a walk off home run to win the game.

 

[Optimus Prime 4]

Jessie actually has a point, it shouldn't have taken six months. Karen is a loony tune

 

[Dawgzilla]

The mercy rule WAS used in that game....but it doesn't kick in until 4 innings have been played.

 

[DawgatAuburn]

I don't find it crazy at all, except the last paragraph. I don't necessarily agree with it, but it doesn't strike me as crazy.

 

[mount lefroy]

Of course, the team that turned them in has a history of cheating too.

Seems there arent any innocents in the bunch.