Rick Reilly raises ethical dillema in youth sports

Columbo · Aug 11, 2006

dog428 said:

shotglass said:

Got no problem with the empathy for the stricken boy. This was poorly handled.

But the side issue with this, and what a few of YOU don't get, is that a 9-10 year old championship game DOES actually mean something. Whether you think it's right or wrong. It means something to the participants.
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And zeke, if you can't see the difference in stealing on a weak catcher and walking a good player to pitch to a kid who is physically disabled because of a disease, that's a problem.
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Yep.

Columbo · Aug 11, 2006

Zeke12 said:

You're a genius, shockey.

Because a coach never tells players to steal, or go first to third. Why, they'd have to have a special place for coaches to stand on the field to do that kind of coaching...

Maybe next time, try more smileys. They're the only parts of your posts that don't expose you as an unmitigated fucking dolt.
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Your true colors are showing.

Columbo · Aug 11, 2006

Zeke12 said:

Have you ever won an argument this way? Do you just frustrate other people into walking away from you?

Of course kids get over things quickly. The kid in the story already had. All the more reason why what the coaches did wasn't wrong.
Of course, I'd guess that it takes quite a while to get over having a moron for a father, but that's another thread.

I win again.

But, by all means, keep trying completely random aguments on the possibility that you hit on something cogent. Since you are pathologically unable to adress anything resembling an argument.
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Dude... you have gotten poleaxed on a handful of threads the past couple weeks by various posters.... and not a word of "gee, maybe you guys are right."

Not a syllable.

Just name-calling.

Columbo · Aug 11, 2006

Double Down said:

If I were the parent of the cancer kid, though, I'd be cool with what went down. As much as you want to protect your kids, life is going to shit on them plenty of times. Being embarassed and humiliated is an important part of growing up. People with character react in a positive way to those situations. It takes guts and courage to beat cancer, even at age 10, and the kid probably (cliche as it sounds) will learn more about real life from striking out than he would hitting a home run and having Rick Reilly write about it.
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Man... you had me with you till this.

Kid has gotten his "getting-shit-on" quota filled for three lfetimes.

Ace · Aug 11, 2006

Pelvis Resley said:

Zeke12 said:

Have you ever won an argument this way? Do you just frustrate other people into walking away from you?

Of course kids get over things quickly. The kid in the story already had. All the more reason why what the coaches did wasn't wrong.
Of course, I'd guess that it takes quite a while to get over having a moron for a father, but that's another thread.

I win again.

But, by all means, keep trying completely random aguments on the possibility that you hit on something cogent. Since you are pathologically unable to adress anything resembling an argument.
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Dude... you have gotten poleaxed on a handful of threads the past couple weeks by various posters.... and not a word of "gee, maybe you guys are right."

Not a syllable.

Just name-calling.
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I think Pelvis knows whereof he speaks. Way to truncate my quote and misquote me, by the way.

Columbo · Aug 11, 2006

Orangey Snicket said:

Pelvis Resley said:

Zeke12 said:

Have you ever won an argument this way? Do you just frustrate other people into walking away from you?

Of course kids get over things quickly. The kid in the story already had. All the more reason why what the coaches did wasn't wrong.
Of course, I'd guess that it takes quite a while to get over having a moron for a father, but that's another thread.

I win again.

But, by all means, keep trying completely random aguments on the possibility that you hit on something cogent. Since you are pathologically unable to adress anything resembling an argument.
Click to expand...

Dude... you have gotten poleaxed on a handful of threads the past couple weeks by various posters.... and not a word of "gee, maybe you guys are right."

Not a syllable.

Just name-calling.
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I think Pelvis knows whereof he speaks. Way to truncate my quote and misquote me, by the way.
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Zeke misquoted you?....Nahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Chi City 81 · Aug 11, 2006

I would just like to point out that Pube has made six of the previous seven posts. Have fun, guys.

pallister · Aug 11, 2006

Not a big supporter of little green Twins fans, but Zeke12 has acquitted himsell well on this particular thread.

Ace · Aug 11, 2006

Pelvis Resley said:

Orangey Snicket said:

Pelvis Resley said:

Zeke12 said:

Have you ever won an argument this way? Do you just frustrate other people into walking away from you?

Of course kids get over things quickly. The kid in the story already had. All the more reason why what the coaches did wasn't wrong.
Of course, I'd guess that it takes quite a while to get over having a moron for a father, but that's another thread.

I win again.

But, by all means, keep trying completely random aguments on the possibility that you hit on something cogent. Since you are pathologically unable to adress anything resembling an argument.
Click to expand...

Dude... you have gotten poleaxed on a handful of threads the past couple weeks by various posters.... and not a word of "gee, maybe you guys are right."

Not a syllable.

Just name-calling.
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I think Pelvis knows whereof he speaks. Way to truncate my quote and misquote me, by the way.
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Zeke misquoted you?....Nahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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No, that would be you, sir.

zeke12 · Aug 11, 2006

Pube --
No one knows what the fuck you're talking about.

People might not agree with me, but at least I've found a way to communicate clearly.

Poleaxed on a number of threads?

Do YOU even know what you're talking about at this point? Time to up the dosage, friend.

Confidential to pallister: Where'd "green" come from? Little and Twins fan, I plead to, and throw myself on the mercy of the court.

pallister · Aug 11, 2006

Yoda.

zeke12 · Aug 11, 2006

Roger Dodger.

He's the ceremonial leader of the Ilk, you know.

Who might need to make a comeback, given the state of this thread...

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