tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post6657311871814212454..comments2024-03-28T15:19:12.892-07:00Comments on Irons in the Fire: Kid pitches 'too well'? Well, we can't have THAT,Firehandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-85946717126397326132008-08-27T08:34:00.000-07:002008-08-27T08:34:00.000-07:00I played flag football in elementary school. Our ...I played flag football in elementary school. Our school was big enough to field two teams - the hand picked one and us. Second through fifth grades they beat us every time. The magic happened in the sixth grade and we almost went to the city championship after we pounded them. Even though the odds were stacked against us we got better and overcame their advantage. Too bad that is not going to happen here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-67519213617716266122008-08-27T07:24:00.000-07:002008-08-27T07:24:00.000-07:00Not that I have any knowledge of this particular l...Not that I have any knowledge of this particular league, but I've had my kids in sports leagues before that were openly touted as "fun learning leagues" where they had rules limiting how long each player was allowed to play as well as the minimum time each player had to play and other rules designed specifically to make sure that the participants were able to both learn and have fun.<BR/><BR/>They were NOT competitive leagues, even though they kept scores and did the normal tournament play with winners and losers and a grand champion team.<BR/><BR/>Now, if this was one of those kind of leagues, I see nothing wrong with trying to maintain that environment. If, on the other hand, it was a regular competitive league (like Little League is) then this stinks.GunGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14217451122521161867noreply@blogger.com