quote:Originally posted by Playball2:
...knowing Matt he probably said give me the ball skip.
The responsibility for using players properly and not putting them at undue risk lies with the coach, and the coach only. It cracks me up each time someone wants to use the excuse, "hey, the kid wanted to, so I let him". What a bunch of cowardly garbage.
The essence of being a man is standing up and admitting your actions, whether they be right or wrong, and taking full responsibility for them. The essence of a coward is to try and divert that attention away from your actions and refocus it on an innocent and ignorant person.
If you want to throw a kid for 140 pitches and then throw him on two days rest for another game, stand up and say, "I did it, and I think it's the right thing to do, and I'd do it again". Then be judged as the shortsighted usury abusive person you are.
"Situationally we decided it was in my and the teams best interest to throw Johnny again. Johnny wanted the ball, and you've just got to love a kid that has that kind of heart and desire to help his team win. How can I, as the coach, tell Johnny no? The right thing to do in that situation is ignore all the experts in orthopedic surgery and give Johnny the start. I must have been right, we won the game." How can you not root for a coach like that?
NO THEY'RE NOT...let's not exaggerate the circumstances here, these are 15 to 18 year olds, with an occasional 19 year old as the exception. Don't make them out to be emancipated adults capable of critical thinking, they're not. That's what coaches are there for, and these coaches failed at execution of their responsibilities. It takes a big man to look down the barrel of defeat and not jeopardize his players health...some simply aren't up to the task.quote:Originally posted by Playball2:
these are 18/19 year olds