Coach Milburn - I don't believe it's possible to reason with this particular person in the e-mail who appears to have a tremendous cross to bare.
If his argument were merely that money is causing some kids to go unnoticed, then I would be sensitive to that argument. Even in this story however there seems to be contradictions and excuses. On one hand, his 135.00 team is every bit as talented as the 10,000 team "but for" the two routine errors. Do you see how that game is played? He continually finds another reason hiding under yet another rock.
What really animates this person to me seems to be the "touting" as that word continually comes up. Perhaps his son was not "touted" (to his liking) and that explains all the evil in the world?
greenmonstah - I agree with you that it is offensive e.g., yours got ahead due to politics, money, and connections while mine got ahead on hard work and talent. That is why these type of arguments never win because they only explain things from one person's "troubled" perspective imho.