Hello all, I have responded in the past, but had to log in once again as a new member since I had not sent a response in such a long time.
I find the dialogue better than most of my soap operas during the day, so I have only read and laughed in the past.
I was also a neutral observer at the Keller game, and it is very interesting with what creative dialogue was taking place. Again, my two boys are long gone from Carrollton, and I have no bias to one team or another.
First of all, the umpiring was as bad as it gets, for both sides. The first game ended with a strike being called on Keller where the pitch was at shoulder height. The batter was so upset that the helmet, bat, etc. came off and was flung to the ground. The bunt at the plate was reviewed by a Keller mom to show that the catcher was not only off the plate, voiding the force play, but the catcher also missed the tag. Ask for the Keller video to confirm. An umpire standing in right field changed the call from the home plate umpire who was two feet from the play.
I also went to the Coppell field that evening to view the game on Friday, but I'm wondering how KD took a picture when the complex was locked and the front was soaked! I hope that you did not muddy your shoes for the sake of a photo of marsh land.
The reason that I had to respond is this, I have never in 30 years of organized baseball with my boys, have I witnessed the poor sportsmanship on display at this game.
Yes, banter was going both ways with some of the Keller fans mimmicking the Coppell bunch and the Coppell bunch questioning some questionable calls. What took this to an unacceptable level were a few of the parents from Keller yelling to hear or see an injury to CG's arm. This went on and continued to stoop to an all time low by the Keller parents. I don't know who KD is, but I sure hope that you weren't one of the classless dads yelling this.
I remeber KD reveling some type of shoving incident with the Keller players and another team early in the year in some parking lot after the game. This wasn't their fault either, as I forgot what justified their actions.
Why not play and act around the game as it was intended. I was very embarrased by the display of the adults with their venting to innocent kids.
Just horrible!