Stories of rose-coloured glasses

You speak the truth... Just like when a team gets beat 13-1 and the umpire is to blame... It has nothing to do with the 5 errors and only 2 hits they had... LOL

I'm reformed, 12 months clean..... GED10DaD

Just because Junior is a catcher doesnt mean you understand the life of a pitcher!!...and mine usually blames the mound...then the umps...then what he had for lunch...

"Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand." - Leo Durocher

Listened to a couple last week blaming the coach for not sending a runner home on a shallow ball to left field. We were down two with two outs in the final inning (time had expired). Tying runner ended up on second on the play.

I tried to ignore, but they kept going on about it. Mentioned the 2 out/final inning/meaningless run and they still didn't get it. I finally just smiled silently. What are you going to do?

I had to grin and bare a tongue lashing from a parent who's kid is what I'd be nice and call "stoudt". I was coaching the incoming freshmen Fall team.

His kid plays 3rd because he can not play anywhere else. He's so heavy he struggles to move. He's never played outside of the local rec. league.

Dad was mad that we were playing a kid who has played 3rd on a Major level select team an age group above ours.

On one particular play:

The select kid ranged over almost in front of the SS to snag a hot grounder and came up throwing to first. Ball was dropping and 1B turned his head swiped at the ball.

He comes over to the fence where I'm on the bucket saying his kid could have made that throw.

I smiled and said "I'll get him in when I get a chance."

...but what I was thinking was "You're kid would have never gotten to that ball in the first place."

Select kid is currently playing with the Varsity and his kid has yet to play in three freshmen scrimmages. I doubt he makes the team.

you must be picking on his kid for no reason...

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Originally posted by OA5II:
you must be picking on his kid for no reason...

Yea! Just because he is slow and untalented does not mean he should not get preferential treatment.

Update:

Freshmen playing in their first tournament.

Game one last night:

Coach played one of the catchers at third the entire game.

Our dad was seen walking to the parking in a hurry with a rather sour look on his face.

We've started a pool in the stands on how long his kid will sit before he goes to the coach about his playing time.

I let everyone bid first and took the under. I'm going with before the tournament is over....

My son has been playing AAA/Major's for a while and being a incoming freshman I had heard the parents would be "interesting" to listen too. Son is on JV and I was shocked how quickly the parents turned on the coaches as the game started. "Why is he playing there" or "Why isn't my son pitching/catching..bla bla bla". Kid makes a mistake, you would think it was the world series.

Only about 4 on the team play select ball and my son is the only one playing above AA, the rest are rec ball players with "Surprise" their dad as the coach of the team...

Seemed like those were the most vocal parents of them all. I learned quickly,----Place hands together on lap, lean back, smile and just listen-----

I have more fun listening to the parents than anything else. lol