Posted on 12/16/2014 12:33:39 PM PST by YeahBuddy
The Jackie Robinson West sluggers from Chicago’s struggling South Side became national celebrities this summer when they hit and pitched their way to the Little League World Series and took home the U.S title.
But now the adults who put together the team — parents, coaches and league administrators — face allegations they violated Little League residency rules by stacking the lineup with All-Star ringers from the suburbs to create a “super team” that became champs. http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20141216/morgan-park/jackie-robinson-west-broke-residency-rules-suburban-league-claims
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Touche. Are these kids going to banned for life?
ROTFLMAO!!
Did they go on to become Nascar crew chiefs?
Retired pitcher, Jim Palmer: “ Did you see the 5 o’clock shadow on that kid? “
This should come as a surprise to no one. We know the type of ‘ethical’ people that come from the ‘hoods of Chicago.
No facilities (fields, etc.) for inner city baseball - especially Little League.
As to the “no big deal” posts - actually it is a pretty big deal. Williamsport usually does pretty serious vetting of these teams and players (especially after the Danny Almonte incident). In this case, suspiciously, it seems they backed off.
Chicago actually has a pretty good public park system with a lot of diamonds in the greenway along Lake Shore Drive on the South Side. There are places for Little League Teams to play in inner city Chicago. Of course, having a field doesn’t mean they will always follow the rules while playing.
“Say it ain’t so, Quantrelle.”
“It be so, bro.”
These were not members of the Busch family, or of the Bush family. This took place in Ohio so maybe they were related to John Boehner, unless his memory is too hazy as to whom his relatives are. He has certainly forgotten what party he represents.
Funniest guy ever on TV. Followed closely by Tim Conway.
Are you kidding? I thought ALL these teams were the All-Stars of their respective neighborhood leagues.
My son was on one.
Best picture is the shot of the team and obama in the Oval Office
Tommy and Dickie Smothers.
What does it matter if they "bent the rules" a little bit?
Aren't they "the Man's Rules" anyway?
They're just, rightfully, sticking it to "the Man", who has held them down for so long.
Reparations? You bet they are, and it's about time!
***Fist Raised***
No Just-Us
No Peace
This is hardly news.
It’s been a while since I was involved in Youth Baseball, but my understanding of the Little League rules is that the national organization charters a local league as an affiliate. That league can field any number of recreational or travel teams that play under the Little League rules.
When that local league competes in the “playoffs” to get to the Little League World Series, it can field a team made up of “all stars” of the best players within it’s organization. I don’t think they can have players who didn’t register with that organization to play, in other words, getting ringers from other Little League or youth baseball organizations.
My first thought when I saw the Chicago JRW team players was that many of them looked a lot older than 12. Part of the investigation into the team’s legitimacy should include players’ birth certificates. We already know one “kid” that came out of Chicago with an invalid birth certificate. There just might be others.
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