tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10132773.post115532000480913486..comments2024-03-08T00:17:09.224-08:00Comments on The Daily Grind: Who's right?Mr. McNamarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03062641578010808106noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10132773.post-1156542226736191232006-08-25T14:43:00.000-07:002006-08-25T14:43:00.000-07:00If I were to criticize anyone it would be the othe...If I were to criticize anyone it would be the other coach. It is simple baseball knowledge that if you want your power hitter to see better pitches then you place other good hitters around him.<BR/><BR/>Why would a coach put this kid behind their power hitter? Seems as though he may have been trying to take advantage of his cancer recovery and make other teams feel bad about pitching around the slugger to get to him. Forcing teams to pitch to the slugger. Hey what do ya know and article is written to make the other coach feel like crap.<BR/><BR/>If the kid was that weak and wasn't a good hitter then put him in the 9 hole and you don't have a problem. You put him in the middle of the lineup during a championship game that matters and you have to expect this.<BR/><BR/>A coach is not going to put an autistic kid into a championship game in the final minutes when the score is tied if he hasn't played all year. Unless he has shown he can take the pressure. Now this would all be different if the score wasn't close or it was the championship game, then the coach may have acted differently but that was not the situation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10132773.post-1155437323807035772006-08-12T19:48:00.000-07:002006-08-12T19:48:00.000-07:00I've been thinking about this a lot and finally th...I've been thinking about this a lot and finally think I've made up my mind. First off I love the last few lines. Good attitude and that's important.<BR/><BR/>My final conclusion is I want more information. I figure there are two situations:<BR/><BR/>One, the cancer survivor is seriously hampered by the damage of the cancer and he is far and away less skilled than his teammates. I'm talking more than just not so good at baseball but actually disabled from the cancer treatment. If this is the case shame on the coach for walking the star to pitch to this kid. That's like when the autistic child works with the basketball team all year and then finally gets his 3 minutes on the court but instead of letting him take some shots the other team double teams him everytime for an easy steal. Not cool.<BR/><BR/>The other option is he is just not that good and unfortunately has had cancer too, but the cancer didn't really impact his ability in baseball. If this is the case then I don't blame the coach at all. Yes I feel bad for the kid but that's the way things go.<BR/><BR/>I very much hope it was situation two.jghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898818315012405063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10132773.post-1155434313658605042006-08-12T18:58:00.000-07:002006-08-12T18:58:00.000-07:00We must be on the same wavelength because I blogge...We must be on the same wavelength because I blogged about this and I have the same opinion. <BR/><BR/>Anyone who disagrees should read the last few lines of the article.Coach Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16874922605571908582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10132773.post-1155355039457555542006-08-11T20:57:00.000-07:002006-08-11T20:57:00.000-07:00Glad to know I'm not the only one who believes the...Glad to know I'm not the only one who believes there is a bit of a smear job going on with this story.<BR/><BR/>I blogged about this today as well, because the way the story was being presented was irritating me so much - before I even got to the computer and read about it in detail, I just knew that the sports pundits and media broadcasters were only interested in finding a guy they could blast for a while. <BR/><BR/>From the sound of it, the kid will be just fine, and his dad has made things far worse than they might have been before. Hey, your kid struck out. If you want him to live as normally as possible, dust him off and get him back out there next year.School Master Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08698932512420895256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10132773.post-1155320573705849172006-08-11T11:22:00.000-07:002006-08-11T11:22:00.000-07:00Read Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut.The attitu...Read <I>Harrison Bergeron</I> by Kurt Vonnegut.<BR/><BR/>The attitude you describe is pervasive and hurts every kid who is taught that he/she is entitled -- whether it's to never having feelings hurt or to receiving taxpayers' money to live on. I'm about ready to declare, "Ain't nobody entitled to nuthin.' Ever. Just shut up and do what you're s'posed to."<BR/><BR/>aaarghgrayciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13188392312385509613noreply@blogger.com