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Originally posted by Atticus Grinch ...your misbehavior is judged on a sliding scale with your ability shouldn't come into play until the pro leagues.
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Which makes me think of how "pro league" is defined. I've had the unfortunate experience lately of exposing Viet Babe to hot-tempered balding men with office butt who think their lame little lawyers/accountants/whatever league constitute a pro league so as to justify appalling behavior and language when they don't like the way things are going. Some of these fools act like they're HOCKEY professionals for goodness sakes.
It's usually some fat guy who doesn't like the ump's call, throws a hissy, cursing loudly in front of tons of children and Moms who've been dragged to come watch Daddies play their little boy games. Why, just last week we saw a church (!!) league dude go medieval when he disagreed with a call even though his team was already losing 15 to 1 and generally sucked. The guy yelled, "HE WAS FUCKING SAFE, DOUCHEBAG FUCK!!!" I looked over at the bench and saw all those kids (including his own) listening (what's worse for the Moms later: explaining what "fuck" is or "douchebag"?). You'd think the guy's teamates would have engaged in damage control vis-a-vis the listening children. But no. Instead, they all went over and "comforted" the fool (who by now was still steaming and all red about the face and neck and such).
IMHO, this sort of behavior makes an imprint on future poorly-behaved little leaguers. I really think it's not the tantrum that is the worst, but the way the other guys comfort the tantrum thrower which may send kids the wrong idea.
Um....is this a rant?
Vietmom
(Happy that Babe is too young to have to explain "douchebag")
