So what your saying is its more important to teach your kids to cheat? Thats interesting. I find this funny. The WV vipers won 7 tournaments this year and came in 2nd in the other two they did not win. Not once did the girls or their coach get rude, disrespectful , or show anything else but class and respect for all teams they played this year and for the game. I am positive they have nothing to prove to anybody and every parent and kid learned and got better as a person and a player this year.This was a first year team with 7, 8 , and 9 year old girls. Here is some other food for thought. They were at the Lancaster Pride tournament in Lancaster playing Lancaster Pride when this happened. Hmmmmm!!!Not to mention they felt cheated by the same ump in Semi Finals game against same team. The Vipers coach simply asked for a different umpire for the championship game.He also asked this an hour before the championship game.Now Im not the smartest guy out there but if he is requesting a new ump before a game even starts , maybe there is a reason why. The field ump was ok with it til the 3rd base coach of Pride came over and made the call that the umpire would stay for their game. LOL!! Thats when you know its fixed.When their own coach of the host tournament is calling all the shots. Somebody there forgot it was about the girls and not about making sure you win your own tournament. The Vipers coach asked respectfully for a new umpire before the game which is not an unreasonable request. When he got disrespected by the umpire and the coach as if there is no way this request could possibly come between their plan to rig the tournament, there is not much left a coach can do.He has to protect his players.The calls continued in the first couple innings. Unless you want your kids to start swinging at balls in the opposite batters box (which its obvious by their record they have discipline)and no they were not being called the same both ways. The coach also does not want his players to pick up bad habits. So they had no business being there. Not to mention a ball that was 2 foot fair in the outfield that would have scored 2 runs was called foul. I watched this call. I was 60 feet closer to the ball landing then the ump. I know what I saw. In the heat of the moment and the way the day had already went if there was going to be any type of fair calls this would have been the time. If you would leave your team of girls and your kids out there to teach them its ok to be cheated and treated like crap then I question your respect for your kids and your team.Especially after you did not get one call and the umpire hugs and high fives every girl after a walk off play at the plate that could have been called either way.The umpire says to the Vipers coach " I give them hugs and high fives after every game."lol. Could you imagine Lebron going in for a game tying layup in Game 7 of the NBA Championship and getting fouled by Tim Duncan but the ref didnt call it.Time expires and Lebron knows he was fouled. Everybody does. It was so obvious.Then he just stands there in disbelief as he watches Tim Duncan and the same ref embrace each other and smile as they celebrate their victory!lol!!!! I applaud the Vipers coach and their parents for believing in what they do and who they are. Their record shows they are doing something right. OH YEAH!!!! one more food for thought for those that take it upon themselves to judge without knowing the facts. The following weekend after the infamous "walking off the field" move , this same WV Vipers won the World Series. Yes they went 9-0. Beat teams from Indiana,Chicago, New york, Kentucky, ect. Not one coach there had an issue with The Vipers. Oh and get this. The same Lancaster team with the same home cooking umps at their home town field lost 3 games in this tournament.It was only one week later. Same rosters on both teams. The same 3 teams that Lancaster lost to the Vipers beat that same weekend on a neutral playing field. MAYBE just MAYBE the Vipers and their coach were right?????????????????????????Just some things to think about.Not taking anything away from the Lancaster girls. They are great girls. I liked watching them play.They could have beat the vipers and I believe any team can beat any team on any given day.This is just directed at the adults and those that love to comment without knowing both sides. There will always be two sides.
My words of wisdom is pretty simple---- I believe it goes "one can?t really begin to understand what difficulties a man or woman is going through until one walks in his or her shoes".
What does it teach your kids if you have to win by cheating???
