Tuesday, August 26, 2008

He throws too fast!

Below is a story of a really good 9 yr old pitcher. The problem is the other teams don't want him to pitch because the throws too fast and is to accurate!

(taken from Fox)

A Connecticut youth baseball team with a phenomenal 9-year-old pitcher has been disqualified because its team is too good.

The team, Will Power Fitness, has an 8-0 record thanks in large part to pitcher Jericho Scott, the New Haven Register reports. His pitching is so fast and accurate, the Liga Juvenil De Baseball De New Haven asked the team's coach, Wilfred Vidro, to replace him so he wouldn't frighten other players.

The spirit of the league was community, family, well-being, nurturing," Peter Noble, the league's attorney, told the Register. "It’s an extended family and it’s been disrupted.”

On Saturday, Jericho and his team showed up to the ball field despite the fact the league canceled the game because they feared an "unhealthy environment" due to parental bickering, Noble told the paper. Jericho's parents, Nicole and Leroy, planned to meet with an attorney on Monday. (end of article)

He throws to fast! Listen back in the DAY you struck out and went to the bench until you could hit the ball. This is called baseball.
When I was in Little League here are the guys who were better than Jericho and they struck me out and made me a better baseball player:

Sandy Warren (he was 8ft tall in 4th grade-Hiddenite)
Mike Jolly (he could throw it at least 80mph in 5th grade-Wittenburg)
Tommy Shook (he could throw a rising drop ball)
Todd Mayes (he eventually became my teammate at ACHS-- this is no lie--- when we played them he hit every player on our team. He threw fast and hard and was inaccurate-Taylorsville)
Andy Watts (faced him in practice- i was scared to death)
Scott Hammer (he could never strike me out but he did play for the 1st evil empire DRUMSTAND!!)
Brian Gant (he could throw hard and had a great curve ball)
Wayne Chapman (great person and great pitcher from Hiddenite)
Andy Myers (left handed and I hated batting against him- Ellendale)

Do you remember playing baseball against pitchers that threw hard and accurate? Please leave me your list. I know i am overlooking many great little leaguers in Alexander County.
My Momma never complained because they threw too hard but she did complain that I swung too late!!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I love the point you're making. But it's "too," not "to."

Jamie Steele said...

You are right I did this in a hurry. Thanks