Little League Purgatory: Nostalgia is 20-20 and Cornfields Line All Outfields
It might have been a Hallmark Channel’s special–everyone was completely bathed in sunset gold; there was even corn behind the outfield. But hidden in this pastoral setting lies the fine print for parents–the eleventh commandment of my nephew’s little league game.
- “If a new inning doth start ere 8:30 PM, the game must continue until both sides have batted completely.”
Coach-pitch is that bastard child, somewhere between tee-ball and concussion–when dads (mainly) publicly humiliate themselves by missing the plate repeatedly–at least that was the way it was way back when my kids played.
Now, after too many trips to the chiropractor or too many threatened lawsuits, some clever dude invented a gadget that throws a perfect pitch each time.
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