Comments on: Can this kid pitch tomorrow?

By: bardos

bardos — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:20:25 +0000

he just signed on with scott boras.

By: Gary

Gary — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:17:37 +0000

and they also just said he couldnt play in THIS league, they told him to play on a travel team.

By: Gary

Gary — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:16:58 +0000

Hi i live in connecticut and my brother plays travel ball here in our town of wolcott and i heard that the kid only throws 40 mph and plays in a beginners coed league, i really think the phenom status hes getting isnt really what it seems.

By: 2008 Yankees

2008 Yankees — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:53:37 +0000

It is all politics though. Had the kid joined the “elite” team, he would have been heralded as the next star and pitched all season!

Kids are turning away from baseball more and more and these IDIOTS can make a rational decision on what’s best for the kid AND the league. Anyone on the baseball committee should be replaced IMMEDIATELY!

By: YankeeDiva

YankeeDiva — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:28:37 +0000

LOL they’re 8-10 year olds not high schools. They’ll only be able to brag about something they’ll hardly remember.

By: Tom K

Tom K — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:17:38 +0000

The odds that this kid will ever make it to the majors are extremely long, of course…but let’s say that one day he did. These kids are going to regret that they gave up their chance to bat against a future major leaguer.

I faced one future major leaguer in my lifetime – Jason Ryan (who pitched briefly for the Twins). He was so dominating in High School that we may as well not have shown up for the games.

Take it as a challenge, for crying out loud – I can bet that everyone in this blog who has ever played Little League always had that one pitcher in the league that you just hoped you wouldn’t need to face. But your coach didn’t forfeit the game if you picked the unlucky straw; you went out there and tried to beat him. The kids who played right field in Little League got the biggest thrill of their lives if they actually got a hit off of the unhittable pitcher.

There’s going to come a time where strikeouts are banned in Little League…we aren’t far from that day.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:14:38 +0000

It’s pretty simple, as a previous poster suggested: move him up to the 11 & 12 year old league. It doesn’t take a genius to figure this out. Then the 8-10 year olds won’t get hurt, and the kid will develop with kids faster and better pitching against older hitters. It’s a win-win for everyone.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:27:42 +0000

boo fu(king hoo….you don’t see other teams walking off the field when mariano takes the mound…those kids should be looking forward to playing against someone that good, see it as a test. They are all just being a bunch of babies

By: Mark Da Rosa

Mark Da Rosa — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:25:01 +0000

It is disgusting how he can’t pitch because he is not on the defending champions. This sickens me and is unfair to a kid who is showing that he is very talented.

By: chaossolver

chaossolver — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:24:03 +0000

i’m surprised they didn’t stop him from throwing for his arm’s sake… kinda have to think about the kid in terms of his and his arm’s health. It might be a blessing in disguise for this kid.
but seeing as how this wasn’t the reason and all the stupid politics the league is playing… the administrators need to be punished