Saturday, May 23, 2015

Why baseball is losing children

This is why................."Ismael Gonzalez, who manages the Miami-based 9-and-under team MVP Juniors Elite, said his team travels throughout the Southeast, playing more than 100 games a year and practicing two or three days a week. “These kids work like machines,” he said. “This is not just for fun. This is their lifestyle.”
The stuff people say to kids is RIDICULOUS. What I heard come out of people's mouth at a 10 years old baseball tournament last week borders on abuse. FYI- coach and parents..... I've seen big leaguers miss ground balls and fly balls, I've seen them screw up run downs, I've seen them swing at pitch out of the strike zone.
This is why baseball is losing kids. There is no where to hide on the baseball field. You can't hide from failure. You can't hide and fall into obscurity. Couple this with parents and coaches yelling/shaming. Why bother.......... play lacrosse, soccer, basketball. At least they can become obscure in these sports. MOM..... DAD..... COACH....If you get mad at a youth baseball player for missing a ball. YOU ARE WRONG!
MOM...... DAD...... COACH.... IF you get mad at a youth player for striking out.... YOU ARE WRONG...........
I struck out 795 times in the big leagues and made 81 errors. If I had to deal with these coaches and parents. I would of never made it and had the opportunity to fail in front of 40,000 people.

 Why baseball is losing children

http://www.wsj.com/articles/why-baseball-is-losing-children-1432136172

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