A Brilliant Column by Ron Chimelis of The Republican Regarding the Way the Little League Organization Operates - We’ve been saying for years that there is too much emphasis on the tournament that culminates in the Little League World Series. Years ago, the youth baseball season stretched out all summer. Now? Most leagues are over in early June to allow local leagues to select an all-star team which then starts the long tournament which takes two months. The other kids in the league? They go home and sit on their butts. Time for a change Little League.

Heres more from Ron’s column:

These were encouraging words to someone like myself, who questions whether Little League’s entire apparatus is a pyramid arranged to funnel all its players through a system that crowns world champions at age 12.

Within its system, however, come problems. Most town leagues end by mid-June or earlier, at which point the town all-star teams are chosen.

Those teams compete in a series of regional tournaments that lead up to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa. This winnowing-out process means that in many locales, the vast majority of kids are through with baseball for the summer before summer has officially begun. Then people wonder why kids drop baseball for lacrosse or soccer.

Two Arena League Football Team Owners Brawl Over . . . Cheerleaders Being on the Field? – Wouldn’t you like to see Jerry Jones get into it with another NFL owner some time? Apparently the owner of the San Jose SaberCats arena football team was arrested after cops say he attacked the owner of the Jacksonville Sharks after a game. It all started when the SaberCats owner, Cedric Walker confronted two Sharks cheerleaders for being on the field. Yes, that’s right, cheerleaders on the field.

Former NFL Star Chad Johnson Arrested for Probation Violation – This time it’s related to a previous arrest for an altercation with his ex-wife.

More Than 100 Serbian Soccer Fans Arrested After Fighting Breaks Out at Game

Jets Mike Goodson Found With Vehicle on Side of the Road, Arrested on Gun, Weed Charges – Goodson had recently signed with New York and has yet to play a game for them.

High School Cheerleader, 17, Arrested for Lesbian Relationship With Female Student, 14 – Usually it’s the coaches having sex with underage students, but now we actually have a cheerleader charged with having sex with one of her younger classmates. It’ll be interesting to see how this one plays out.

HS Baseball Coach Quits After Being Suspended for DUI

Golf Cart in Water – Long time readers of BadJocks will recall that we have a thing for stories about golf carts ending up in water. Something about carts that make people want to drive them into ponds, streams, lakes, and occasionally swimming pools. This latest incident is blamed on free booze handed out at a charity golf event.

Watch the Minor League Hockey Brawl Between the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and the Providence Bruins During AHL Playoff (W-B/S won 4-1) – Story here

Texas Girls Soccer Coach Becomes 33rd Teacher Arrested This Year in the Longhorn State for Having Sexual Relations With a Student - The honor goes to Cleburne (Texas) High girls soccer coach William Christopher Francis, 27. We doubt he’s going to like the “award” they give him.

Brazil Has a Sports Mascot Called Mr. Testicles - And no, I don’t know why.

MLS Player Shoves Ball Boy – Well, the kid was holding the ball with his hands, which I’m pretty sure you’re not suppose to do that in soccer or it will burn your fingers right off. So really, he was protecting the kid. Link has video.

Sign with Poem at Youth Baseball Park Reminds Parents “He’s Only a Boy” - Good advice for all parents who get a little too carried away at their kids games.

“Clumsy” Golf Club Thief Caught on Video Falling on His Face as He Ran Off With Stolen Clubs

PGA Golf Pro Accused of Stealing $4000 Worth of Clubs From Country Club Members