Tag Archives: Little League
Columnist: Stop Televising the Little League World Series!
I agree with LA Times columnist Bill Plaschkle: whoever thought it was a good idea to televise every game of the Little League World Series knows nothing about children. And while we’re at it: what other sport are we mesmerized … Continue reading
Parents Brawl Following “Bad Officiating” During Little League Game for 7 & 8-Year-Olds
According to reports, either 50 people or 20 people were involved in a brawl following a Little League game in Maryland last week. Eventually things got so bad that cops from three different jurisdictions were dispatched, and Maryland State Trooper … Continue reading
Latest #LittleLeague Scandal: Players from #Ugandan Team Had Fake Birth Certificates
It was the feel good story of the annual Little League World Series Tournament: a rag-tag bunch of kids from dirt poor Uganda made it into the final round of 16 after beating those snooty rich kids from Saudi Arabia. … Continue reading
#LittleLeague Coach Arrested for OUI With Player, 9, in Car Screaming
It’s probably every parent’s worst nightmare: you turn your little one over to another adult who’s supposed to take care of them . . . and instead, turns out to be drinking and driving. Like scene from a bad Charlie … Continue reading
#Father Banned for Life From #LittleLeague Park After Outburst at Game of 7 & 8-Year-Olds
What do you do when your “talented” 7-year-old doesn’t make the local Little League All Star Team? Do you: A) console the boy and work with him on his skills for next year, or B) Ask the coach what the … Continue reading
Former #Little League Treasurer Sent to Jail for #Embezzling $57K From League, $1.7 Million From Other Clients
They say if you’re gonna go, might as well go big. William L. McKernan III, 45, of Whitpain, PA was sentenced to 11½ to 23 months in the county prison plus a five year probation for stealing nearly two MILLION … Continue reading
Cops Patrol Games After Shots Fired Near #LittleLeague Ballpark in Worcester, MA
It’s bad enough that you have to watch for errant foul balls during these games, now you have to dodge bullets as well? Who said baseball was boring anyway?
Little League Treasurer Accused of Stealing $100G From League
$100,000 gone just like that and no one noticed? And the real question is: how did they get so much money anyway? Details from LoHud.com: The New City Little League’s treasurer has been charged with stealing at least $100,000 from … Continue reading
TMZ Says Desperate Housewives Star in Trouble for Drinking Beer at Kid’s Little League Game – Doug Savant
Many of you probably don’t know who Doug Savant is because likely you don’t watch the ABC show Desperate Housewives. If you did, you would know that Doug is a fine actor and plays a hard working family man on … Continue reading
Little League Coach Arrested in Sex Sting, Charged With “Traveling to Meet a Minor for Sex”
Coaches getting caught in police sex sting operations has happened in the past and will likely happen in the future. But what are the odds that a Little League coach will fall for a fake Craigslist ad, from an “parent” … Continue reading
