DANGERS OF LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL: The Corporate Machine in Williamsport Keeps Rolling It In
Just in case you ever had any doubts about Little League Baseball being big business…there was a major feature in Sports Business Journal this past week in which it detailed how this organization, which prides itself on safety first, has grown to a massive enterprise. For starters, ESPN is in the process of negotiating a … Continue reading
DANGERS OF LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL: When Will LL Baseball Finally Make the Change to Either Wood or BBCOR Bats?
In light of the $14.5 million settlement between the Stephen Domalewski family and Louisville Slugger and Little League Baseball, isn’t it about time — once and for all — for Little League Baseball to finally make the shift (like the NCAA and HS baseball already has) and mandate that aluminum bats are no longer to … Continue reading
DANGERS OF LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL: 13-YEAR-OLD GETS BANNED FROM PLAYOFFS DUE TO CLERICAL ERROR BY LOCAL LITTLE LEAGUE
I’ve taken LL to task in the past regarding Williamsport’s blessing of aluminum bats and allowing kids to throw curve balls at too young an age. And a lot of people all over the country have agreed with me that LL really needs to start living up to its mission statement about “safety first” for its millions … Continue reading
INNOVATIONS IN SPORTS: Why not Let the Kids Coach the Kids?
An amazing story just came out of San Clemente CA. Apparently there was a team of 11-and 12-year-olds in that town’s Little League that, for some reason, had a difficult team in finding a Dad or Mom to help out as the team’s coach. As a result, when the kids couldn’t find one, they asked … Continue reading
LEGAL CONCERNS: Law Professor Doug Abram’s Analysis of the Lawsuit against an 11-year-old Little Leaguer
WHEN ADULTS SUE AN 11-YEAR-OLD LITTLE LEAGUER FOR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS By Doug Abrams With perceptive insights from Rick Wolff and attorney Steve Kallas, The Sports Edge did an excellent show on Sunday morning concerning a troubling lawsuit filed recently in Manchester Township, New Jersey. Elizabeth Lloyd and her husband seek thousands … Continue reading
DANGERS OF LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL: 11-Year-old Ballplayer Makes Bad Throw, Gets Sued
The headlines made you do a double-take: “Mom sues 11-year-old Little Leaguer for Errant Throw!” But it’s true. Two years ago, when then 11-year-old Matt Migliaccio was warming up a pitcher in the bullpen at a LL game in Manchester, NJ, he accidentally overthrew the ball back to his teammate. The ball sailed out of … Continue reading
Little League Baseball Still Not Stepping Up on Kids Throwing Curve Balls
The New York Times ran a big feature piece this AM about the “so-called” ongoing controversy involving kids under 13 throwing curveballs. I write “so-called” controversy because for more than 50 years, top surgeons everywhere have insisted that throwing curves at an early age can only damage a kid’s elbow and growth plates in their … Continue reading
Breaking News: LL Pitcher Fortunately Survives Line Drive to His Face
THIS JUST IN……In a Little League World Series game that was played and televised on ESPN yesterday afternoon, spectators and viewers collectively held their breath when, in the 3rd inning, Ryan McCormick of Cumberland, RI, hit a line-drive rocket directly back at the pitcher, Braydon Salzman, of Huntington Beach, CA. Amazingly, the line shot off … Continue reading
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