At least two kids who have been raised right.

Post by **Dale** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 5:07 pm

Bravo. This is the kind of story you have to hang onto these days.

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/ ... n-Help.php

dubhlinn · Post by **dubhlinn** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 5:12 pm

I'm not 100% sure on the rules of Baseball but I get the story.

Bravo indeed.

Slan,
D.

djm · Post by **djm** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 5:29 pm

Sometimes the ladies' version of sports has a whole other layer to it. Well done indeed.

djm

izzarina · Post by **izzarina** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 5:51 pm

well done!!

WyoBadger · Post by **WyoBadger** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 5:58 pm

Yes. Sure can't see that happening in the MLB. These kids understand the game better than the pros.

T

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 6:04 pm

Dale wrote:Bravo.

yeah, at least!

Post by **Dale** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 6:49 pm

WyoBadger wrote:Yes. Sure can't see that happening in the MLB. These kids understand the game better than the pros.

T

Some friends of ours tell a story about asking their 10-year-old if he wanted to play baseball for a second summer. He had done pretty well the first summer and his parents got REALLY into it. "Nah," he says, "this summer I think I'd just rather play with my friends"

chas · Post by **chas** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:12 pm

Several years ago, a player was 1 point from setting the all-time basketball scoring record at UConn when she went down with a season-ending injury. She could walk, but not well. They worked out a deal in which she was able to get a layup off the opening tip, they called a timeout, subbed, and gave the other team a layup.

That irritated the hell out of sports purists. But I don't think you have to leave your humanity behind just because you're an athlete. (Actually it was okay with all the athletes, just not some fans.)

ketida · Post by **ketida** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:59 pm

Dale, what a wonderful story, I read it twice, I liked it so much.
Thanks!

cowtime · Post by **cowtime** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 8:22 pm

I like that.

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 8:45 pm

Now that's true Sportsmanship. Too bad it's so rare these days.

Sober Sam · Post by **Sober Sam** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 9:31 pm

That's a really wonderful story! And they're hot babes too...

Innocent Bystander · Post by **Innocent Bystander** » Thu May 01, 2008 2:30 am

That's Sportsmanship. The real thing.

chrisoff · Post by **chrisoff** » Thu May 01, 2008 3:02 am

Last night I was watching a program about the traffic police and they were chasing a stolen car through a neighbourhood in Yorkshire. The police car broke down and was really struggling to catch up to the other car. Eventually they tracked it down to a quiet street where some kids were playing on bicycles, but the car was empty.

The kids approached the cops and asked them if they were looking for two people who just got out of that car. Being cagey, as kids are prone to unhelpfullness normally, the cops simply said maybe and asked what the kids knew about it. They pointed out a couple further down the street who were walking calmly away from the scene arm in arm and said they'd just legged it out of the car.

The cops arrested the couple who were found guilty of stealing the car and burgling houses in the area.

As we watched this we couldn't help thinking how surprised we were at the kids. Normally on these programs you only ever see kids being awkward little sods to the police and emergency services, you NEVER see them doing what I like to think most of us would have done when we were kids and help out the cops if we could. It was refreshing to see.

dwest · Post by **dwest** » Thu May 01, 2008 5:27 am

I am particularly impressed they knew the correct carry for that injury. Good job!

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