little league majors game is over, losing team's coach does not go out to congratulate; does he have to?
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By Little League regs. he is supposed to congratulate the other team.  This is part of the sportsmanship that Little League wishes to instill.  I would talk to your little league board of directors or the person in charge of coach development.  GOOD LUCK!
373904
Simplely no save oppotunity.  It's not his fault.  His stuff is still good and he is in a pitcher friendly ballpark, don't drop him.  There should be many close games in NL west.
365886
Amen Sister!\n\nI am happy as a lark in mid-june!\n\nA few years back they started the season 4-0 and ended up 72-90. So I am not saying they are going to win the WORLD Series, but I am enjoying it while it lasts.\n\nJustin Verlander starts today, and he's got a good arm. he's a flame thrower...I'd love to see them 5-0. But I dont want to jinx them by saying they will win.\n\nWe got some young good arms. Bondermen should have a break out year, and hopefully win 15-20 games. kenny rodgers will be a good influence on the young arms (just keep him away from any and all cameramen!!! lol).\n\nShelton usually doesnt hit for power, more for average. So this is just a phase he's going through. If he can hit close to .300 (or better) I'd be happy.\n\nIf Mags can stay healthy all year, along with Guillen we should be ok. Polanco is awesome, he just hits the baseball almost everytime he's up. You can count on him being at or above .300 this year.\n\nIf Pudge has the same kind of year he had in 2004, that would be great.\n\nInge is much better hitter when he doesnt catch.\n\nGranderson has speed, but needs to work onhis outfield play.\n\nMonroe is good.\n\nOf course the trick is too put ALL THINGS together at the same time.\n\nThe baseball season is a marathon (162 games), so it's still way to early to tell. But so far I like what I see.\n\nGiving where The Tigers have been at over the last 14 years. if they win 79-80 games I would be happier than a lark in mid-june!\n\nWe haven't had a winning season (.500 or better) in 12 years. This could be 13. \n\nAnd please dont get me started on the owner, he is more concerned with his other team to even care about The Tigers.\n\noh Wow! Did I just babble? Sorry, but I love MY TIGERS! MY TIGERS! MY TIGERS!\n\nI am happy to see them in 1st place, but I know it won't last.\n\nThanks for letting me babble!
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A game becomes "official" after the fifth inning is complete.  So, if the rain begins after the eighth inning is over but before the ninth inning begins, the officials can call the game and the team leading will be declared the winner.  However, if the inning has already begun then it must be finished.
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Go with your best stuff.  Blow them away.  Roger Clements or Greg Maddux didn't mess around they went right after the hitter.  \n\nHow many times have you seen a pitcher get to 0-2 then find themselves with pitch count issues a few innings later....
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They are negated, a game and it's accompaning stats are not official until after the fifth inning.\nI hope that helps.
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No.. a pitcher can only receive one or the other.  If he wins the game that means the team took the lead while he was the active pitcher, while a save can only be recorded when you enter the game with a lead intact.
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I think the coaches were out of line.  They thought they were motivating him, when actually they were tearing him down.  Not all children/people respond well when they are being yelled at all, not very constructive.  Their actions could cause the opposite affect they desire.  Rather than motivate, they chase them away from the sport.  There is a fine line, especially with children playing sports.  You know your little guy and what makes him respond.  If I were you I would talk with all the coaches.  Explain that you didn't raise your child with verbal assaults.  Tell them that you are concerned that they will push him away from the sport rather than help.  Let them know that you don't expect for your child to babied but nurtured.  Suggest taking him out of the game the next time he messes up, rather than verbally embarassing him.  If your son really wants to play he will do the best he can to continue playing.  Another thought would be to get the opinions of other players parents, if they agree, try as a group to discuss this with the coaches.  The only reason I suggest this is if the coaches are jerks your son could pay for your chat with the coaches.  He could be teased and degraded as being a momma's boy when your not around.  Don't act offended of the situation but as a concerned parent who wants her child to excel in the sport.    Being a sports freak myself, I feel that these days people are going overboard when it comes to sports.
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You can actually talk to your players during injury stoppage....however, you can not enter the field of play and give directions to your players.  If you enter the field of play, you are restricted to dealing with the injured player only.  That is why, in close/tough matches, quite often the assistant coach (or a parent) is sent onto the field while the head coach calls his players over (as long as they stay on the field) and gives directions.  In little league matches, it is just a courtesy to have the players take a knee and stay where they are... it is not a mandate.
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get a new coach. Your son is probably learning how to play the game, tell the coach to lighten up and keep the FUN in the game and to not take it OUT of it
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thank god for you, that poor kid what a rotton mother he has! i would try to support him best you can by talking to him often and praising him when he does good things tell him how proud you are and what a gift he has in baseball, if he doesnt want to purse it after that maybe he needs a summer off to find himself after such a tragedy, i think your doing all the right things!
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I agree.  Little League games are all about fun and learning about the game; not all its little nuances and whatnot!  I mean, who cares about doing a shoestring catch in the outfield or laying down a bunt to advance the runners when you're playing Little League with 10-11 yr olds?  Just let them have fun, and play safe, and just teach them the basics if you're a coach.  If they're interested as they get older, they will learn the small trickier stuff.\n\nI used to be an referee, a coach, and a player myself - if parents would just support their kids without ridiculing them for not doing well or not embarrassing themselves (and their kid!) by saying "Oh, he's my son!" every time the kid gets a double or a triple, and just enjoy the game for what it is, root for your team, and buy the kids some ice cream after the game regardless of who wins.  \n\nOh yeah - no yelling at the umpires or the referees!  They're not there to be paid; they do it for free most of the time, and they're human just like you and I.  They do the best they can, too.  Lay off the comments and just thank them for a thankless job well done after the game.
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The New York Yankees celebrated "Lou Gehrigs Day" on July 4, 1939\n\nFans, for the past two weeks you have been reading about a bad break I got. Yet today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth. I have been to ballparks for seventeen years and I have never received anything but kindness and encouragement from you fans. Look at these grand men. Which of you wouldn’t consider it the highlight of his career just to associate with them for even one day? Sure I’m lucky. Who wouldn’t have considered it an honor to have known Jacob Ruppert? Also, the builder of baseball’s greatest empire, Ed Barrow? To have spent six years with that wonderful little fellow, Miller Huggins? Then to have spent the next nine years with that outstanding leader, that smart student of psychology, the best manager in baseball today, Joe McCarthy? Sure, I'm lucky. When the New York Giants, a team you would give your right arm to beat and vice versa, sends you a gift, that’s something. When everybody down to the groundskeepers and those boys in the white coats remember you with trophies, that’s something. When you have a father and mother who work all their lives so that you can have an education and build your body, it's a blessing. When you have a wife who has been a tower of strength and shown more courage than you dreamed existed, that's the finest I know. So I close by saying that I might have had a bad break, but I have an awful lot to live for. Thank you."\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Gehrig
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It's covered under Rule 5.08 of the official MLB rules:\n\n"If a thrown ball accidentally touches a base coach, or a pitched or thrown ball touches an umpire, the ball is alive and in play. However, if the coach interferes with a thrown ball, the runner is out."\n\nSo, play would continue as normal assuming the coach didn't purposely interfere with the ball.
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And this guy is a teammate ? You and the team captains need to pull him aside after practice and and resolve any tensions you might have and save that energy for your next opponent !!!!!!!!
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It all depends on league rules, but most likely yes. I know the leagues in my area (Illinois), a red card means you are out for the rest of that game and all of the next (and that holds true for the coaches if they get carded as well).
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Probably not a whole lot different than they did under Steve Mariucci. The problem in Detroit doesn't seem to be with the coaching staff, but moreso with the general manager and the players he brings in to make the team. But since general managers won't fire themselves, the next logical step is the coach ... so until Matt Millen gets dumped, expect more of the same in the Motor City.