ok so im in 8th grade and my baseball season has been going pretty good so far. We were 6-1 (now 6-2) and in first place in our division after beating an undfeated team to get there. We had lost 1 game prior in which the other team had only 8 player and were forced to take an out at the 9th sot in the linup. My coach decides to be a "nice guy" and not make them take the out . We ended up losing the game 13-7. The other team scored 7 runs after their should have been three outs had he made them take the out. Tonight we were playing to clinch 1st place and we were playing a pretty good team. My coach made a good decision to pitch 1 of our best pitchers to match the other teams good pitcher. then he decided to let a kid who has ver few hits all year hit leadoff. he plays his son (not very good) at SS and puts a kid who starts at SS for a travel team and hits 1st (he hits 7 on our team). We lost the game after he decided to bring in is son to pitch rather than 1 of our best. he wont listen
2007-05-10 14:44:59 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
to any of our other coaches who know way more about baseball than he does. We lost the game after his kid gave up 5 runs in 1 inning. Coaches tried to tak to him after the game but he woudnt listen. We have a city championship tournament game next week and we dont feel that we can win with him as our coach. Parents who are usually very good friends wth him began complaining. Its ur lat year at this school and we want to win citites really bad. And even if we lose know its because we got beat not outcoached. What should me and my teammates do.
2007-05-10 14:48:06 · update #1
his son sucks so hes playing him to make him fell better so tell your coach that its a important game and tell him half the team is going to quit cause hes stupid
2007-05-10 16:05:44 · answer #1 · answered by Moony3737 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, you seem like a nice kid who has his head on straight. I have coached college baseball for two years as well as played in college, high school, etc... You are in a tough spot. One of the unwritten rules of baseball is that you NEVER show up your coach. In return he NEVER shows you up. So you have to respect him as your coach. This is what I would do. Show up to the park about an hour early. Ask him if you could talk to him 1 on 1. Tell him that you really really want to win and that you have a few suggestions that might help the team..who should bat where, who should play 6, etc. If he is a good coach he will listen...hopefully he does what you say and you can back him up on the field. If he does not listen you can't do much. Go beat the hell out of the team and grab some soda pops with your friends. Good Luck!
2007-05-10 15:22:34 · answer #2 · answered by coachpeddie 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You are right, your coach is dumb. However it is with sadness that I tell you that there is nothing you can do about it. Those pathetic people who say that it hurts self esteem to have healthy competition are ruining sports until high school, and in some cases even then.
Sorry, you are stuck with a society which nurtures mediocracy, and shuns competition.
Bring me back the old days when competition was fierce and respected.
And this crap about graceful loser is pathetic. You must be a good sport, but "graceful loser" WHAT AN IDIOTIC THING TO HANG ON A KID!
You have to accept a loss if you gave it your all. If you did not give it your all you have to strive for more.
Do not be any kind of loser...graceful or otherwise. Be a winner. You can lose a game and still be a winner if you gave it your all, but NEVER consider yourself any kind of loser.
2007-05-10 14:50:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Ah!! It is so good to hear from an "experienced" 8th grader who knows more about baseball than his coach or any other adult. Son, winning is important, but there are many lessons to be learned playing the game and sometime in losing the game. Be quiet, sit back, observe, and LEARN>
Chow!!
2007-05-11 05:02:34 · answer #4 · answered by No one 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Get on another team if you don't like his methods. The point to sports is having fun and winning (No one likes to lose, but in the midst of this, you need to become a graceful loser.). If you don't have a good bond with your coach, find another team that will suit you.
2007-05-10 14:49:13 · answer #5 · answered by tropikanagirl 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
There's nothing you can do. Just play the game, and don't encourage all the backbiting and negative talk, and maybe you'll end up winning the whole thing after all.
2007-05-10 14:53:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
He sounds like he wants his son to get a piece of the action. He needs more practice first though. Talk to your coach and you guys should make decisions together if your coach can't make good decisions for your team.
2007-05-10 14:48:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Masterbation is the solution to every 8th grade problem. Except spelling and grammer, you should pay more attention in class.
2007-05-10 17:40:20 · answer #8 · answered by B B 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
F*** your coach and just keep being a good player. really you can't do much about him.
2007-05-10 14:48:33 · answer #9 · answered by Betrayed and Insane 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
First off, it's middle school. It hardly matters, if you have to resort to it, focus on your own development.
2007-05-10 14:47:50 · answer #10 · answered by johnnydera18 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋