Comments on: New Pitching Rules http://preachermike.com/2007/05/25/new-pitching-rules Sniffing out the work of God in the world... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:35:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Kevin http://preachermike.com/2007/05/25/new-pitching-rules#comment-64926 Kevin Tue, 29 May 2007 14:06:45 +0000 http://preachermike.com/2007/05/25/new-pitching-rules#comment-64926 It's a great idea to limit pitches. This is coming from someone who threw too many and damaged his arm years ago. Limited rules along with some coaches that dont know what they are doing and you end up with damaged arms and kids! It’s a great idea to limit pitches. This is coming from someone who threw too many and damaged his arm years ago. Limited rules along with some coaches that dont know what they are doing and you end up with damaged arms and kids!

]]> By: Doyle http://preachermike.com/2007/05/25/new-pitching-rules#comment-64910 Doyle Sun, 27 May 2007 22:05:37 +0000 http://preachermike.com/2007/05/25/new-pitching-rules#comment-64910 Whew! You had me worried. I saw "New Pitching Rules" and I thought I was going to have to learn how to use some new fangled pitch pipe. "Master-Key" will be glad to know that we haven't outlawed them...yet. Whew! You had me worried. I saw “New Pitching Rules” and I thought I was going to have to learn how to use some new fangled pitch pipe. “Master-Key” will be glad to know that we haven’t outlawed them…yet.

]]> By: Ben http://preachermike.com/2007/05/25/new-pitching-rules#comment-64906 Ben Sun, 27 May 2007 02:33:29 +0000 http://preachermike.com/2007/05/25/new-pitching-rules#comment-64906 What if they had this sort of rule for preachers? He/She would have a specific allotment each month of jokes, stories, cute anecdotes, etc., and if they reach their limit before the month is out they have to sit down immediately and are forced to listen to someone else preach for the rest of the month. I don't know, it might make for better preaching...then again, I would probably be in serious trouble. Or maybe we could have a word limit on communion meditations. Perhaps little league has something to teach the church. What if they had this sort of rule for preachers? He/She would have a specific allotment each month of jokes, stories, cute anecdotes, etc., and if they reach their limit before the month is out they have to sit down immediately and are forced to listen to someone else preach for the rest of the month. I don’t know, it might make for better preaching…then again, I would probably be in serious trouble. Or maybe we could have a word limit on communion meditations. Perhaps little league has something to teach the church.

]]> By: Matthew Morine http://preachermike.com/2007/05/25/new-pitching-rules#comment-64905 Matthew Morine Sat, 26 May 2007 22:09:32 +0000 http://preachermike.com/2007/05/25/new-pitching-rules#comment-64905 Mike, I am a member of the churches of Christ, and I enjoy reading your blog, please check my blog out in your extra time. If you like it, please add me to your friend list. http://matthewsblog.waynesborochurchofchrist.org/ Mike,

I am a member of the churches of Christ, and I enjoy reading your blog, please check my blog out in your extra time. If you like it, please add me to your friend list.
http://matthewsblog.waynesborochurchofchrist.org/

]]> By: Kyle http://preachermike.com/2007/05/25/new-pitching-rules#comment-64904 Kyle Sat, 26 May 2007 21:28:19 +0000 http://preachermike.com/2007/05/25/new-pitching-rules#comment-64904 Why not cut back on some of the games? It seems absurd to me that you have limit pitch counts for little kids. Many kids are playing 3 games a week. That's physically too many, not to mention detrimental to the life of the family/church/kids. I love baseball. I watch way too much. I already am anticipating the temptation of having my kids overinvolved. But, the "best" families in our church right now are unavailable because they are being dragged to baseball games/choir competitions/dance competitions/homework. What does it tell our kids? Why not cut back on some of the games? It seems absurd to me that you have limit pitch counts for little kids. Many kids are playing 3 games a week. That’s physically too many, not to mention detrimental to the life of the family/church/kids. I love baseball. I watch way too much. I already am anticipating the temptation of having my kids overinvolved. But, the “best” families in our church right now are unavailable because they are being dragged to baseball games/choir competitions/dance competitions/homework. What does it tell our kids?

]]> By: clint http://preachermike.com/2007/05/25/new-pitching-rules#comment-64901 clint Sat, 26 May 2007 17:03:20 +0000 http://preachermike.com/2007/05/25/new-pitching-rules#comment-64901 “Isn’t the truth that this me is subsumed into all the me’s I already have been, and will be?” It gives me hope that God sees me this way and not one moment at a time, especially during bad moments. “Isn’t the truth that this me is subsumed into all the me’s I already have been, and will be?”

It gives me hope that God sees me this way and not one moment at a time, especially during bad moments.

]]> By: Beverly http://preachermike.com/2007/05/25/new-pitching-rules#comment-64900 Beverly Sat, 26 May 2007 16:26:42 +0000 http://preachermike.com/2007/05/25/new-pitching-rules#comment-64900 Life lessons at the ballpark...balls get called strikes sometimes and strikes get called balls. That is like the greatest lesson a kid can learn but man, I sat in awe of parents who would get so angry where they had to be thrown out of the park because of what they saw was a bad call. I have seen good men I respect yelling at their boys..very strange..I guess those are life lessons too. Good rules to protect our little ones..I'm all for it and props to you for championing this effort. Life lessons at the ballpark…balls get called strikes sometimes and strikes get called balls. That is like the greatest lesson a kid can learn but man, I sat in awe of parents who would get so angry where they had to be thrown out of the park because of what they saw was a bad call. I have seen good men I respect yelling at their boys..very strange..I guess those are life lessons too. Good rules to protect our little ones..I’m all for it and props to you for championing this effort.

]]> By: Alex Howard http://preachermike.com/2007/05/25/new-pitching-rules#comment-64898 Alex Howard Sat, 26 May 2007 07:02:44 +0000 http://preachermike.com/2007/05/25/new-pitching-rules#comment-64898 Man Mike I sure do miss you! I've seen a lot of guys' arms get hurt playing baseball growing up cause their dad made them start throwing curveballs at age 6 and pitched them every inning of every game. It's just sad! I was lucky to have a dad that knew how to take care of my arm and I'm sure glad you're looking after your players too. Man Mike I sure do miss you!

I’ve seen a lot of guys’ arms get hurt playing baseball growing up cause their dad made them start throwing curveballs at age 6 and pitched them every inning of every game. It’s just sad! I was lucky to have a dad that knew how to take care of my arm and I’m sure glad you’re looking after your players too.

]]> By: preacherman http://preachermike.com/2007/05/25/new-pitching-rules#comment-64895 preacherman Fri, 25 May 2007 21:02:18 +0000 http://preachermike.com/2007/05/25/new-pitching-rules#comment-64895 I am just enjoying right now my son's t-ball games. Next year can't wait for Machine pitch. Right now for him it is all about the love of the game. I am just enjoying right now my son’s t-ball games.
Next year can’t wait for Machine pitch.
Right now for him it is all about the love of the game.

]]> By: Val http://preachermike.com/2007/05/25/new-pitching-rules#comment-64893 Val Fri, 25 May 2007 19:13:53 +0000 http://preachermike.com/2007/05/25/new-pitching-rules#comment-64893 It does add a new element of strategy when working the schedule but I like where they're headed with it. An interview with one of the Little League Board Members during the LLWS in Williamsport last year seemed to suggest that the next step might be the prohibition of curve balls. Frankly, anything that protects the kids is a step in the right direction. Then again, am I being consistent in saying that when the game itself is inherently dangerous by virtue of hard-thrown spheres with rock-like consistency and waving around big clubs? I'm not sure where that line is drawn... It does add a new element of strategy when working the schedule but I like where they’re headed with it. An interview with one of the Little League Board Members during the LLWS in Williamsport last year seemed to suggest that the next step might be the prohibition of curve balls. Frankly, anything that protects the kids is a step in the right direction. Then again, am I being consistent in saying that when the game itself is inherently dangerous by virtue of hard-thrown spheres with rock-like consistency and waving around big clubs? I’m not sure where that line is drawn…

]]> By: Roger Butner http://preachermike.com/2007/05/25/new-pitching-rules#comment-64892 Roger Butner Fri, 25 May 2007 16:33:51 +0000 http://preachermike.com/2007/05/25/new-pitching-rules#comment-64892 Thanks for sharing the new little league pitching rule with us, Mike. I have lamented the changes that are continuing to place in organized sports for kids, in which they seem to be driven harder and harder by parents and adult pressures to competition. I do think healthy competition in sports provides great learning and training opportunities for kids, and I also get sick of the other extreme which leads parents, coaches, or organizations to offer false praise to kids who really haven't earned it. Encouragement - yes, but false praise - please skip it. Anyway, I agree this rule change is the right thing to do, and I find it very encouraging. Reading "Hurt: Inside the World of Today's Teenagers" by Chap Clark really convicted and saddened me about the many ways our adult culture seems to be abandoning our youth. (This is a must-read for parents, teachers, youth-workers, and others with a heart for teens and preteens, by the way!) I found this post a balm to the sadness I felt after reading the last one about the preacher search. Thanks for sharing the new little league pitching rule with us, Mike. I have lamented the changes that are continuing to place in organized sports for kids, in which they seem to be driven harder and harder by parents and adult pressures to competition. I do think healthy competition in sports provides great learning and training opportunities for kids, and I also get sick of the other extreme which leads parents, coaches, or organizations to offer false praise to kids who really haven’t earned it. Encouragement - yes, but false praise - please skip it. Anyway, I agree this rule change is the right thing to do, and I find it very encouraging. Reading “Hurt: Inside the World of Today’s Teenagers” by Chap Clark really convicted and saddened me about the many ways our adult culture seems to be abandoning our youth. (This is a must-read for parents, teachers, youth-workers, and others with a heart for teens and preteens, by the way!) I found this post a balm to the sadness I felt after reading the last one about the preacher search.

]]> By: Sean http://preachermike.com/2007/05/25/new-pitching-rules#comment-64891 Sean Fri, 25 May 2007 15:25:23 +0000 http://preachermike.com/2007/05/25/new-pitching-rules#comment-64891 I've also heard of high school and college kids going to extra measures to try and throw out their arms. Many believe that Tommy John surgery helps the arm come back stronger - which in some cases it does. Hard to believe the lengths we go to for sport. I’ve also heard of high school and college kids going to extra measures to try and throw out their arms. Many believe that Tommy John surgery helps the arm come back stronger - which in some cases it does. Hard to believe the lengths we go to for sport.

]]> By: Dee Andrews http://preachermike.com/2007/05/25/new-pitching-rules#comment-64890 Dee Andrews Fri, 25 May 2007 15:13:09 +0000 http://preachermike.com/2007/05/25/new-pitching-rules#comment-64890 I really like that quote from Ann Lamott, Mike. That is profound. Really profound. I was just visiting my older son, David, in Virginia a couple of weeks ago and had not seen him (or the kids) for more than a year and a half ago, but when I'm with him, it's as if in some moments that I'm the mother of my small son, still, even though he has two small sons. And I even see him in them, since he's a good dad raising his sons well. I feel the same way about myself and in talking with my mom, who's 85, she does, too. All that we were, we still are. I "feel" the same as I did years ago as far as how I "view" the world. It's just that layers and layers more have been added to my thinking to make it much richer and fuller. But I cannot subdivide any of those things out. Thanks for that quote. That's made my morning better. Dee I really like that quote from Ann Lamott, Mike. That is profound. Really profound.

I was just visiting my older son, David, in Virginia a couple of weeks ago and had not seen him (or the kids) for more than a year and a half ago, but when I’m with him, it’s as if in some moments that I’m the mother of my small son, still, even though he has two small sons. And I even see him in them, since he’s a good dad raising his sons well.

I feel the same way about myself and in talking with my mom, who’s 85, she does, too. All that we were, we still are. I “feel” the same as I did years ago as far as how I “view” the world. It’s just that layers and layers more have been added to my thinking to make it much richer and fuller. But I cannot subdivide any of those things out.

Thanks for that quote. That’s made my morning better.

Dee

]]> By: Steve http://preachermike.com/2007/05/25/new-pitching-rules#comment-64888 Steve Fri, 25 May 2007 14:55:16 +0000 http://preachermike.com/2007/05/25/new-pitching-rules#comment-64888 It's a good rule. When I coached middle school ball, we played some teams whose coaches wanted to teach the game, and some team whose coaches wanted to WIN, and win at any cost. I think it's even worse in school sports than in little league. It’s a good rule. When I coached middle school ball, we played some teams whose coaches wanted to teach the game, and some team whose coaches wanted to WIN, and win at any cost. I think it’s even worse in school sports than in little league.

]]> By: Terry http://preachermike.com/2007/05/25/new-pitching-rules#comment-64887 Terry Fri, 25 May 2007 14:29:04 +0000 http://preachermike.com/2007/05/25/new-pitching-rules#comment-64887 whoops, make that the "80's" whoops, make that the “80’s”

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