A Connecticut little league team was disqualified because its pitcher was deemed too good to play against other teams. The team, Will Power Fitness, streaked to an impressive 8-0 record largely on the strength of 9-year-old Jericho Scott’s arm.
But the stuffed shirts at the Little league office in upper crust New Haven asked the coach to replace the youngster as pitcher because other teams were intimidated by the kid. Of course the coach balked at the odd request and the team was quickly disqualified.
Y’all know it’s because the kid is black, right? Had this been a white boy he would be hailed as a Phenom or the next coming of Babe Ruth.
This story made my blood boil when I read about it yesterday. Instead of encouraging this little prodigy to follow his dreams, they made him feel unwanted for being too good. Where’s Rev. Al Sharpton when we need him?
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