First of all….I know I haven’t blogged in months but I was protesting something I consider to be an atrocity. My friend Matt (Who can be heard every Saturday before Gamecock football games on The Warmup Show) was stripped of his blog. I will not divulge the reasons behind this, but I can tell you that it had nothing to do with the amount of hits his blog received. His was the most read blog on the WORD website and without a doubt, one of the most interesting. Still the man (or the mistress) had to take my friend down. I hope that you the reader of this blog and listeners of WORD will stand by me in protest by sending emails and posting on our message board. (Bmclain@entercom.com and twest@entercom.com)  Bring back Matt with the facts!

 Now that that business is out of the way, I want to tell you of an incident that occured last night. It wasn’t a major breaking news story or an unpassed bill in the senate, but instead, it was something that disturbed me on a personal level. My daughters softball team was scheduled to play the other Fountain Inn team in 9-10 softball. We were really looking forward to it because it’s the middle of the season and both teams were undefeated.

My daughters best friend plays for the other team and they were giving each other a hard time at school about who’s team was better. There is nothing more American than talking stuff about your team to your buddies. When we arrived to the field our coach addressed the parents and I couldn’t believe my ears. He said that the players had taken a vote and had decided to count the game as a scrimmage. A SCRIMMAGE!!!!

I expressed how lame this was and most of the parents agreed. I, of course, was ignored by the coach and my wife didn’t want me to make a scene. The reasoning was that there were friends on either side of the field and they didn’t want to hurt each others feelings. Huh??????

I have never seen (in person) such a blatant use of Political Correctness!

Hello!!!!!!! It’s a sport…..there are winners, and there are losers! Let’s play some ball!!! If you’re so worried about hurting someones feelings then you need to find another sport to coach, like water ballet or compettitve eating! No…..ya can’t do that either because someone might win and hurt someones feelings!

Maybe i’m wrong about this, but I thought sports was about learning to function as a team, experiencing the highs of a win and the lows of a loss, shaking hands and knowing you’ll getem next time. Besides, I’m not sure that what they did was within the rules of the league.

Am I wrong, or am I overeacting? What lesson could this possibly teach these children. They already have to deal with no winners during field day, and at my daughters school, no letter grades…only check marks!

I just don’t get it…………do you?