[Crossbones]

You just don't understand. A 16 year old throwing in the 80s isn't as common as a lot of you people think. We have a young man here in the area that was throwing in the 80s at 16 and is now a Senior and has signed to play at UK and possibly may be drafted this season. So apparently ALL the pitchers that were kept are ALL D-1 prospects? DANG...ALL the other Schools just may as well forget beating this team.

Also, The coach said he couldn't cover bunts. Why say this if the kid wasn't even given the chance to do this. The kid said he only threw.

Now, here's one for ya. Who to say that the coach cut the kid because....He felt that if he kept the kid....the other kids would either feel:
1- They must really suck if the can't make a team and cripple can.
2- The only reason he made the team was because he is disabled.

Now...Wouldn't it be easier to explain and show...why you kept the kid.
Than what is happening now and giving lame excuses via someone else and not explaining it yourself. :please:

The kid was discriminated against because of his disability....period.
The Coach lied about why he was cut. He said he couldn't cover bunts.
The kid was denied that opportunity to show he could and asked to be the waterboy.
Therefore this now fits:

(5) individuals with disabilities continually encounter various forms of discrimination, including
outright intentional exclusion, the discriminatory effects of architectural, transportation, and
communication barriers, overprotective rules and policies, failure to make modifications to
existing facilities and practices, exclusionary qualification standards and criteria, segregation,

and relegation to lesser services, programs, activities, benefits, jobs, or other opportunities;

I understand about having a disability more than you or anyone on this board will ever know. So that plane just won't fly with me. The kid has talent, I never said he didn't. But there is alot more to the game than just throwing the ball. The article stated alot of kids went on to bigger and better things that played for the school. Which leads me to believe they have alot of talent at that school. I also agreed he could have played JV. The article never said if they had one or not. Every thing you said is all fine and dandy, but does not prove decrimination. I know about it all to well. You highlighted "outright intentional exclution". He was allowed to tryout, the other kids were better at every part of the game and better for the team. My point throughout all of this is simply the other kids were better than he was. I understand your disappointment for the youngman. But you and I seem to be repeating the same thing over and over. So I will agree to disagree and on that note, I am done with this.