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I have followed Paintsville baseball for a very long time and these last few years with Howard at the helm have been lacking to say the least. You talk about the assistant coaches out for personal agendas, tell me how? Pelphrey is an asst coach and his son doesn't start; Sublett is an assistant coach and his son doesn't start; Lyons is an assistant coach and his son doesn't start, all they want from the Lyons kid is his pitching arm. So you tell me how are they out for personal gains? IF you take a close hard look you'll see that Howard is definately there for personal gains, making sure his brother in law plays first every game. Howard is playing a young man in the infield who has so many errors it is embarrassing but he (Howard) feels obligated to the parents.

If there are two separate stat books being kept then it sounds like someone is padding the stats to keep certain players looking good. You can bet it isn't the players who don't play (including the assistant coaches kids) so figure out who that leaves.

I believe all the parents of the ballclub want is someone in leadership who will be fair and honest and give each young man a chance to fight for a starting position; not determine them before the season simply on who can do what for who.

I certainly agree that the head coach needs to take care of his team and all those who whine, and that starts with his family. Sorry but sometimes you just have to call it like it is.

I think Coach Howard is a good coach, but to parents a coach is only fair when their son is playing. I don't think Coach Lyons has a problem with his son not starting every game. He is a pitcher. If Coach Howard is just letting his brother in law play first, then why would his family whine. Maybe they should let Lyons play first and Rice be the ace pitcher. Would you whine about that.