I will be first to admit that I've had the urge to do this (or Little League Sucker Punching 101)

it was still a stupid thing to do. No excuse. And the fact that we don’t see adults jumping in from every angle on that video tells me all I need to know about those teams and that league.

And, yeah, I stopped playing adult sports, too, for the same reasons you mention. I figured that punching some fat, arrogant prick would make me a hypocrite and the hour of playing the game wasn’t worth it.

I play church league fast Pitch, and there’s one team, and one guy in particular, that always pulls this sophomoric crap. They’ll drop a shoulder coming into home on a close play instead of sliding (and never get called out for it), fake a toss back to the pitcher, then tag out the runner dusting himself off at second, fake having the ball to make a runner slide into third instead of rounding for an easy run, drop the bat down on their swing to tag the catcher’s mitt so they can get a free base, just plain dirty play, especially in a church league. We almost came to blows with them last year because their catcher called my pitcher (who is 15, btw) a B**ch in front of her father. I can’t stand that kind of “sportsmanship”.
I would never sucker punch someone, but I would probably laugh if that guy did a face plant in the parking lot.

There’s a team we played that is named ‘Off Constantly’...but none of our team members really check the other team’s name out on the schedule….so most of us were unaware. After the game, which we won decisively, we’re doing the handshake thing and several of their guys say, ‘You just beat off constantly’..........damn near caused a fight because it was so unexpected and unwarranted given the circumstances. Not until later did we realize that the team named themselves that just to say that line after every loss.

You always want to get into it no matter what. I play softball for a church league and sometimes i go out to the ball fields when their playing to see if they need players. There is always that one person who mouths off to someone and in your mind you just want to punch them.

he kid should not have punched the other kid though, It was totally out of line and uncalled for.

And yes, where are the parents? And the coaches for that matter.

But you don’t just go punching people. In the face, no less. Especially during the one time in the game when you put everything aside to say “We are the same. Good job.”

I remember playing a game back in junior high where the players and coaches on both sides were just seething with conflict. Our coach told us not to do the good game high fives and to stay seated on the bench. Being team captain and having a horrendously dirty mouth at the tender age of 13, I said “F that” and took my team to high fives. Life is hard enough already, there’s no room for that petty crap.