A very interesting letter that Mike Matheny wrote to a

[missouridawg]

youth baseball teams' parents. Really great read.

http://www.mac-n-seitz.com/teams-2/mike-matheny-letter.html</p>

 

[snoopdog]

I think this is spot on!!

 

[Buford T. Justice]

I think the part about the bad umpiring is true, and the way to handle it. I see 10 and 11 year old kids arguing with umps and parents yelling at umps. It's crazy. I heard a young teen tell an adult umpire that "his umpiring sucked" one time. I couldn't believe it.