Sportsmanship Done Right

I love this story about how one girls' softball team came to the aid of their opponents in their time of need. Restores your faith in (wo)mankind...

almost 2 years ago Emelie 11 comments 0 recs |

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Nice story.

Thanks Emelie.

"Fasten those seatbelts!"-Pat Hughes

by katie casey on Jun 23, 2010 6:40 PM CDT reply actions

Very cool story.

And, as was pointed out in the story, it could easily have gone bad any number of ways.

This is what’s possible when people think of others before themselves. And it didn’t require some contrived program or law—it was purely spontaneous cooperation and friendship.

More fanshots like this please!!!

"One of the things I like about baseball is that between innings you can go to the restroom.'' ~Manny Acta.

by Goodie1969 on Jun 23, 2010 6:49 PM CDT reply actions

Great story.

One missing thing… and I’m not “picking” on anyone… but how does that situation manifest?

I mean, how does Marshall show up for a game without ever having practiced? They couldn’t find one coach who knew what they were doing? And the first scheduled game is against a team that hadn’t lost in forever? How does all of that come about?

I don’t want to hijack from what is a really nice story, I’m just curious how it came to be.

by fsuapollo on Jun 23, 2010 7:38 PM CDT reply actions

I was pretty confused by that myself

by GoCubbies34 on Jun 24, 2010 8:21 AM CDT up reply actions

Yeah I think Roncalli handled it about as wonderfully as anyone can,

But why the heck didn’t anyone try to help Marshall practice before they got there? It’s a wonderful story, and hopefully other leagues will see it and try to avoid it happening…have some veteran coaches lead a practice, give them any help you can. I know when I was playing little league, my coach and others helped coach and recruit players for teams that were close to folding before the season.

Reilly has posted great insprational stories before. He’s good at writing these, and there’s sure ones out there for men as well. Like a football player stopping to score to honor the other team.

"The ones who want to achieve and win championships motivate themselves." - Da Coach

by Sandberg's evil twin on Jun 24, 2010 9:20 AM CDT up reply actions

Here is the original article from which Reilly got the story

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The Indianapolis Public School system is going through massive reorganization, which has led to some of this. Marshall used to be a junior high school, and appears to be expanding into the high school ranks, leading to some of this situation.

I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg

by Bill Potter on Jun 24, 2010 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions

That link doesn't have any info in it about the reorganization or much of anything different. Thanks though.

"The ones who want to achieve and win championships motivate themselves." - Da Coach

by Sandberg's evil twin on Jun 25, 2010 12:59 AM CDT up reply actions

You could write a book on reorganization of the Indianapolis Public School system.

As a resident of Indianapolis, it’s sad, but necessary at the same time.

Schools like John Marshall are going through major transitions, while at the same time, budget cuts are affecting schools’ abilities to retain teachers and coaches.

IPS is trying to implement a system whereby certain schools would become “athletic magnets” for a lack of a better term. But until they do, schools like Marshall are out in the cold when it comes to getting proper coaching, unfortunately.

I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg

by Bill Potter on Jun 25, 2010 8:49 AM CDT up reply actions