Over zealous, maybe?...you tell me.

Have you ever been at a sporting event for children, say under the age of 13, and there is that ONE family that coaches from the bleachers. In the case of little league baseball from behind the fence next to the dug-out in their traveling folding chairs.

You know the kind I'm talking' about the really obnoxious parents/relatives...screaming "come on blue!" every time there is a bad call. Yelling at the players to "get it together!" or "tighten up out there!" or screaming at their own child/relative to get their head in the game, run faster, or every one's favorite...when nothing else works they start threatening their own child/relative. "You better straighten up out there or you're gonna' be sittin' the bench" or "Son, you better get a better attitude and shake it off or I'll pull you outta' the game!" They can even be educated people yet they suddenly lose all grammer skills!

It is no lie that there seems to be ONE family like that for every little league team. In the case of my little brother's 12 and under baseball team that family would be mine!
I don't know what comes over us. It's like this baseball obsessive spirit just possesses us and we can do nothing to control it!

You may be thinking "those poor kids" when actually, you should be thinking "those poor parents of the other players". It's amazing the character flaws you see in yourself when you are screaming and hollering at a bunch of 10-12 year old little boys, and every grown-up in the surrounding area just sits and stares at you. Every once in a while the other parents might say things like "Good try Billy...maybe next time". While you are screaming "Billy, don't swing at that trash...come on get your head in the game!"

So...as you might be thinking you need to pray for us...I would encourage you to rather pray for the other parents considering the season has only begun and this is just league ball its not even all-stars yet!