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A truly disturbing report has emerged from New Hampshire, where a pair of youth baseball coaches reportedly planned to "bean" an 11-year-old girl - the league's only female player - in an attempt to intimidate her and get her to leave the league.
The allegations reported in the Fosters Daily Democrat cite a claim from a parent in the Oyster River Youth Association in Durham, N.H. The initial report of the plan came from a man named Dan Klein, whose daughter was the alleged intended victim of the would-be in-game attack.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/more-sports/report-new-hampshire-youth-baseball-coaches-planned-to-bean-leagues-lone-girl-to-intimidate-her-into-leaving/ar-AAvR0OL?ocid=spartandhp
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2018/04/11/oyster-river-baseball-plan-to-hit-player/
phylny
(8,392 posts)Moostache
(9,897 posts)phylny
(8,392 posts)MagickMuffin
(15,972 posts)P E R I O D !
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)Eliot Rosewater
(31,131 posts)so
Eliot Rosewater
(31,131 posts)ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)AJT
(5,240 posts)johnp3907
(3,734 posts)frogmarch
(12,160 posts)Wiki had this for "beanball," which apparently is the same thing as "bean." (bold emphasis mine)
"Beanball" is a colloquialism used in baseball, for a ball thrown at an opposing player with the intention of striking him such as to cause harm, often connoting a throw at the player's head (or "bean" in old-fashioned slang).
procon
(15,805 posts)was to instill a sense of good sportsmanship and fair play, to be respectful of other players and always be a gracious winner or loser.
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,925 posts)At least I'd like to think a man with a daughter would not entertain this idea.
Of course, this plan could have been hatched to discourage a male on the team who didn't match their notions of the kind of kids who should be on that team.
monmouth4
(9,711 posts)pansypoo53219
(21,005 posts)she played well, but gosh darnit. they had to change the rules + BAN girls. god forbid GYRLZ PLAY TOO!
maxrandb
(15,373 posts)And repeatedly take bean balls from Aroldis Chapman.
yortsed snacilbuper
(7,939 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Are they really that threatened by an 11 year old girl? Do they have to cause her harm? Sickening.
Reader Rabbit
(2,624 posts)...which are generally in effect for any position involving interaction with minors, then someone needs to report these guys to DHS/CPS.