Shout out to that All-black Little League team from ChiRaq's southside.....
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Big ups to them young dudes bringing some positive news to Chicago
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And just when they thought they could enjoy this ? ....someone pulls some ? :
This ? ? HERE....
JACKIE ROBINSON WEST LITTLE LEAGUE TITLE LOSS WAS 'WITCH HUNT,' PFLEGER SAYS
HICAGO (WLS) -- Jackie Robinson West has been stripped of their title in the 2014 Little League World Series. Las Vegas will now be handed the title.
The Jackie Robinson West baseball team that brought the city together this summer is accused of stacking the team with players from the suburbs.
"Jackie Robinson West Little League and Illinois District 4 Administrator knowingly violated Little League International Rules and Regulations by placing players on their team who did not qualify to play because they lived outside the team's boundaries," a Little League news release says.
Rev. Jesse Jackson led a Wednesday press conference, saying he thinks Las Vegas shouldn't accept the championship "they did not earn."
Jackson said he thought if the team had turned in falsified birth certificates with incorrect ages, that would be grounds for forfeiture, but that the punishment for boundary violations is too harsh.
Fr. Michael Pfleger of St. Sabina parish singled out Chris Janes of Evergreen Park for a "witch hunt," with Pfleger indicating he thought the allegations were racially motivated.
"I wonder if the same thing would've happened to another league, another team, another place," Pfleger said. "It's most unacceptable to go after the children and target the children."
"JRW needs to know they are winners and they are champions," Pfleger continued. "They showed America this is the real young men of the South Side, not what's portrayed in the media."
Pfleger called on Little League to "investigate every one of the 16 teams in the same way you investigated this one."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlgPgrwWZ1M
We can't get ? in this ? country...That's ? up, cause these young bulls killed it. -
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Co_Town_Michael wrote: »
They still won.... Title strip or not. They still smack the opp. Not beat but smacked their opps. -
Co_Town_Michael wrote: »
They still won....
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? that "they still won" ? , ya'll cheatin-ass ? needed some ringers to get past Mo'ne, ol' Mr. Burns softball team ?
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I guess it ain't over.....Their parents are suing ESPN
Jackie Robinson West Parents Sue ESPN, Little League Over Ineligible Players
Parents of former Little League baseball players from Jackie Robinson West in Chicago filed a lawsuit Thursday against several entities, including Little League International and ESPN, for profiting off the team's championship run before deeming some players ineligible.
According to David Matthews and Mark Konkol of DNAinfo, the lawsuit filed by former coach Darold Butler and other parents claims Little League officials knew about the potential issues but allowed the team to participate due to the attention it attracted.
"Little League was aware of the potential residency issues of the children of the JRW Parents, but chose to ignore and/or deliberately conceal these facts in order to garner higher ratings, publicity, and money for Defendant Little League," the complaint stated.
Jackie Robinson West won the Great Lakes qualification tournament to earn a trip to Williamsport, Pennsylvania, for the annual Little League showcase. The team went on the claim the United States championship before losing to South Korea in the international championship game.
Little League International announced last February it had decided to strip the team of the U.S. title for fielding ineligible players, however.
The lawsuit claims Little League continued to promote the popular Jackie Robinson West story, highlighted by arranging trips to the White House and the MLB World Series in San Francisco, without alerting parents or coaches that it had begun an investigation, according to the DNAinfo report.
Butler stated in the complaint that he continued to provide to Little League officials at both the local and international levels with information about players throughout the Little League World Series run. It wasn't until September, a month after winning the U.S. title, that players were deemed ineligible.
"Defendant Little League deliberately capitalized on the notoriety of the JRW Team and the JRW Parents in order to bolster its corporate image, gain donations and otherwise profit from the unique appeal of the JRW Tournament Team," the complaint stated, per DNAinfo.
The report noted the lawsuit also claimed defamation against ESPN, including commentator Stephen A. Smith, for statements made against Butler and other members of the staff.
Jackie Robinson West provided fans with a memorable run through the Little League World Series two years ago. A loss in the second round of the double-elimination tournament forced them to win four straight games, which they did, twice by a single run.
While Little League's decision to strip the team of its title can't take away the players' memories, it does taint an otherwise terrific summer. The report doesn't detail what type of damages the parents are seeking as part of the lawsuit.
DNAinfo noted Chicago lawyer James Karamanis, who filed the lawsuit on behalf of Butler and the other parents, is scheduled to hold a press conference Monday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evGVdqgTmGQ
I hope the parents win....taking this away was damn near criminal. -
Saw this thread bumped knew it had to be this
But im kinda weak bc every little league in america has the snitching parent syndrome. I remeber ? like this when i was a kid
