most classless team EVER!!!!!!!

[Wishwash]

Aunt Rosie's tournament in Buffalo NY this past weekend. Congrats to Long Island Bandits on going 8-0 and winning the tournament. 2 of our games were against The Valley Extreme Blue, from Ohio, I believe. The 3 coaches were out of control. WAAAAAAAYYYYY too high strung. Everytime his team made an out, he acted like they just won the National Championship. It felt more like a MMA(mixed martial arts) event than a 12u softball tournament. Even the girls had negative chants to our girls. The manager of the team was VERY upset that I was "stealing their signs". He stopped the game, got VERY VERY loud berating me from across the field and crying to the Blues. He then sees me gesture towards him (I was pointing in his direction to show some of our parents what was going on), goes screaming to the Blues again that I "gave him the finger". Blue was watching me, and knew that i didn't do that. I could go on and on, but I think you'll get the point... Very Very classless imo.

[Demonboy]

Are you a parent or a coach?

[Wishwash]

coach

[Demonboy]

Don't sweat it. Just worry about what you can control (your team). You kicked their ass. Mission accomplished.

[Wishwash]

I am not part of Long Island bandits, I was just congratulating them on their tourney win. I am a part of The Electric City Bombers, and unfortunatley, this Valley Extreme beat us .

[Demonboy]

I am not part of Long Island bandits, I was just congratulating them on their tourney win. I am a part of The Electric City Bombers, and unfortunatley, this Valley Extreme beat us .

Ah, the picture clears and the plot thickens...........

[coolstuff]

I am not part of Long Island bandits, I was just congratulating them on their tourney win. I am a part of The Electric City Bombers, and unfortunatley, this Valley Extreme beat us .

Ah, the picture clears and the plot thickens...........

So... if the classless team beats you then you can't talk about it?

First year in travel ball, on a team of players who were the same, at our first ever state tournament.

Our players were warned about wearing any metal clips or bands of any kind in their hair. We told the girls to check their hair and take them out, which they did, except one who thought she could hide the metal piece of her elastic hair band. The field ump noticed, ejected the player, and her spot on the roster was an automatic out.

Yep, our bad! I understand how picky it gets in state and national tournaments so no arguement from me on the call.

But the opposing coach was literally taunting us about the ejection. He was yelling things like, "Basic rules! 1, 2, 3! A, B, C!" and actually cheering and hooting. We played them close and likely would have beat them without the ejection. Yet we lost. (which according to Demonboy negates my even bringing this up.) Later a parent from another team came to us and said, "We've played that team and we hate that guy." What does that tell you when a complete stranger approaches you and tells you something like that?

No matter what happened on the field, that coach exhibited juvenile, classless behavior.

[Sam]

Coolstuff.....you went to a tournament with only 9 players????

[2bucketdad]

Wow if the things mentioned in this thread are the most classless things y'all should consider your self lucky. As a coach when the classless things happen I just point out to my players and parents, that as parents and coaches we expect more from our athletes, and our athletes should expect more from our parents and coaches.

The worst I've seen was some people from one team threatening a couple of our players in the restroom at a tournament...

And I've only shown my hiney once this year...

[daylightkate]

On a positive note. Long Island Bandits or we had nicknamed them The Long Island Ice Tee's (because they just tee off us). Great team, great coaches and great parents. They are a class act and we had the priviledge of being whooped twice by them. I wish them luck in the upcoming Nationals next weekend in Ohio. They have two Pony penants and one ASA penant. I was not surprised to see they won Aunt Rosies.

Kudo's Bandits, your show the true art of sportsmanship.