> > > > Subject: Baseball Rules
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >Baseball Rules
> > > > >
> > > > >> > >At one point during a game, the coach called one of his
> 7-year-old
> > > > >> > >baseball players aside and asked, "Do you understand what coop-
> > > > >> > >eration is? What a team is?"
> > > > >> > >
> > > > >> > >The little boy nodded in the affirmative.
> > > > >> > >
> > > > >> > >"Do you understand that what matters is whether we win or lose
> > > > >> > >together as a team?"
> > > > >> > >
> > > > >> > >The little boy nodded yes.
> > > > >> > >
> > > > >> > >"So," the coach continued, "I'm sure you know, when an out is
> > > > >> > >called, you shouldn't argue, curse, attack the umpire, or call
> him
> > > > >> > >a pecker-head. Do you understand all that?"
> > > > >> > >
> > > > >> > >Again the little boy nodded.
> > > > >> > >
> > > > >> > >He continued, "And when I take you out of the game so another
> > > > >> > >boy gets a chance to play, it's not good sportsmanship to call
> > your
> > > > >> > >coach 'a dumb asshole' is it?''
> > > > >> > >
> > > > >> > >Again the little boy nodded.
> > > > >> > >
> > > > >> > >"Good," said the coach. "Now go over there and explain all that
> > > > >> > >to your mother."
> > > > >>
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