January 2nd, 2008

Since this is the season for giving, what would be the perfect gift that a coach could give his baseball team?

New gloves for everyone? New uniforms? Discounted team shoes? A Christmas party at his home with lots of festive nights and burgers on the grill? Or even springing for arcade tokens at a pizza place?

OK, we all know there are more important gifts than what can be bought, like: The league championship, or free private lessons for a guaranteed improvement in your batting average … Whoops! This is youth sports, where none of those things should be a priority. So let's stick with this gift list:

*** Learn better sportsmanship.
*** Learn how to play as a team.
*** Learn to honor and respect officials.

Here's the coach with the best gift. His gift was Samantha West. A girl on a boys' baseball team? That isn't even the half of it. How about a girl with Down syndrome? What coach would let a girl with Down syndrome play on the boys' team? There goes the state title!

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