http://www.lilsugar.com Mommy's little helper en http://www.lilsugar.com/1897055 <a href="http://www.lilsugar.com/1897055"><img width=160 height=83 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl1/10/107379/35_2008/jericho.large.jpg'></div></a><p>If <a href="http://www.lilsugar.com/tag/michael+phelps" >Michael Phelps had been pulled from the pool</a>, would he have gone on to be the winningest Olympian? It's ridiculous to think that a child could be punished for being too good an athlete, but that's what is happening to Jericho Scott, a 9-year-old little leaguer in Connecticut who has an arm that can throw a fast one. While the pitcher tops off at 40 mph and has never beamed another child during a game, batters have a hard time hitting his pitches, and some parents were concerned when their sluggers went up to bat. As a result, the league has banned Jericho's team. Do you think this is fair?<span class="inline left"></span></p> <!-- no strip poll --><form action="/1897055" method="post" id="epoll_view_voting"> <div><div class="poll"> <div class="vote-form"> <div class="choices"><div class="form-item"> <label>9-Year-Old Athlete Kicked Off Team For Being Too Good?</label> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-0-1897055" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-0-1897055" name="edit[choice]" value="0-1897055" class="form-radio" /> Yes - The game isn't fun for the other kids if he's so much better.</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-1-1897055" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-1-1897055" name="edit[choice]" value="1-1897055" class="form-radio" /> No - Why is he being penalized for being a good sport?</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-2-1897055" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-2-1897055" name="edit[choice]" value="2-1897055" class="form-radio" /> Other - I'll tell you below.</label> </div> </div> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[nid]" id="edit-nid" value="1897055" /> <span class='button'><span><input class='fancybutton' type='submit' name="op" value="Vote" class="form-submit" /></span></span> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[form_id]" id="edit-form_id" value="epoll_view_voting" /> </div> </div></form> <!-- no strip poll --> http://www.lilsugar.com/1897055#comment Poll Sports News Baseball Jericho Scott athletics Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:00:45 -0700 LilSugar http://www.lilsugar.com/1897055