Brandon Green of the Jackie Robinson West Little League listens during a press conference on Feb. 11, when the team's title was stripped due to rules violations.
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The White House Press Secretary, Josh Earnest, said that it does not take away from the players' accomplishments, because of what the parents and adults did to enable their cheating. That is like saying that affirmative action does not take away for the accomplishments of politicians, firemen, corporate leaders, celebrities who benefited from affirmative action. Really? So as long as the beneficiaries of cheating and fraud did not act illegally themselves, then it is acceptable for others to do the dirty work.
[From article]
The team from Chicago’s South Side was stripped of its US Little League Championship on Wednesday for using suburban players from outside its geographic boundaries.
Chris Janes — the vice president of the Evergreen Park Athletic Association and coach of a team that lost 43-2 to Jackie Robinson in four innings — had emailed Little League International in October to alert officials that he and others thought the all-star squad had been “manipulating, bending and blatantly breaking the rules for the sole purpose of winning at all costs.”
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Dave Belisle, the coach who gave a viral inspirational speech to his Rhode Island team after its elimination by Jackie Robinson West, said he laments his team may be remembered for “how they got beat by cheaters.”
Belisle told local news outlets he feels for the Chicago kids and is sickened by the actions of the adults who orchestrated the scheme.
http://nypost.com/2015/02/12/chicago-little-league-whistle-blower-getting-death-threats/
Chicago Little League whistle-blower getting death threats
By Brian Lewis
New York Post
February 12, 2015 | 1:04pm
The White House Press Secretary, Josh Earnest, said that it does not take away from the players' accomplishments, because of what the parents and adults did to enable their cheating. That is like saying that affirmative action does not take away for the accomplishments of politicians, firemen, corporate leaders, celebrities who benefited from affirmative action. Really? So as long as the beneficiaries of cheating and fraud did not act illegally themselves, then it is acceptable for others to do the dirty work.
[From article]
The team from Chicago’s South Side was stripped of its US Little League Championship on Wednesday for using suburban players from outside its geographic boundaries.
Chris Janes — the vice president of the Evergreen Park Athletic Association and coach of a team that lost 43-2 to Jackie Robinson in four innings — had emailed Little League International in October to alert officials that he and others thought the all-star squad had been “manipulating, bending and blatantly breaking the rules for the sole purpose of winning at all costs.”
[. . .]
Dave Belisle, the coach who gave a viral inspirational speech to his Rhode Island team after its elimination by Jackie Robinson West, said he laments his team may be remembered for “how they got beat by cheaters.”
Belisle told local news outlets he feels for the Chicago kids and is sickened by the actions of the adults who orchestrated the scheme.
http://nypost.com/2015/02/12/chicago-little-league-whistle-blower-getting-death-threats/
Chicago Little League whistle-blower getting death threats
By Brian Lewis
New York Post
February 12, 2015 | 1:04pm
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