[nfb-talk] Blind baseball player "hears" his dream come true on local Little League team

[Michael Bullis]

Well, I might agree with you if the kid were actually doing something.  But,
he's not.  He's not even taking care of the bats or balls, towels?  He can't
even throw the ball to the catcher but he's called a "team manager."  
The disturbing thing about this to me is that he's being lied to as though
he were actually contributing something of value when he's not.  

It seems to me that this is political correctness at it's worst.  The Little
League coach should have said yes when asked by the little boy for an
opportunity, but, they then should have figured out something for him to do
besides look cute.  To give him the title of "Manager" only compounds the
issue for me.
And, sadly for his mom, there is apparently little or nothing going on for
this kid so just sitting on the bench is the high point of his life.
Mike Bullis
 

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From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
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Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 10:59 AM
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Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Blind baseball player "hears" his dream come true on
local Little League team

Even though the mom needs more help with what can happen for the blind, I
admire the team for taking this child on, and giving him a thrill of his
life.
Not to many coachs would do this.
That is a mild stone itself.
I hope as this child grows he can stay with the team and help others.

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