Baseball stands ordered torn down for being better than softball's

[jr/shotglass]

3,893 comments to the original Yahoo! story. It's stirred up more than just us.

 

[3_Octave_Fart]

**** softball.

 

[Armchair_QB]

**** softball.

Actually, there's nothing wrong with softball.

But these parents need to be beaten into a coma.

 

[ColdCat]

**** softball.

Actually, there's nothing wrong with softball.

But these parents need to be beaten into a coma.

is there and good reason girls just can't play baseball? that would solve the separate facilities issue right there

 

[LongTimeListener]

**** softball.

Actually, there's nothing wrong with softball.

But these parents need to be beaten into a coma.

is there and good reason girls just can't play baseball? that would solve the separate facilities issue right there

I can't tell if you're being serious. If not, and you made me bite, kudos.

Girls baseball would actually be kind of interesting. But they'd need another field anyway, or else a ball out of the infield would be rare and a home run would be nonexistent.

 

[jr/shotglass]

There is a U.S. National women's team ...

 

[Baron Scicluna]

The guy down the street has a better house than we do. He should have to tear it down to make his home equal to ours.

Your neigbor's home doesn't have anything to do with you because it's his private property, outside of certain things like property values.

Schools are mandated to provide equal facilities. That doesn't mean a softball field has to have 3,000 seats like the baseball field. But if they provide backs on the seats for baseball, they better provide them for softball.

 

[3_Octave_Fart]

**** softball.

Actually, there's nothing wrong with softball.

But these parents need to be beaten into a coma.

It does sound like something soccer parents would do.

 

[Armchair_QB]

The guy down the street has a better house than we do. He should have to tear it down to make his home equal to ours.

Your neigbor's home doesn't have anything to do with you because it's his private property, outside of certain things like property values.

Schools are mandated to provide equal facilities. That doesn't mean a softball field has to have 3,000 seats like the baseball field. But if they provide backs on the seats for baseball, they better provide them for softball.

As with most things regarding athletics, you're wrong. They are under no obligation to provide backs on seats regardless of what a brain-dead judge in Michigan says.

**** like this was never intended to be a Title IX issue but we have a lot of stupid judges in this country.

 

[Armchair_QB]

Under Baron's logic, softball fields would have to have the same playing dimensions as baseball fields.

 

[3_Octave_Fart]

Baron's values do seem to be quite impractical.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

Under Baron's logic, softball fields would have to have the same playing dimensions as baseball fields.

Um no, but if the school provided a locker room for baseball, then they need to provide one for softball.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

The guy down the street has a better house than we do. He should have to tear it down to make his home equal to ours.

Your neigbor's home doesn't have anything to do with you because it's his private property, outside of certain things like property values.

Schools are mandated to provide equal facilities. That doesn't mean a softball field has to have 3,000 seats like the baseball field. But if they provide backs on the seats for baseball, they better provide them for softball.

As with most things regarding athletics, you're wrong. They are under no obligation to provide backs on seats regardless of what a brain-dead judge in Michigan says.

**** like this was never intended to be a Title IX issue but we have a lot of stupid judges in this country.

The school isn't under an obligation to provide seatbacks for any sports, but if they allow one for the boys, then they have to have one for the girls, according to the judge.

 

[Armchair_QB]

The guy down the street has a better house than we do. He should have to tear it down to make his home equal to ours.

Your neigbor's home doesn't have anything to do with you because it's his private property, outside of certain things like property values.

Schools are mandated to provide equal facilities. That doesn't mean a softball field has to have 3,000 seats like the baseball field. But if they provide backs on the seats for baseball, they better provide them for softball.

As with most things regarding athletics, you're wrong. They are under no obligation to provide backs on seats regardless of what a brain-dead judge in Michigan says.

**** like this was never intended to be a Title IX issue but we have a lot of stupid judges in this country.

The school isn't under an obligation to provide seatbacks for any sports, but if they allow one for the boys, then they have to have one for the girls, according to the judge.

But only because the judge is an idiot. And only an idiot would believe this was a just ruling.

 

[Armchair_QB]

Under Baron's logic, softball fields would have to have the same playing dimensions as baseball fields.

Um no, but if the school provided a locker room for baseball, then they need to provide one for softball.

No ****, dumbass.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

I have a feeling there's much more to this story, just like the North Andover honor student who lied about being a designated driver for her friend when she was drinking at the party just like everyone else.

 

[slappy4428]

Of course, literacy is a wonderful thing.... and many here, by extension, could be parents in the district.
There was no judicial ruling.

"The U.S. Education Department's Office for Civil Rights opened an investigation following an anonymous complaint. Ultimately, officials demanded that the seating and scoreboard be torn down because the upgrades are superior to Plymouth's girls' softball facilities"

OCR has a collective IQ of 12.

 

[Diego Marquez]

The U.S. Education Department's Office for Civil Rights opened an investigation following an anonymous complaint. Ultimately, officials demanded that the seating and scoreboard be torn down because the upgrades are superior to Plymouth's girls' softball facilities (pictured). The boys' seating is also not handicap accessible, which is a separate violation of government regulations.

Which officials? OCR? School district? An umpire? Bud Selig?

There are obvious Title IX implications to this story, as federally funded schools are required to provide equal opportunity for both boys' and girls' sports.

Awesome! What are the obvious Title IX implications, Mr. Rohrbach? Please, just one ... just give me one, Mr. Rohrbach?

 

[old_tony]

I so wish the school district had the guts to tell the OCR to **** off.

 

[RonClements]

The guy down the street has a better house than we do. He should have to tear it down to make his home equal to ours.

Your neigbor's home doesn't have anything to do with you because it's his private property, outside of certain things like property values.

Schools are mandated to provide equal facilities. That doesn't mean a softball field has to have 3,000 seats like the baseball field. But if they provide backs on the seats for baseball, they better provide them for softball.

Sarcasm is lost on this one.