Don’t Shake Hands With Kids From Minnesota
Ah, the Little League World Series. A heartwarming event where every kid gets a chance to play and the virtues of mutual respect and sportsmanship are on display for the whole world to see. Well, at least that’s how it is when the kids don’t spit in their hands before the postgame handshake.
The Coon Rapids Little League club has apologized after two Minnesota players spit into their hands before shaking hands with players from Chandler who had eliminated Coon Rapids from the Little League World Series.
Coon Rapids manager Mark Lowe issued the apology after learning that ESPN video televised nationally showed two players spitting into their hands before the traditional postgame handshakes after Wednesday’s 9-2 loss.
It seems that somebody forgot to teach these kids one of the cardinal rules of little league baseball. You’re only allowed to spit in your hand before a post-game handshake if the team you’re playing is wearing pinstripes and is called the Yankees.
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Larry Brown on 27 Aug 2007 at 11:36 am #
Chefs gizz and spit in your food all the time … what you don’t know can’t hurt you, right?