thetragichippy

I would like to say good luck to ALL the playoff teams today, may the best team win!!!!!!

........and I'm from Lumberton  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

I'm not whining - thank you very much!! > I simply asked a question because when my son plays for BC Little Leauge Baseball and they are in the playoffs, we never had to pay to sit and watch the games.  Yes, I said BC - I live in WO, participate in WO football, graduated WO, but my kids play BC baseball.

I did not think about the fees associated with the playoffs.  For those who know me, and the only one here that commented so far who does know me is Dragon, knows that I would pay a million dollars (if i had it  ;D) to make sure that my son has a good time and a good experience in football. 

Thank you and have a nice day.

If you would pay a million dollars to make sure your son has a good experience, then why are you crying about 3 bucks. The money raised will probably be used to cover legal fee's for the idiots involved in Lum/BC brawl.

She didnt know, so she ask and you have to be a smart*ss.  The question was answered and you still had to put your 2 cents in. The only idiot I see is you!

Sorry but the media is not hurting for stories and this incident is small potatoes no matter which side started, participated in or finished it.

May be small potatoes to you, but 7128 views on the threads suggest otherwise.

Wow, a coach from Bridge City wrong?  Why has the media not reported this? 

I don't care one way or the other about this incident but does anyone really think the media is interested in fans from two cities sniping at each other. The fact that the incident happened is minor local news. The fact that there are fans on both sides that have completely different opinions on who is responsible is not.

If the news media tried to continue a story about a bunch of adults pushing and shoving each other then they are really hurting for news.

Hello all,

I work for a popular national TV show that's looking for owners of any video that captures the brawl at the youth game.  Be assured we are not interested in exploiting the incident but frankly, it needs to be discussed.  Those who shot the video should contact me through this site ASAP for a potential licensing offer.

Thanks!

I GUESS THE MEDIA IS HURTING FOR A NEWS STORY. Hey TVGUY, why don't you do a story on the amazing kid talent we have in southeast Texas??

I don't care one way or the other about this incident but does anyone really think the media is interested in fans from two cities sniping at each other.

If anyone has any video on this please PM me.

Opening a thread that was closed to ask for video footage of "fans from two cities sniping at each other", no, your right, the media could not be hurting for news..........

What might help you out is think why everyone is talking about lumberton maybe because of people like you that just don't shut up you give them a bad name watch out i guess you will fly out the computer. look its old now for your town just drop it wrong is wrong and all involved were wrong but life does move on..  thetragicmouthy

Congratulations, I was gonna drop it until you mouthed off. There has been 199 post and replies to this subject. My post represent 13% of the feedback. So, direct your comments to the other 87%. First it was the coach that gives them a bad name, now its me giving Lumberton a bad name.  You can check all my post, never resorted to first grade name calling. I do have to say, "thetragicmouthy"...........my feelings are hurt. 

Posted all I know. should be more on the 10pm news

Why are you so defensive?? It not BC against Lumberton! Its conduct at an event for kids...

defensive........maybe it was the idiot part............

Why are you posting someones name are even attempt too? Did the medie reveal the names of Lumberton and the others? Soundfs like you are just trying to stir the pot... idiot!

Watch the news Einstein, they gave out our Head Coaches name, so whats wrong with giving theres?

Spell Check

Hey thetragichippy, it appears you get your news from this forum which is very sad. So here is a news flash, the investigation is ongoing and the news report said suspensions for both organizations were handed out. You choose to be selective on what you want to believe just like 99% folks commenting on this.

To all others that are trying to make things worse by trashing the good people of BC & Lumberton, stop throwing around a bunch of rumors.

News flash, spoke directly to two of the Lumberton Board members tonight and at least 2 BC coaches are suspended for the year and put on probation next year and one suspended indefinitely. If you would of read ALL my post, I only made factual statements because I was at the game. If I gave my 2 cents, I also stated that before my comments. And as of the post I made that you question, no one was talking about BC but a few, but EVERYONE was talking about Lumberton.

hmmm, just found out a BC coach.......maybe price or prince was suspended indefinitely, and probably for life.  It was after a review of the tape.  Seems like this coach hit the Lumberton coach while someone had him in a headlock. Wow, a coach from Bridge City wrong?  Why has the media not reported this? 

Well, I'm convinced!  I have re-read all the post and think it solely 100% the Lumberton coaches fault.  As a matter of fact, the entire Lumberton community.  That coach should be put in jail for life with Osama bin Laden (when we catch him). 

NOT!

What exactly was your point?  My post said "let him back in".  From that, you started with the wife/boyfriend cr@p.  Didn't sound that "friendly" to me.

well, I didnt like the assumption that his wife started it all. She didnt........she was trying to calm the first altercation.  I respect women and dont refer to the as ole ladies..... If you were joking, my bad. It burns me, this was a good father who lost it for a split second and will pay for it for life. He coached my son and I still have respect for the man.

Actually, my kids are taught never to start fights, but they are allowed to finish them IF someone lays their hands on them....words don't count as an assault.  In that same vein, mine are also taught to talk to everyone with respect.  They're not even allowed to call another person "stupid", much less cuss words.  I'm old school like that, though. (Sorry for the digression)

And comparing a ban against coaching to getting 20 years in prison for murder is like comparing apples to oranges.

I agree on what you teach your kids, I do the same thing. My son cant hit someone because he was called a name. If he is hit, he has full permission to protect himself. My son better never start a fight.  I still think a ban for life is too severe for what happened.

I only hope it's you who does the name calling.

ps--My wife or daughter wouldn't be running their traps at a peewee game.

Hmmm, a threat in a friendly forum?.  You must be from Bridge City.  I was just proving a point. just the near mention of what I said got you upset.  Think if it happened in real life..............Thanks for provin my point.

P.S.   I wont even talk about your wifes or daughters "trap"

So, if my son is at school one day and one of his classmates calls me or his sister a "B", then it's ok for my son to hit the other kid?  I don't think the school is going to look at it that way.

The whole point of youth sports, at this age anyway, is for them to learn the game, the rules, sportsmanship, teamwork, etc.  What did these kids learn from this game?  Hit someone if they pi$$ you off?  I think the banning was completely deserved.

No....teach your son in school whenever someones says something, ignore it and walk away. Whenever they push him, to turn and walk away. Pretty soon, kids smaller than him will be calling your son names and pushing him to because he cant stand up for himself.  

and BTW, I would hope my son protects his sisters honor. I dint agree with starting fights, but I think that guys are "built" to protect women.

Also, if you read previous post, I thought the coach was wrong for doing it on the field.......but I also think getting a life ban for this is crazy, when murder only gets you 20.  If your OJ, it gets you ZERO!

Let him back in.  It's not his fault his ol' lady couldn't keep her trap shut, causing this whole mess.    

Pay attention, the altercation came way before his wife was called a bit**.  I hope the next time your out, your wife or girlfriend (or boyfriend if that's your thing) is called something like that. Then I want you to post how you respectfully walked away and did nothing!

Hmmmmmm............makes you wonder why he dropped the charges.......

1.  He filed a false police report?

2.  He is a nice guy?

3.  A second video came out showing something COMPLETELY different?

4.  He realized he was the instigator?

5.  He's flying below the radar and wants to keep it that way?

6.  He ruined a great coaches future with his son and feels bad?

Before the hate mail, see option 2.

Heck, just wait until the game is over and settle it in the parking lot

Wow, from a moderator...thanks Bullets13.......Finally someone admits that they may react with violence when a family member is insulted or assaulted...(yes, a push down would be considered assault!)

you're taking half of a sentence, and reading it out of context.  I'm not condoning violence, or saying that i would react that way.  my whole statement was "Heck, just wait until the game is over and settle it in the parking lot, or EVEN better, be a real man and settle it without a fight."  the point of that was that violence is the not the right answer here, but if you're going to be dumb enough to fight, take it out back rather than fighting in front of the kids.

  I took half the sentence to prove a point. I have said in previous post that fighting in front of the kids was wrong. With that said, sometimes you can push someone to breaking point. I wish he would of taken it in the parking lot. There would of been several advantages to that.  However, not enough focus is put on the one who started it. The guy that initially put his finger in the chest of one of the Lumberton board members. This guy is flying under the radar. Too much time is focused on talking about how wrong it was versus trying to find out what really happened.

Heck, just wait until the game is over and settle it in the parking lot

Wow, from a moderator...thanks Bullets13.......Finally someone admits that they may react with violence when a family member is insulted or assualted...(yes, a push down would be considered assualt!)

Has anyone really sat back and thought about the whole situation?  It was a bad deal all around for both sides.  I know that every coach wishes they would have handled it all differently now.  But, a lifetime sentence for a coach that has been dedicated to this team since these boys were 5 yrs old, is a little to much.  He is a good man, a good father, husband & coach.  He has never even had a complaint on him.  But his punishment is just to extreme when he was not the only one involved.  What good comes from this..??  He can never coach his son again or a team that loves him and cares for him...  The whole family is hurting over this.  NO ONE can say what they would do until they are put in the situation.  I don't think a lot of men would let another man speak to their family the way that BC coach did..  If you need to do something as a Board then do something that will make a difference in someones life.  There are all kind of alternatives.  Suspension, community service, counseling could be a start....  Please don't judge a book by it's cover.  All the coaches have reasons why they did what they did.  I'm sure they would take it back in a second if they could, but, now we all have to move on....

Unfortunately, everyone who post comments here gets in their "righteous mode" and forgets people are human. They don't look at who started the conflict, only who reacted to that conflict. I agree banned for life does not fit the crime, but it appears everyone is in political mode right now. After reading all the post, it appears no one has ever made a mistake before. I hope all the wives and girlfriends of all the male posters realize that if they are ever called a horrible name (the "B" word) or pushed to the ground by someone, their husbands and boyfriends will walk away and not react. They will do this because if they react, it will become their fault and not the person who started it. Maybe the STJFL will review ALL the tapes out there and reconsider. The coach you speak of is a great DAD and reacted in the wrong way, but I would protect my family if I had to. (And so would most people that will not admit it to be politically correct).

This is from a BC parent who has two boys that play on the team and she was shocked that they would say that.

  I'm from Lumberton and I was on the BC sideline the first half of the game. (I had a reason to be there, BTW). I was laughing and joking with a BC female who had a badge. She was nice and I told her what a great football team they had. I know for a fact that nothing like that happened during the first half. I have my idea(based on what I seen and heard) of who startee the trash talking but am going to keep that to myself.

  BTW, I have a son that played on the Lumberton team. After the game and brawl, we had a 30 minute conversation on right and wrong. Although, we lost, we played a good game. Bridge City played a little  better. He was taught that parents sometimes make mistakes and that day was one of those days. I still respect the kids from Bridge City (and he does to) and most of the parents. We cant let a handful of people control our lives and I'm afraid that's what happened on Saturday!

Well said, it is ashame that people can't let the authorities do their job without towns and innocent people being drug through the mud.

STJFL immediately took a stand and punished both parties within their limits of authority, and the police were working on it but now the media is just making a bad situation worse, they are even requesting video, now what good can come of that.

There were probably some shots fired somewhere last night but they choose to spend their time on this.

SAD SAD SAD!

BE CAREFULL, THE MEDIA IS THE MODERATORS OF THIS SITE.......EYES ARE WATCHING  :

I can't imagine any police officer who would sit still while grown men were fight in front of kids.

My point exactly..............and I don't recall anyone calling Bridge City "hurricane trash".  As a matter of fact, one of the Lumberton Coaches that was suspended spent the month after the hurricane helping BC clean up their town. He's a good guy. The coach I'm speaking about restrained another coach, never hit anyone.

Not sure if its true, but I heard there was 5 off duty BC cops at the game sitting while this happened. If that is true, wonder if they could of stopped it?