Comments on: Competition Equality

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:16:53 +0000

Competition plays a major role in almost any situation. We definitely saw that in the space race and also the nuclear arms race. When competition is around, cheating is also around. They go hand in hand and the only thing that stops it are competitors with ethical standards and integrity. I still like to believe we placed a man on the moon but who knows. Until someone proves it’s a lie, I’ll be optimistic and assume it’s true.

Finding an edge legally is what competition is about. Creating competition committees to “level the field” is outright wrong. The only thing competition committees should be worried about is cheating and finding those who do so. Affecting the people making strides in excellence legally by cheating them? Who would even think that is ok?

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:41:04 +0000

Anytime there is competition someone will be trying to find an edge,some will be done honestly but some people don’t take losing very good, so they will use whatever they can come up with to win.
This brings us back to the baseball player,his parents are probably right about the the other league wanting him to pitch for them.
If this boy would join the other team, he would probably be pitching more than he wants.

There are a lot of people that don’t believe that we sent a man to the moon in 1968. I would have to believe that could very well be the case. If we did or did not put a man on the moon in 1968, it sure put the pressure on a lot of people including Russia to make major improvements in their quest to go to outer space.Cheating? Probably, but the outcome was good.Was it necessary to lie, if that was truly what happened ?
The U.S.A. made Russia look like a loser to most of the world, but then the bait was taken and the race was on. Do I believe in cheating ? Absolutely not. Was the outcome worth the effort? Only history will decide the answer to this.

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:24:38 +0000

I ran across this news article recently which perfectly displays how we try to equalize society. From ESPN:

“Nine-year-old Jericho Scott is a good baseball player — too good, it turns out.

The right-hander has a fastball that tops out at about 40 mph. He throws so hard that the Youth Baseball League of New Haven told his coach that the boy could not pitch any more. When Jericho took the mound anyway last week, the opposing team forfeited the game, packed its gear and left, his coach said.

Officials for the three-year-old league, which has eight teams and about 100 players, said they will disband Jericho’s team, redistributing its players among other squads, and offered to refund $50 sign-up fees to anyone who asks for it.

The controversy bothers Jericho, who says he misses pitching.

Jericho says… I feel sad. I feel like it’s all my fault nobody could play.”

My point of view: Here is a 9 year old boy paying an unfair “competition equality” price for excelling at his sport. The league stated other kids were in fear when they faced him pitching. Jericho has never hit a batter however. Jericho’s coach and parents state the reason for his treatment is because “he turned down an invitation to join the defending league champion, which is sponsored by an employer of one of the league’s administrators.”

Competition equality, it even affects 9 year-old children. Leveling the field of play by telling a child he cannot play is unbelievable to me.