I pitched and my dad coached our baseball team all the way up through my high school years... I can't ever recall being told to intentionally walk someone until the latter levels of Khoury league. But some coaches have a different way of thinking, be it right or wrong. I guess I would have to pose this question; if the kid wasn't cancer stricken, but just a bad hitter, would there still be this same level of criticism? I didn't read the article, just what has been posted on this thread. I can't say that I agree with what the coach did, but when it comes to coaching kids sports, sometimes the coaches get caught up in the heat of the moment more than the kids. I would venture a guess that if that coach could do it over again now that he had time to think about it rationally, he would probably pitch to the kid rather then walk him. Maybe not.....its all about winning for some folks.

duko