Better than vuvuzelas.

I feel this kid’s pain. My parents divorced when I was three years old. We lived in Alabama and- after the divorce- my mom took me and moved back to Texas where she was from. Growing up, it always sucked flying back and forth summers and Christmases. At 12, I moved back to Alabama to live with my dad. Lived there a…

So when a custody fight hits the 8 year mark, is it safe to assume that the “adults” care only about hurting each other and give zero fucks about the best interests of the child?

His head has the geometry of a necktie

He’s just another... uh... wow... umm...hmm... face?

This is Steve Simmons. He better hope he stays “good” at journalism.

As others have pointed out, LL has a weird cutoff date. USA Triathlon does the opposite for kids — your race age is how old you will be at the end of the year. So your son/daughter could be 12 all the way through race season, but if the birthday is 12/31, he/she would be race age 13.

I’m aware of the math. You play your game, I’ll play mine.

Yeah, there are a dozen easy ways a 13-yo could seriously hurt an 11-yo without even trying. A collision in the outfield, or on the bases, drilling them with a line drive from that close, you name it.

The current birthday cutoff date is April 30, so kids who are 12 when the season starts might turn 13 before the World Series. That has been the case for years.
Related: Little League is pushing the date to August 31 next year.

“Punish them how?”

Thank fucking god.