racewriter's Blog

It never ceases to amaze me some of the stuff people can do and not bat an eyelash, feel remorse, or even contemplate an apology.  A lot of us have children…and a lot of us know the heartbreak we feel when our little ones get hurt, whether it’s when they fall off their first two wheel bike, or the first time they come crying in the front door because their best friend just found a new friend. 

When I read that the Oveido Little League had been broken into just days before their opening day for the season, it made me so angry I could spit.  What low life could stoop so low as to steal away what the kids have been working toward for months?

For some of the little ones, this will be their first time on a “team”, their first time working together to get that ball where it needs to be.  I hope that as young as some of them are that they were totally oblivious to the event and didn’t really let it stop their excitement. 

The ones that I get heartbroken over are the older ones.  They have already been tainted by the things they hear and see in school, yet for most they have fought to stay focused on good ole’ American baseball year after year.  For some of them, Little League is their safe haven. They fit in and they’re part of something good.  It’s those kids that I feel the worst for.  They have now seen that even the place they hold dear to their hearts is not safe from the wickedness of the world. 

I sure hope that whoever it was that was responsible for such a cowardly act is found and made to stand in front of all those children, young and old. I hope when the judge looks at him, he includes in his sentence more community service than the culprit can do in ten years, and that’s after he serves his jail time.  Even that will not make the hurt go away for those youngsters.  They have been scarred by the actions of someone that has no regard or respect for other human beings. 

The community has taken the Oveido Little League into their hearts and made sure the season will go on. They have donated money and time and bonded together to make sure this season is perhaps the best these kids will remember for a long time.  Kudos to all that have taken care of these children and their dreams.  You are angels in the eyes of these little ball players and you are to be commended for picking up the stick and running with it.