PONY league coaches did unthinkable — setting up a cancer victim to fail

Anything to win, right? Hope those coaches really enjoy their trophies. Assholes like this have no business being around children.

There is more coverage at the Salt Lake Tribune:

Red Sox coach Keith Gulbransen, who was coaching first base, says he overheard the Yankees coaches discussing their strategy: “They said, ‘. . . This is the kid who hit it out. And look who’s up next.’ They knew who was on-deck. It was heartbreaking. It was sound baseball strategy. But, at this level, was it fair? Romney knew what was going on.”
After two strikes, Romney already had tears in his eyes. It was merely a matter of seconds before the kid who wanted to be regular became a special K. After the third whiff, the plumbing fully clogged and backed up, spilling down his face.
There may ordinarily be no crying in baseball, but, on this night, there was.
Anger, too.

At least one person in this situation responded maturely. The 9 year old cancer victim said afterwards, “I’m going to work on my batting, then maybe someday I’ll be the one they walk.”

Edit: added section for Salt Lake Tribune