Holy Jesus....lol...things are how they are...and have always been that way. Why don't we just give em a titty to suck on and put pampers on em between innings or at halftime. That is ridiculous. I got an idea tho...why don't we just let all of the all stars on the bench quit and make their own team where they can shine and mommy can be so proud of em....cuz I'm sure the author of that piece is quite assured that their kid is one of the best players on the team...whatever team it is. Get it through people, you get guaranteed playing time in little league and peanut. At many high schools tho (PV included) some folks play cuz of who they are as much as their talent...but if you are a good player your time to shine will come. It's always been that way and it always will. So why whine about it ? Realize tho, that when it comes to playing time...Coach is God..lol