A Legend In His Own Minefield

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The Bane of Youth Sports

The Bane of Youth Sports

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John Mendelssohn
Jun 04, 2010
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The Bane of Youth Sports
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Well, I guess that’s the end of my career as a Little League manager.

I’ve been wanting for decades to manage a youth team, but something always got in the way. In the 70s it was my abuse of various substances, and in the 80s because I was too focused on my career. Just before the 90s began, we had the Loma Prieta earthquake, and it took me the better p…

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