Blackout Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050715/ap_on_re_us/young_player_hurt Coach Allegedly Paid Player to Hit Boy PITTSBURGH - A T-ball coach allegedly paid one of his players $25 to hurt an 8-year-old mentally disabled teammate so he wouldn't have to put the boy in the game, police said Friday. Mark R. Downs Jr., 27, of Dunbar, is accused of offering one of his players the money to hit the boy in the head with a baseball, police said. Witnesses told police Downs didn't want the boy to play in the game because of his disability. Police said the boy was hit in the head and in the groin with a baseball just before a game, and didn't play, police said. "The coach was very competitive," state police Trooper Thomas B. Broadwater said. "He wanted to win." Downs has an unpublished telephone number and couldn't immediately be reached for comment Friday. It was unclear whether he had an attorney. He was arrested and arraigned Friday on charges including criminal solicitation to commit aggravated assault and corruption of minors. He was released from jail on an unsecured bond. The alleged assault happened June 27 in North Union Township, about 40 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, authorities said. The boy's mother asked state police to investigate her son's injuries because she suspected Downs wanted to keep the boy off the field, despite a league rule that required each player to participate in three innings a game, Broadwater said. Eric Forsythe, the president of the R.W. Clark Youth Baseball League, said Downs had two daughters on the T-ball team. League organizers investigated accusations against Downs before the T-ball season ended earlier this month but could not prove that he did anything wrong. If Downs is convicted of any crime, he won't be allowed to be a coach next year, Forsythe said. The league is not affiliated with Little League International. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted July 16, 2005 Author Share Posted July 16, 2005 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050715/ap_on_re_us/young_player_hurt Coach Allegedly Paid Player to Hit Boy PITTSBURGH - A T-ball coach allegedly paid one of his players $25 to hurt an 8-year-old mentally disabled teammate so he wouldn't have to put the boy in the game, police said Friday. Mark R. Downs Jr., 27, of Dunbar, is accused of offering one of his players the money to hit the boy in the head with a baseball, police said. Witnesses told police Downs didn't want the boy to play in the game because of his disability. Police said the boy was hit in the head and in the groin with a baseball just before a game, and didn't play, police said. "The coach was very competitive," state police Trooper Thomas B. Broadwater said. "He wanted to win." Downs has an unpublished telephone number and couldn't immediately be reached for comment Friday. It was unclear whether he had an attorney. He was arrested and arraigned Friday on charges including criminal solicitation to commit aggravated assault and corruption of minors. He was released from jail on an unsecured bond. The alleged assault happened June 27 in North Union Township, about 40 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, authorities said. The boy's mother asked state police to investigate her son's injuries because she suspected Downs wanted to keep the boy off the field, despite a league rule that required each player to participate in three innings a game, Broadwater said. Eric Forsythe, the president of the R.W. Clark Youth Baseball League, said Downs had two daughters on the T-ball team. League organizers investigated accusations against Downs before the T-ball season ended earlier this month but could not prove that he did anything wrong. If Downs is convicted of any crime, he won't be allowed to be a coach next year, Forsythe said. The league is not affiliated with Little League International. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormshadow19 Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 First of all, that dude is ****ed up. And a piece of sh*t. Second of all... where in the blue hell do you find these stories>?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormshadow19 Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 First of all, that dude is ****ed up. And a piece of sh*t. Second of all... where in the blue hell do you find these stories>?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickkotite Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 10 years hard time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickkotite Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 10 years hard time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted July 16, 2005 Author Share Posted July 16, 2005 i dont see whats so bad like Herm said, you play to win the game not lose because little retarded timmy forgot to pick up the ground ball because he was too busy staring at the shiney metal bench Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted July 16, 2005 Author Share Posted July 16, 2005 i dont see whats so bad like Herm said, you play to win the game not lose because little retarded timmy forgot to pick up the ground ball because he was too busy staring at the shiney metal bench Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomShane Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 May be the worst human ever. Someone needs to take this guy down an alley and f*ck him up severely. That is really the only compensation that will suit here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomShane Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 May be the worst human ever. Someone needs to take this guy down an alley and f*ck him up severely. That is really the only compensation that will suit here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFJF Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 The guys gotta be a BoSox fan...a chance to do what he felt McNamara should have done to Buckner prior to game 6 of the 86 series and he wasn't going to let that happen to his team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFJF Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 The guys gotta be a BoSox fan...a chance to do what he felt McNamara should have done to Buckner prior to game 6 of the 86 series and he wasn't going to let that happen to his team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 I've got $100 for the first guy who takes a bat upside this guy's head. $25 for a knee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomShane Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 I've got $100 for the first guy who takes a bat upside this guy's head. $25 for a knee. I'll throw in a JetNation T-Shirt as well. Somebody really needs to hurt this son of a bitch badly. I'm still shaking my head over this. I hope those parents sue everybody involved in this, and I hope the kid who actually took the $25 bucks to hit the kid pays dearly as well. Unreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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