Here is the attempted "comment" - the original blog post is here:
To Anonymous
1. The fundraisers that the head of QCBL complained of, did occur during games, during the 2nd fundraiser some games were cancelled due to the recording breaking weather and the potential effect on the players, you know the CHILDREN, who it's suppose to be about. Which leads me to the question why not confirm information before believing everything that is told.
Here is a novIce idea QCBL concerns it self with their games and fundraiser at the field on their assigned day and minds their own business when Rec is assigned the field. Oh, that would be too easy and QCBL wouldn't have anything to complain about.
2. Covered in #1
3. Once again your "known fact" is no more, the Rec players, the majority of which, did not play with QCBL it's first season, obviously had no desire or interest to play with QCBL. We must not forget mass campaign to spead the word that Rec was not going to have a league didn't work despite the tireless efforts. The children were not split but increased in volume. If your interest was truly the interest of the Childen you would recognize that.
4. Yes please go to the tapes, the bad reality series started with QCBL lining up all their children, or at least the ones whose parents didn't mind having their children out so late, chanting phrases and holding signs in an attempt to influence council to stop a program that aimed at and ultimately reached hundreds of additional children to play baseball. Question: Did any parents parade their children in football uniforms to the council meetings when the 2nd football organization form?
5. Once again, the issue is an adult issue that is shamefully being imposed upon the Children. I would wager that if 5yr old-12year old children playing for either league would state that they don't want to play the other league, it is not because of any opinion that they created on their own. It is the adults making hate statements that would create their opinions. We all need to pray that the hate that has been planted does not escalate with the children creating real issues.
6 That is an easy statement for you to make when we will never find out, if the children don't play each other. I am not one to gossip but I heard that several QCBL coaches want to play and acknowledge their teams would have a hard time trying to beat the Rec teams, but the heads of QCBL say NO, but we will never know.
7 Once again, you are going off topic, play whomever they want. However the
FACT remains that it is adult hatred that is interfering with it.
I have made enough FACT based statements and I must go "make the donuts".
James
It's not a war, it's a bitch-fest, with both sides boasting outsize egos and undersized common sense.
ReplyDeleteIf either the mayor or her Recman were leaders they would simply find a way to merge the leagues and move on. But I guess we know why that won't happen.
I think that "James" ought to start his own blog rather than clogging up yours.
ReplyDeleteThis mayor is incapable of leading and most people in Plainfield don't want to be led by her. We don't trust her.
ReplyDeleteRegardless, the Mayor said SHE would find the solution to the problem...apparently she did what she does so well...
ReplyDeleteNOTHING.
Meanwhle the BOE is ruining the lives of the kids by ensuring that the Plainfield school system is one of the worst in the state. But let's make sure that the kids have baseball. That will put a roof over their heads as adults!
ReplyDeleteIT IS THE BOE OR A COMBINATION OF REASONS; INCLUDING LACK OF PARENT CONCERN? THEY COME OUT FOR BASEBALL BUT I NEVER SEE THEM AT BOE MEETINGS OR PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCE.
ReplyDelete“James”, dear man. Obviously you are very passionate about what you speak on behalf of the recreation baseball program. But you really should be careful who you defend with such vigor.
ReplyDeleteI understand the so called games during the fundraiser were merely practices but maybe I’m wrong. But if I’m not, QCBL was hosting games for a tournament. Rec could have done it another time or field. Don’t bother with QCBL could have done the same thing. They did. They took it to another town. That’s Plainfield’s loss. That’s also not the spirit of trying to work together.
I agree rec got some new kids to baseball. The $25 fee which rec tried to put thru illegally as $35 was certainly an attractive incentive. There were also those that found out the organization they signed up for was not worth it and have signed up with QCBL.
But that really is neither here nor there. All QCBL wants is not to be sabotaged at every turn. Claiming fictitious lights out limits-turning lights off during a game was not only mean but dangerous. Adding extra locks to keep QCBL out of the concession stand during THEIR scheduled time, locking up bases so QCBL could not get them during THEIR scheduled time. I wonder if Mr. Muhammad got paid mileage for all the times he had to run to the field to correct something during QCBL scheduled time or if they had to get access just to put away supplies. This was unnecessary but believed to be deliberate.
Don’t cast stones at QCBL for having kids up late when that has been rec’s signature move every time they feel threatened. Let’s not forget the outright lies on flyers circulated directly to children to enflame emotions to get them to rally in support of the superintendent’s job unbeknownst to them.
By the way, the second football league was already in existence under the Sportsman league. They just changed to the Pop Warner umbrella. So there was no reason to protest and there were plenty of kids to fill the allowable limited number of team rosters for both leagues. Perhaps you’re new to town.
Perhaps you also don’t know that recreation issued a directive to QCBL that they could not play non- resident teams. But it had to be rescinded because they found out they couldn’t demand that but it was another attempt at sabotage.
As far as the tapes-QCBL didn’t have to spread the message there wasn’t going to be a rec league. dave wynn’s boss said it herself. Why would she do that?
We could really go back and forth with this but the bottom line is that the recreation superintendent and the Mayor are supposed to be for all the residents of this City. They are both charged to make it work. It should not be about me, me, me, mine, mine, mine.
Don’t worry Bernice I think I’m done with this sadness and madness.
I could hardly read past #1, but read enough to know that this is such petty nonsense - - there are so many bigger fish to fry in this City!
ReplyDeleteWhy don't any of these people ever complain about the poor education their children receive in the Plainfield school system?
Does anyone get it?
Priorities anyone?
@Bob and Rob
ReplyDeleteI agree the mayor should do something, but who can blame her that woman, Karen Glencamp, who represents QCBL, is a trainwreck waiting to happen. Talk about trying to get your "5 minutes of fame".
@Anonymous @7:51pm
ReplyDeleteI am glad you are done with the madness because some of what you indicated was not based on the real facts but mis-statement of facts. But without that there would not be a whole lot of controversy and unfortunately I believe that is what QCBL wants, this is not about the kids.