Sorry, didn't mean for my one liner to be offensive. In reality, I was born and raised in TTown, my brothers were athlete, I was an athlete. I have am very respectful to Athlete Dir. Mathis, because I watched him build the baseball program. We rolled around in the days that our facilities were the finest anywhere around. When you put Tullahoma across your chest, it was pure pride.
My daughter, now a sophomore in college played basketball until middle school, she decided books would get her farther. My son on the other hand, took full advantage of the TTown Little Leagues and Babe Ruth. We've traveled and fully enjoyed those days. My husband is Not a TTown native and never could understand how I felt so much pride that our son represented them. That was a time when if ppl Knew you came from TTown, they were getting one of the best. Time and Skill always weeded them out evenly.
The only reason we left was a pain that I could not bear to watch an athletic program that I truly love, Literally crumple to the ground. From the ruins of a football stadium, to a Beautiful Baseball facility that once was. Little League is a truly special time, as players and as parents, that shouldn't be knocked, these young mens accomplishments should not be over shadowed by a poor representation of the HS Athletic program. The HS coaching staff could all but turn to dust the future for TTown Baseball, because they have NO CLUE what pride should come with that name. They should step aside and let someone who knows the community and expectations step UP. I don't care where you went to college, who's Minors you've made it to, until you Remember those Crisp spring nights with every player from teams far and near in awe of what you have.......you don't know whose demise you've contributed to. When a coaching staff will resort to public media( Tullahoma News)and internet msg boards to make sure ppl know it isn't Them, it's the kids....that's VERY UNPROFESSIONAL....COWARDLY, and should speak volume's to those who ask......."what's going on in TTown"