Category Archives: Softball

Kill With Kindness. Or a Shovel.

Is there any point to trying to change the status quo, when those in positions of authority don’t follow their own rules, abuse the power of their position, their governing body doesn’t find anything wrong with not following their own rules or any of their clear unethical behavior, no one is ever held accountable and,

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Getting the Boot

A Binturong No More, Forever.

I am no longer a Bearcat. What exactly is a “bearcat” anyway? Apparently there is such an animal, called a binturong (Arctictis binturong), in southeast Asia. Related to neither bears nor cats, we are also alike in that we no longer play softball for the team of the same name. Firstly, it is very unfortunate

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Stop Pissing In My Ear.

Don’t piss in my ear and tell me it’s raining. I have no confidence in anything the league (Softball Leinster) or national governing body (Softball Ireland) says, and below you’ll see why. They twist words and spin meanings to manipulate and obfuscate, and it doesn’t bode well in the search for truth or justice. Please

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When “I’m Sorry” Is Not Good Enough.

If you’ve been following along, you’d be aware that there was no official investigation into a complaint I filed about a sexual harassment charge levied against an umpire in a Softball Leinster game; however, there was an unofficial, private, anonymous, secret, confidential investigation, and it has yielded… an apology. “Hi Judy,I would like to apologise

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