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Yes, please, shame adults for getting into fights at youth sports games

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Why are we even bothering with the 12-year-olds playing softball?

Let’s skip the silly kids’ games and go straight to the main event: out of shape, middle aged men brawling on a softball field.

Let’s see how their high school blocking skills have held up a few decades after those faded glory days. Also, let’s get Draft Kings involved. I want to get in on the action.

And let’s ensure the fighting is done in front of a group of impressionable young girls so they can soak in the experience and the thrill.

If I can make an assumption, the men involved likely have daughters on the team, so let’s throw a #girldad on this bout!

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Last week, this scenario played out after a softball game in Jersey between East Hanover/Florham Park and Little Falls. This was a particularly tense semifinal — one parent was reportedly ejected in the second inning.

When it came to the post-game handshakes, the East Hanover coach, Matthew J. Magaletta, physically attacked the other coach and........

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