The Newtown Bluebirds were 0 for 8, all humiliating shutouts. Coach Fromberg gathered the Bluebirds.
"Coach, are you going to tell us again it's not winning or losing?" asked Charlie Bromley.
Mel Fromberg looked at the Little Leaguers, then at his shortstop, who asked the question. 0 for 7 at bats, with eight errors in the last two games, was not All-Star play.
"Charlie, and all of you," said Coach Fromberg. "Of course, it's how you play the game."
"You mean, if we play better, we'd win?"
"Let's not go there," said Mel Fromberg. "I just can't take another shutout."
"Coach, are you going to tell us again it's not winning or losing?" asked Charlie Bromley.
Mel Fromberg looked at the Little Leaguers, then at his shortstop, who asked the question. 0 for 7 at bats, with eight errors in the last two games, was not All-Star play.
"Charlie, and all of you," said Coach Fromberg. "Of course, it's how you play the game."
"You mean, if we play better, we'd win?"
"Let's not go there," said Mel Fromberg. "I just can't take another shutout."
