Comments on: Owners of Kickball Goliath Now Suing Each Other http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/05/18/owners-of-kickball-goliath-now-suing-each-other/ <em>City Paper</em> Writers on News, Politics, the Media, the Arts, and More Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:01:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: manolo http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/05/18/owners-of-kickball-goliath-now-suing-each-other/#comment-17970 manolo Sat, 14 Jul 2007 21:01:43 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/05/18/owners-of-kickball-goliath-now-suing-each-other/#comment-17970 i'd just like to say, for the record, kickball is played with a soccerball. i’d just like to say, for the record, kickball is played with a soccerball.

]]> By: Cong http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/05/18/owners-of-kickball-goliath-now-suing-each-other/#comment-10096 Cong Fri, 25 May 2007 22:03:43 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/05/18/owners-of-kickball-goliath-now-suing-each-other/#comment-10096 I left WAKA after 1 season because of their greed. I am happily playing in a city league in Manhattan Beach. Ask your cities to start up a kickball league as they would with a softball league. I left WAKA after 1 season because of their greed. I am happily playing in a city league in Manhattan Beach. Ask your cities to start up a kickball league as they would with a softball league.

]]> By: M http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/05/18/owners-of-kickball-goliath-now-suing-each-other/#comment-9855 M Wed, 23 May 2007 20:51:05 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/05/18/owners-of-kickball-goliath-now-suing-each-other/#comment-9855 <a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/246/447641728_02db409f71_b.jpg" rel="nofollow">This</a> was published as part of a massive division newsletter and went out to 300 or so kickballers. It couldn't have been any more accurate. http://farm1.static.flickr.com/246/447641728_02db409f71_b.jpg This was published as part of a massive division newsletter and went out to 300 or so kickballers. It couldn’t have been any more accurate.

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]]> By: Proud to be a DCKickballer http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/05/18/owners-of-kickball-goliath-now-suing-each-other/#comment-9818 Proud to be a DCKickballer Wed, 23 May 2007 16:06:23 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/05/18/owners-of-kickball-goliath-now-suing-each-other/#comment-9818 As part of the original WAKA league/division that STARTED this national kickball phenomenon (we have since taken our division to DCKICKBALL, a move we are even more satisfied with now), this frankly doesn't surprise me. Absolute power corrupts, absolutely. Kickball used to be a bunch of friends kicking a red ball around and having some fun. Now it's become a money-making adventure under WAKA and will eventually collapse under all the greed. I know that my friends spent a lot of time as volunteers for WAKA and helped with the rules/regulations when it was a fledgling operation and NEVER got compensated. The four founders have just taken all the credit and all the money and want to sue anyone who gets in their way. As a current team member proudly exclaims, "WAKA sucks and swallows". As part of the original WAKA league/division that STARTED this national kickball phenomenon (we have since taken our division to DCKICKBALL, a move we are even more satisfied with now), this frankly doesn’t surprise me. Absolute power corrupts, absolutely. Kickball used to be a bunch of friends kicking a red ball around and having some fun. Now it’s become a money-making adventure under WAKA and will eventually collapse under all the greed. I know that my friends spent a lot of time as volunteers for WAKA and helped with the rules/regulations when it was a fledgling operation and NEVER got compensated. The four founders have just taken all the credit and all the money and want to sue anyone who gets in their way. As a current team member proudly exclaims, “WAKA sucks and swallows”.

]]> By: BVO http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/05/18/owners-of-kickball-goliath-now-suing-each-other/#comment-9817 BVO Wed, 23 May 2007 15:58:48 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/05/18/owners-of-kickball-goliath-now-suing-each-other/#comment-9817 I'm not at all surprised that these money and power hungry fools are now suing each other. I played in WAKA for several years and left because these guys had sucked all the fun out of a KID'S sport. It's amazing how they've lost all sight of why they started the league in the first place. How far they've come from four buddies at a bar looking to meet chicks! Money really does very ugly things to people, sadly. I’m not at all surprised that these money and power hungry fools are now suing each other. I played in WAKA for several years and left because these guys had sucked all the fun out of a KID’S sport. It’s amazing how they’ve lost all sight of why they started the league in the first place. How far they’ve come from four buddies at a bar looking to meet chicks! Money really does very ugly things to people, sadly.

]]> By: Scott http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/05/18/owners-of-kickball-goliath-now-suing-each-other/#comment-9667 Scott Tue, 22 May 2007 21:54:18 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/05/18/owners-of-kickball-goliath-now-suing-each-other/#comment-9667 These guys are hilarious! Can someone start a new league in Los Angeles? Please? These guys are hilarious! Can someone start a new league in Los Angeles? Please?

]]> By: Delaney http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/05/18/owners-of-kickball-goliath-now-suing-each-other/#comment-9491 Delaney Tue, 22 May 2007 00:46:12 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/05/18/owners-of-kickball-goliath-now-suing-each-other/#comment-9491 Go away, kickball. Just--just go away. Forever. Go away, kickball. Just–just go away. Forever.

]]> By: Mike Licht http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/05/18/owners-of-kickball-goliath-now-suing-each-other/#comment-9044 Mike Licht Sat, 19 May 2007 01:42:17 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/05/18/owners-of-kickball-goliath-now-suing-each-other/#comment-9044 Baller: That's Rugby, not Kickball. Baller: That’s Rugby, not Kickball.

]]> By: baller http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/05/18/owners-of-kickball-goliath-now-suing-each-other/#comment-8995 baller Fri, 18 May 2007 21:32:11 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/05/18/owners-of-kickball-goliath-now-suing-each-other/#comment-8995 Screw the play-off. Just kick em in the balls. Screw the play-off. Just kick em in the balls.

]]> By: Mike Licht http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/05/18/owners-of-kickball-goliath-now-suing-each-other/#comment-8915 Mike Licht Fri, 18 May 2007 17:48:15 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/05/18/owners-of-kickball-goliath-now-suing-each-other/#comment-8915 Screw the lawyers. Let's have a sudden-death kickball play-off. Screw the lawyers. Let’s have a sudden-death kickball play-off.

]]> By: Brian http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/05/18/owners-of-kickball-goliath-now-suing-each-other/#comment-8909 Brian Fri, 18 May 2007 17:30:19 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/05/18/owners-of-kickball-goliath-now-suing-each-other/#comment-8909 Why do people still play with these playground bullies? Why do people still play with these playground bullies?

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