PARENTS and relatives of the athletes excluded from the list of the 2002 Little League Baseball All Stars yesterday went to the Legislature to urge the House of Representatives to step into the controversy.
Parents of the baseball players met with House Floor Leader Jesus T. Attao to explain the alleged unfair decision of the Saipan Little League Baseball board members who excluded their sons from the team that will be sent to the Philippines to compete in the Far East Baseball Championship next month.
Board members led by their chairman, James Ada, also met with Attao to explain how they selected the participants.
Attao, R-Saipan, said that as of yesterday, the two groups had not entered into an agreement on how to settle the issue.
He said it would take several days before they come out with a decision as the House has “to hear the concerns of each and everyone of them.”
In a petition letter, 22 parents of the Dandan Blue Jays Little League Baseball Team requested board members to “hold off” any certification of the Major Little League All Star players until the Blue Jays “are afforded due process in the selection.”
They also urged the board to “temporarily put on hold” the district baseball tournament proposed to be held on Rota.
The parents said the board has “to look closely” at the 2002 statistics based on the top 15 to 19 players and the conclusion of the try-out before they make a final selection of the members of the teams.
The All Star players that will be sent to the Philippines will comprise four teams—the little league division, the junior league, the big league and the senior league. The big league is composed of 15 members while the other three leagues have 14 members each.
