Little League debacle sad for players
LZ Grannderson, ESPN writer, blames Little League officials for not checking on Jackie Robinson’s team eligibility. How ridiculous is that? That body would need thousands of personnel to check records. What is the purpose of the coach? Just win at all cost and to heck with it. I feel so sorry not only for the Jackie Robinson team but all kids involved. They should not be associated in any way with these unscrupulous people. Sounds too much like the Danny Almonte case. I remember that 2001 Little League World Series game well. It was so obvious he was way older and more mature than the other players.
Margie Merritt, Ringgold, Ga.
Open primaries protect voters’ picks
I am a very angry Tennessee citizen. I served 24 years in the U.S. Army, defending my right and every other American’s right to cast a vote for a politician that I feel will do the best job for the office. I do not and will not claim a political party. I recently read in the Times Free Press that a group of politicians in Nashville is trying to force people to select one, and only one, party. I have expressed my displeasure about having to declare a party in order to vote in the primary. I have voted Republican over the years more than Democrat, but that doesn’t make me a Republican. During the last two major elections, I have left boxes blank and crossed political lines because I felt that both parties had candidates who were less than qualified.