It would be far too easy to say that I hate the little leaguers who swarm all over my neighborhood during the evenings and weekends of this seasons. I don't. They're just kids out having fun while playing sports and that's completely cool. My harsh judgment of the whole thing is more a result of the attitudes and behaviors of their parents. (Or other duly recognized guardian figures.)
I am sure that they wouldn't be happy with a couple of hundred cars suddenly showing up in their neighborhood, parking wherever they possibly could with zero regard for things like...you know...laws. It is not at all uncommon during this season for me to come home to find the cars of LLPs piled up on the sidewalks, parked in private driveways, (especially the private driveway to the PG&E substation across the street) or in front of things like fire hydrants. It's this latter one that really bugs the shit out of me because it's such a blatant "Fuck you, I'm better!" to the people living in my neighborhood and kind of a very bad example to set of kids. (In my own very humble and entirely unique opinion.
Some time ago I started snapping photos every time I saw cars illegally parked in front of the fire hydrant in front of my house during little league season, then taking the time to forward that information on to the local little league organizers asking them to remind LLPs that they've got a responsibility to be be...well...responsible. That's basically gone nowhere over the last couple of years. In fact, the illegal parking problem has only gotten worse.
I think that for this coming Saturday I'll print up a few signs San Jose's parking ordnance (related to hydrants) with a few of the cars I've snapped illegally parked and post it around them around baseball diamonds before the fun and games start.
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