Will there be cries of racism? Yes!<\/p>\n
ESPN<\/a>: Little League Baseball has stripped the U.S. championship from Chicago-based Jackie Robinson West and suspended its coach for violating a rule prohibiting the use of players who live outside the geographic area that the team represents, it was announced Wednesday.<\/p>\n MORE<\/a>: Jackie Robinson West was the first all-African-American team to win the championship, and some are saying that racism influenced the Little League\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n Venisa Green, mother of JRW player Brandon Green, says that there were three investigations, and twice the allegations were unfounded.<\/p>\n \u201cThe decision of Little League was not good enough until the powers that be bullied Little League into getting the decision that they ultimately wanted,\u201d Venisa Green said.<\/p>\n Fr. Michael Pfleger of St. Sabina parish singled out Chris Janes of Evergreen Park for a \u201cwitch hunt,\u201d with Pfleger indicating he thought the allegations were racially motivated.<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t help but wonder the question if the same thing would have been done with another team from another place, another race,\u201d said Rev. Michael Pfleger, St. Sabina Church.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Will there be cries of racism? Yes! ESPN: Little League Baseball has stripped the U.S. championship from Chicago-based Jackie Robinson West and suspended its coach for violating a rule prohibiting the use of players who live outside the geographic area … Continue reading