OT: LLWS

Submitted by crg on
LLWS on now: Michigan vs Illinois, currently tied 1-1 bottom of 3rd (IL at bat)
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jtmc33

August 12th, 2017 at 6:18 PM ^

Bottom of the 9th, and I was on 3rd (after a walk) when Jeff hit a single and I got the winning run for our 7th-8th Grade little league conference championship. So, I got that goin for me...

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BOX House

August 13th, 2017 at 8:35 PM ^

i like sports and remembering the days when i played little league baseball with my friends. you enjoy watching young men in tight pants play football man. the quarterback literally starts with his hands on the centers jock. admit it and get over it. stop taking yourself so seriously. 

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UofM626

August 12th, 2017 at 10:19 PM ^

Are no match for the Cali teams. The California teams are so much better, bigger, stronger, Faster then the other regions. It's a shame the Cali teams beat up on each other just to get to Williamsport or the finals here in San Bernardino. I'm here watching and just like 2 years ago when my son's team lost to San Diego these kids are just so much better.

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UofM626

August 13th, 2017 at 2:48 PM ^

What I'm trying to imply is that there is so much more better competition here in Cali that these final tournaments to reach the LLWS are kinda a joke a step back from they had to play to just advance.

The kids here in Cali play so much more baseball and so much more better baseball year round.

Parent yes I am but I also coach at the highest level in Travel Ball and High School here in Cali for over 25 years. I've said it before and I will say it again I have 13-14 yr old kids who throw high 80's and make some of these college teams look weak.

In fact Isiah Page who just committed to Michigan plays in one of the most competitive baseball leagues in Southern California. Lots of my kids play in this league for high school. In the last 2 years alone the league has had probably 25 players drafted. This year they had a kid drafted in the first round and last year they did too. Isiah Page teammate

Don't get all huffy, all I'm saying is the teams are so much more better on the west coast at basically every age in baseball. We travel all over the US and besides Georgia (Cobb) there really is not anywhere that compares to Cali. Texas is ok but they have been getting worse and worse as the year go on. I assume it's cause of football.

All in all I'm just saying Cali teams are better prepared and play better competition. In fact Cali teams play harder opponents in there first tourney (District)

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MichiganStan

August 12th, 2017 at 11:20 PM ^

I know the Majors division is what gets all the shine but Im excited for the Juniors division team from Saginaw Township going to the Juniors LLWS

They've mercy'd every single opponent theyve faced so far. They even mercyd the team in the regional championship game to be able to go to the LLWS. They have a legit shot at winning it all which is something a Michigan hasnt done in either forever or a long time

 

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