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Feminist Milestone? Girl Has Game-Winning Hit in Little League World Series
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyKatie Reyes, you play ball like a girl. By which I mean, of course, that you win games. ESPN reports that the 13-year-old Canadian's single pushed Vancouver past a team from Germany, 14-13, in the Little League World Series on Wednesday. Officials say it's the first time in the event's history that a girl has had a game-winning hit. Girls have played in the championship tournament for the last 25 years, though the number is small -- only 15, including Reyes. "I was so excited, I was shaking," she said of her final hit. Lest anyone think that Reyes is just a one-hit wonder, her game-winner ...
The Dugout: You're The Best Around
By B. Thompson Stroud - AOL NewsNothing's ever gonna keep you down.The story of 9-year old Jericho Scott being banned from his Connecticut little league for being better than the other kids makes me mad about a number of things I can articulate (adults who are supposed to be an example to kids packing up and going home because they're losing, talent being treated as a liability, children being lorded over by crybabies) and a number of things I cannot (graaaaaah).Hopefully the story of Jericho (no, not that one) will keep spreading until the idiots who did this will truly be held accountable, someone else will be put in ...
Shocking! Little Leaguers Can Be Immature
By Matt Watson - AOL NewsTo be perfectly honest, I've never really understood the hype surrounding the Little League World Series. Do people really care so much that it warrants wall-to-wall coverage on ESPN? Or do people care about it because it's on ESPN? I know some people say watching these kids pour their hearts out on the field is a nice change of pace to watching spoiled rich adults play sports, but to me that just reeks of ignorance and resentment.One of the dangers of holding these kids up as perfect examples of purity and sportsmanship is, well, they're not. They're just 12 year old boys, and they sometimes ...
Mom Suing Little League for Not Teaching Proper Sliding
By Larry Brown - AOL NewsI guess this really should come as no surprise considering we live in a country where people win lawsuits for their coffee being too hot. But no joke, a woman is suing several parties because her 12-year-old son was injured while sliding in a Little League game.The litigation stems from an ill-fated play exactly three years earlier, when Martin, then 12, whacked his first hit of the season and was told to go for second by his first-base coach. When he slid into second base, he suffered "serious bodily injury" that required multiple surgeries and caused "permanent scarring and disability," ...
Mets Fan With Flashlight Barred From Shea For Three Years
By Eamonn Brennan - AOL NewsTwo weeks ago, we told you about the fan in Shea Stadium who was ejected and arrested for shining a flashlight at Edgar Renteria. A flashlight in and of itself isn't harmful, but when the light in question insinuates anything like something a sniper's scope might have, you're going to get yourself into serious trouble. Originally, it was thought that Frank Martinez, the man responsible, might get a year in prison for his battery-powered fun. The actual punishment is far more kind. Rather than a year in jail, Martinez must only serve 15 days behind bars. Ah, but here's the kicker: he's got to ...
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