... I've stumbled across this story about the Little League World Series on Slate today ...
Kind of funny. Kind of true.
My cohort Brian was telling me the other day about how much he was getting into watching the Little League World Series ... I just shrugged.
Growing up, as a little leaguer myself, watching the Little League World Series on ABC's Wide World of Sports was a rite of passage. Whether it was at our house, Grandma & Grandpa's house or at my cousins' house, I have several memories of watching the Little League World Series, with the year of Chris Drury and Trumbull, Conn., remaining one the most enduring for me ...
Now, each August I come across the Little League World Series on ESPN and I can barely stand to watch more than a few minutes of it ...
The players seem bigger. There's more politics involved. Kids who have no business throwing anything but straight strikes are throwing curveballs. The coaches are tougher on their players. The game has been ESPN-ified ...
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