[DrC.]

Some other thoughts....

Did anyone else wish Harold Reynolds would pull a "Waterboy" Dan Fouts and say: "SHUT UP BRENT!!!" He was obnoxious. I'm originally from the Bronx, But who made the team from the Bronx, NY the team to beat. They didn't have that pitcher (Almonte) going for them. I'm gald that mother stood up for her team. She was right. Then Harold Reynolds tells us how he thinks the Bronx could lose because the FL kids can hit and Brent then says, do you really think the FL kids can win.. Give me a break.

As for the missed tag of the base. Yes I know he missed it but think about, Is that the reason he was safe at third. No, he made it there easily. The base while missed did not impact the play. If it was a close play, then I word see them harping on it....

Then Brent kept harping on the wide strike zone. Did Brent watch any of the games the previous week. Harold Reynolds must have said a dozen times that if the zone wasn't widen, it could make for a longer game. While I agree with that at your hometown LL game, I don't necessarily agree with that at that level. But there was Brent again trying to start something.

Then there was the reporter who kept baiting the CA coach after the game to go after the umpire. I give that coach a LOT OF CREDIT for not taking the bait and remaining as calm as he did. I'm not so sure I would have. I mean the reporters do realize nobody goes into a game wanting to lose. No matter how pure the game is, you play to win (as proven by that coach who still had 2 or 3 players to get in the 6th inning and lucked out by his team coming back and was able to get them in as defensive replacements later on)

I thought Harold and Orel was outstanding....

ABC/ESPN talks out of one side of the mouth to tell you how pure the LL game is, but out of the other side comes the Big corporate machine trying to promote controversy.

One last thought/question, does LL have a no HEAD first slide rule to a base, Only back to a base? If so, wasn't the last play of Sundays Championship a head first slide into home ???

OK, I'm done....