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WATCH: Most Excessive Strikeout Call Ever

Posted 05.15.2012

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If you've ever wondered where the world's most enthusiastic and demonstrative umpire was located, worry no more. He was recently sighted in Rock Isla...

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SHOCKING: Woman Steals $5,000 From Little League, Disappears

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 05.14.2012

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The poor young sluggers of the Redlands East Valley Little League in Redlands, Calif. have gone most of this season without uniforms, bathrooms or a s...

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A Psalm of Baseball

Mark Thompson | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: New York Yankees, Harlem, Jackie Robinson, Women, Religion, Baseball, Maria Pepe, Little League, Sports News
Mark Thompson

For many, baseball is a religion, and its stadiums, especially mine in the Bronx, serve as cathedrals.

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No Girls Allowed

Barbara Becker | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Baseball, Maria Pepe, Little League, Feminism, Aol, Girls Little League, Female Baseball Players, Little League Baseball, Sports News
Barbara Becker

If you are a woman who played Little League baseball -- or your daughter does today -- you have Maria to thank.

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'Put Me In, Coach!' A Mom Steps Up As A Little League Volunteer

Veronica Rhodes | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Marlo Thomas, Little League, Gender Stereotypes, Lesbian Parenting, Baseball, Parenting, Gay Parenting, Women News

“Thumb to thumb!” the old man shouted, holding up his hands in front of his chest. “Thumb to thumb – what does that mean???” His crooked f...

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Youth Baseball Costs Aren't Playing Around

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Mark Hyman, Baseball, The Most Expensive Game in Town, Budget, Money News, Youth Sports, Major League Baseball, Sports Business, Business News, Sports Business News, Little League, New York Times, Youth Baseball, Money News

Fran Dicari, father of three, spent $11,704 on his brood's athletic endeavors in 2011. Dicari's shopping list would dent a lot of family budgets: N...

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Mothers, Sons And Big Baseball Dreams

Heather Choate Davis | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Sports, Baseball, High School Sports, Mothers and Sons, High School, Motherhood, Little League, Boys, Parents News
Heather Choate Davis

In the end, it never really mattered to me whether or not Graham played baseball in college: only that we'd done everything we could to make sure he'd gotten everything he was meant to from the game. That's all any of us can ever do for our kids, really.

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It All Starts From the Ground Up!

Dr. Steve Rosenberg | Posted 05.19.2012

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Dr. Steve Rosenberg

The feet are the first thing that hit the ground and without balanced feet a player's mechanics can be affected.

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How Women Influence Sports

Vivian Diller, Ph.D. | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: April Heinrichs, Gender Equality, Sports, Title IX, Baseball, Pat Summit, Ncaa, Little League, Tennessee Basketball, USA Soccer, Coaching Sports, Division I, Gender Roles, Women News
Vivian Diller, Ph.D.

I knew baseball and that's what mattered. They treated me, as I did them, as if we were working as a team, regardless of our differences.

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Foot Supports in Baseball Cleats Are the Keys to Staying Balanced

Dr. Steve Rosenberg | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Baseball Cleats, Orthotics, Pitching, Baseball, Major League Baseball, Fielding, Arch Supports, Feet, College Baseball, Minor League Baseball, Hitting, Little League, Dr. Rosenberg's Instant Arches, Baseball-Arch-Supports, Balance, Instant Arches Baseball, High School Baseball, Sports News
Dr. Steve Rosenberg

Spring is just around the corner and all the high school and college teams are getting ready to put on their cleats and play Americas favorite pastime, baseball, once again.

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Baseball: A Love Story

Michael Jones | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Coaching Little League, America's Passtime, Little League, American Passtimes, Little League Baseball, Baseball, Chicago News
Michael Jones

As the World Series game droned in the background, I thought of the magical season when we won the Evanston Little League championship.

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Legally Blind Teen Pitches No-Hitter, Inspires On The Baseball Field

Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Healthy Kids, Blind Pitcher, Little League, Legally Blind Pitcher, Doug Wells, Childrens-Parents-Healthy-Lifestyle, Teens, Video, Parents News

Here's an inspiring story of a courageous teenager who reminds us that "can't" should be eliminated from our vocabulary. Doug Wells, a 15-year-old ...

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Lessons From the Little League World Series

Howard Steven Friedman | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Baseball, Barry Bonds, Little League World Series, Roger Clemens, Mitchell Report, Little League, Barry Bonds Steroids, Alex Rodriguez, Sports News
Howard Steven Friedman

"The kids are learning that life's not fair, which is a very valuable lesson. They are also learning that it is important to be the person making up the rules. Don't forget that in 1975 we didn't let any other towns play."

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Cy Very Young: Little League Pitcher Dominates

Posted 10.14.2011

Read More: Huntington Beach Little League World Series, Little League, Baseball, Hagen Danner, Little League World Series, Huntington Beach Little League, Video, Sports News

Over the years, more kids have grown up dreaming about making their way to Southern California from places like Central Pennsylvania than the other wa...

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Our Field of Dreams in Bristol, Connecticut

Jim Wallis | Posted 10.05.2011

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Jim Wallis

Political fights in Washington are done for the moment. We're on vacation now. We got to Bristol. My children are full of excitement. And it is time to play ball!

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Weekend Warrior

Graham James | Posted 09.27.2011

Read More: Sports, Little League, Softball, Team Sports, Basketball, Youth Sports, Athletics, New York News
Graham James

I was not, as they say, "athletically inclined" as a youth. I'm not going to go into too much detail (I save those conversations for my therapist) but let me give you one concrete example.

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Parent Fight Breaks Out At Youth Baseball Game

AP | Posted 09.10.2011

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CASTLE ROCK, Colo. -- Police charged three parents – including the town prosecutor – with third-degree assault and disorderly conduct afte...

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My Other Calling? Coaching Jack and Luke

Jim Wallis | Posted 08.31.2011

Read More: Son Luke, Energy, Baseball Team, Politics, Major League Baseball, Men, Community, Struggle, Profession, Mary, Rediscovering Values, Baseball, Friendship, Young Men, Television, Dad, Sojourner, Principle, Water, Summer, Accomplishment, Father, Little League Baseball, Little League, Religion News
Jim Wallis

I know baseball well enough to teach and coach the kids, but the skills have never been my strength as a coach. Rather, I bring the qualities from the rest of my life as a speaker, preacher, and pastor to my Little League team.

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The Highest Calling: Being a Dad

Jim Wallis | Posted 08.20.2011

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Jim Wallis

To have this relationship with these two boys is literally the best thing I will ever have. And to always be with them, and for them, in this world, is the highest calling I will ever know.

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Friday Talking Points [169] -- Weiner Roast

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.11.2011

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Chris Weigant

Having just gotten back from a trip abroad where the news was dominated by the story of a politician facing severe consequences for his sexual misconduct, I opened up the pages of the American news to find... well, pretty much the same thing.

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Little Leaguer Killed When Pitch Hits Chest

AP | AMANDA LEE MYERS | Posted 08.03.2011

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Amanda Lee Myers, Associated Press PHOENIX -- A 13-year-old Arizona boy was killed in a freak accident after a baseball hit him over the heart as h...

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An Autographed Mark Zuckerberg Baseball Card? Like.

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Friend, Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network, Baseball Cards, California, Aaron Sorkin, Mlb, Major League Baseball, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook, Golden Globes, Academy Awards, Social Media, Palo Alto, Autograph, Westchester County, Signed, Little League, Oscars, Oscar Nominations, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

While it's unclear whatever became of his baseball skills (Aaron Sorkin skipped it in his Social Network screenplay), one man remembers Zuckerberg's magical season in Little League.

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A 10 year old boy in Vermont meets "The Mean Society"

John Odum | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Odum

(UPDATE 5/4: Under a transparent excuse, the local league decided the growing negative publicity was too much and Matthew will be allowed to play... p...

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Play Ball! The Magic of Little League

Molly Baker | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Spring, Little League, Bart Giamatti, Parenting, Home-Plate, Baseball, Healthy Living News
Molly Baker

I love Little League. The big league writers can have the Major League. I'll take on the game where boys still need help tying their cleats and girls' uniforms hang down past their knees.

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We Won, Dad, But I'm Lost: Lessons from Tiger, Lance, and Andre

Robert Lipsyte | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Little League, Performance Enhancing Drugs, Lance Armstrong, Andre Agassi Book, Andre Agassi, Children Sports, Tiger Woods, Sports News
Robert Lipsyte

Tiger comes to mind every Father's Day when I start to think about the complex impact dads and their dreams, even obsessions, about sports success have on their sons (and ever more often now, on their daughters).

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