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Jackie Robinson West going off in the LLWS

Posted on 8/9/14 at 2:52 pm
Posted by Big Moe
Chicago
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3989 posts
Posted on 8/9/14 at 2:52 pm
Just scored 7 in the 5th to come back from down 4
Posted by UltimateHog
Oregon
Member since Dec 2011
65761 posts
Posted on 8/9/14 at 2:52 pm to
Grand Salami
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
98128 posts
Posted on 8/9/14 at 2:54 pm to
Some of those "12 year olds" have moustaches. I'm not saying aliens, but..
Posted by Big Moe
Chicago
Member since Feb 2013
3989 posts
Posted on 8/9/14 at 2:56 pm to
I feel like this team has a couple of future college athletes on it
Posted by Quidam65
Q Continuum
Member since Jun 2010
19307 posts
Posted on 8/9/14 at 3:00 pm to
MLB has been trying so long to get baseball back into the inner city. Maybe after all this time they'll be rewarded.
Posted by IgotKINGfisherSpeed
Arlington, TX
Member since Aug 2011
4516 posts
Posted on 8/9/14 at 3:03 pm to
Great game so far. Good to see some black kids playing baseball.
Posted by dj30
New Orleans
Member since Feb 2006
28714 posts
Posted on 8/9/14 at 3:07 pm to
This what's up, wish I knew they were playing.
Posted by Big Moe
Chicago
Member since Feb 2013
3989 posts
Posted on 8/9/14 at 3:09 pm to
It's in the bottom of the 6th right now
Posted by dj30
New Orleans
Member since Feb 2006
28714 posts
Posted on 8/9/14 at 3:11 pm to
Yea I'm check it out now.
Posted by Big Moe
Chicago
Member since Feb 2013
3989 posts
Posted on 8/9/14 at 3:11 pm to
quote:

MLB has been trying so long to get baseball back into the inner city. Maybe after all this time they'll be rewarded.


I just finished reading a book about the Jackie Robinson league that came to the worst part of Newark. Really cool story. It's called A Chance to Win. I really recommend it
Posted by Big Moe
Chicago
Member since Feb 2013
3989 posts
Posted on 8/9/14 at 3:15 pm to
Finished the game with 9 unanswered runs to advance. Chi-town to the LLWS
This post was edited on 8/9/14 at 3:16 pm
Posted by goldennugget
Hating Masks
Member since Jul 2013
24514 posts
Posted on 8/9/14 at 3:16 pm to
That Illinois team could hit but I wonder if they have the pitching to advance in the LLWS

Seems like the team with the most dominant pitcher always is the team that wins the LLWS

That grand slam was awesome though, crushed the ball to the opposite field on the first pitch
Posted by beebefootballfan
Member since Mar 2011
19005 posts
Posted on 8/9/14 at 3:26 pm to
Was that team made up of inner-city kids who come from poverty stricken areas of Chicago or more affluent kids? Serious question as I don't know much about them.
Posted by 805tiger
Member since Oct 2011
4511 posts
Posted on 8/9/14 at 3:33 pm to
quote:

Was that team made up of inner-city kids who come from poverty stricken areas of Chicago or more affluent kids?


Probably more of the former....
Posted by Big Moe
Chicago
Member since Feb 2013
3989 posts
Posted on 8/9/14 at 3:34 pm to
They're based out of Morgan Park here in Chicago. It has nice areas but is not a good neighborhood by any means. From what I understand the neighborhood has had 40 murders the past 5 years. That's not outrageous for south Chicago though

Definitely not affluent. The Jackie Robinson leagues are almost always in tough neighborhoods. The team in Newark that I read the book on is based in one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in New Jersey
This post was edited on 8/9/14 at 3:38 pm
Posted by hg
Member since Jun 2009
123586 posts
Posted on 8/9/14 at 3:54 pm to
How anyone can watch this is beyond me.
Posted by UltimateHog
Oregon
Member since Dec 2011
65761 posts
Posted on 8/9/14 at 4:02 pm to
About what I figured. Good for them though.

Was a great game to watch.
Posted by Big Moe
Chicago
Member since Feb 2013
3989 posts
Posted on 8/9/14 at 4:02 pm to
I turned it on because a Chicago team was playing. Turned out to be a good game
Posted by 5Alive
With Your Moms
Member since Jul 2009
7659 posts
Posted on 8/9/14 at 5:12 pm to
Stop being a bitchh
Posted by tjtiger9
MS
Member since Aug 2005
3843 posts
Posted on 8/9/14 at 8:14 pm to
All joking aside, some those kids looked like young men. They were huge compared to the other team. It was a good game to watch.
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