http://www.metafilter.com/tags/littleleague Posts tagged with 'littleleague' at MetaFilter. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:37:15 -0800 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:37:15 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/74400/40%2DMPH%2DHeat Jericho Scott throws a 40mph fastball. Okay, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Zumaya#Record-setting_fastballs">not that fast</a>. But too fast for a nine-year old, apparently. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/26/sports/baseball/26youth.html?_r=1&ref=sports&oref=slogin">That's why he's been banned from playing little league</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.74400 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:37:15 -0800 baseball littleleague jabberjaw http://www.metafilter.com/9678/ <a href="http://news.excite.com/news/aps/010827/bby-little-league-almonte">The Little League World Series: Part 2</a> The controversy continues... tag:metafilter.com,2001:site.9678 Mon, 27 Aug 2001 20:32:53 -0800 littleleague worldseries sassone http://www.metafilter.com/9656/ <a href="http://espn.go.com/moresports/llws01/index.html">No $250 million dollar crybabies here.</a> The Little League World Series has been much more engaging than the pro game to me - mostly because the kids are there to <i>play baseball</i> as opposed to the ego and salaries that permeate MLB. (the broadcast, on the other hand, is the usual commercial b.s. with things like the "Bubblicious Lineup") tag:metafilter.com,2001:site.9656 Sun, 26 Aug 2001 16:09:18 -0800 baseball children littleleague mlb sports worldseries owillis http://www.metafilter.com/8128/ A 12-year-old Little Leaguer <a href="http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/us/DailyNews/littleleague_010606.html">has pitched a perfect game </a>-- 18 straight strikeouts, the greatest individual achievement in baseball. And his parents missed the game! But they did take him out for ice cream later. Any Little League vets (or current players) here? tag:metafilter.com,2001:site.8128 Thu, 07 Jun 2001 11:56:14 -0800 baseball LittleLeague PerfectGame luser