I absolutely fucking love the Little League World Series. Since Monday, it has literally been the only thing I’ve watched on TV. If it was possible to bet on it, then I would have to go full Phil Mickelson with it. Thank god it is very illegal to gamble on 12 years.
My favorite is asking my friends if our group could win the whole tournament every single year. Majority opinion seems to think no, but I absolutely think we would win it. I am only bringing 8 of my friends. I would not include the people who I know can’t swing a baseball bat. I am getting on the mound. And I will strike out everyone of those little shits and send them crying back to their mothers. You could say I’ve spent a long time debating and thinking about this topic.
If I remember from last year’s Hawaii team, I believe I saw some kids who did not look like they were 12 years old. It makes me wonder how many kids have been older than the age limit and played in this tournament. I do not believe that number is 0. The LLWS is the ultimate goal for all hardo baseball dads who coach their son’s team. They won’t do it with the massive man child kid because everyone is already looking at him. But, you could do it with your 5’4″ lead-off hitter who consistently gets on base and provides great outfield coverage.
For those of you who don’t know, there was a rule change this year. Personally, I am a very big fan of this change. Instead of being able to place only 9 kids in the batting order, now the order must go through every kid on the roster. It is still okay for the same 9 kids to play every inning on defense, but everyone gets to hit. It fucking sucks for the 12 year olds in the past who have played for these teams and just sat on the bench for the entire tournament. I think every kid who plays in the LLWS should have the opportunity once a game to step up to the plate and hit a dinger. That’s exactly what this rule does and that’s why I like it.
All it takes to make a run in this tournament is one kid who can pitch and hit dingers. The batting order thing really hurts teams like this. My prediction is whatever team has the most man children is going to win the tournament. It’s not bold. But I am probably going to be right.
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