Little League Baseball, Little League World Series

This time of the year kids and teenagers are on vacations, so this is the perfect time to go and play some sports international competitions for them.

 

Little League is the most important organization for the development of baseball players around the world.
Im gonna quote their Mission:

""Little League Baseball, Incorporated is a non-profit organization whose mission is to "to promote, develop, supervise, and voluntarily assist in all lawful ways, the interest of those who will participate in Little League Baseball and Softball."
Through proper guidance and exemplary leadership, the Little League program assists youth in developing the qualities of citizenship, discipline, teamwork and physical well-being. By espousing the virtues of character, courage and loyalty, the Little League Baseball and Softball program is designed to develop superior citizens rather than superior athletes.
Founded in 1939; granted Federal Charter July 16, 1964, by unanimous act of the Senate and House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States of America and signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson as Public Law 88-378, 88th Congress H.R. 9234, and amended December 26, 1974, Public Law 93-551, 93rd Congress, H.R. 8864. Little League is tax exempt. "" - Taken from LittleLeague.org -

They also have a Softball division but we are not going to to go on that subject this time.

This philosophy has spread all around the world, and Little League exists in several coutries, helping to develop good players and better citizens.

This summer in the US, the 65th Little League adn Big League World Series is being played, by kids adn teenagers from different countries and cultures, they are having the best experience of their lives so far...
 This is Baseball at its purest expression!
Kids of all ages (the oldest are 18) playing baseball to the highest level, , showing pride, courage and character, like the best MLB player... and they are not being paid at all.

I am proud to say that I played LitteLeagueBaseball in my country (Venezuela) when I was younger.

So watching the LLWS takes me back and bring me so many memories...

Espn is broadcasting this years LLWS as they do every years, if you have a chance to watch it I highly recommend it, you could be watching the raise of future's Major Leaguers

30 Home Runs, Mguel Cabrera

Last Night at Yankee Stadium, Detroit Tiger's 1st baseman Jose Miguel Cabrera hit two Home Runs to get to 30 home runs this season. This is the 6th season he gets to that number in his career.
Several people, including me, think that Cabrera is one of the most powerful among the Venezuelan hitters ever played in the majors, for he is able to blast the ball over the right field fence like a lefty, also he swings his bat very quickly so the pitchers have bad times trying to beat him with fastballs, there is no doubt he is dangerous at the plate, with a career Batting Average of 314, he is in the elite of Major League hitters.
This season he is having very important numbers, he has been on the run for the triple crown since the first week, right now he is first with 98 RBI's followed by A-Rod who has 97, he is second in Homers with 30, and second in Batting Average with 340 behind Josh Hamilton.
Those numbers make us think that Cabrera is also a strong candidate for the MVP award, but although Josh Hamilton does not have numbers as good as Cabrera his team is in the first place of the AL west division and there is a very good chance that they make it to the playoffs, and Detroit is 12 games behind in their division, so it will not be easy for cabrera to be the AL MVP this year, although it's still possible.

I still Remember the 2003 season when Florida called him up to the Majors and he blasted it in the playoffs, he had a great world series and impressed everybody when he hit a Home Run against Roger Clemens to the right field, he was one of the most importan pieces to beat the Yankees that year.

 

Let us see what happens at the end of the season, this guy is printing great numbers season by season, and if he keeps playing that way he is going to be among the greatests by the end of his career