If you want to see sport at its purest, then you should sit down and cable up ESPN this week. On most of the ESPN channels, you will be given a chance to see games in the Little League World Series or LLWS as some note. Teams from all around the world compete to get into a one game final to determine the best Little League team on the planet. The 12 and younger kids play a fundamentally sound brand of ball. There is no arguing with the umpires, the hot dogs and cold drinks are only $2 and the admission to the park in South Williamsport, PA is free. Yes you heard me free, and they fill it up.
No doubt, the best part of each game is watching the intensity of the players and their coaches during the game. It's hard to imagine they are only 12. Every once in a while you will see one of those great innocent kid smiles that brings you back to a day where a ball and a mitt were the most prized possessions you ever had. Then there is the sportsmanship; at the end of each game both teams line up and shake hands, one team holding back the explosion of a hard earned victory and the other team holding back the tears of an unresolved loss. In the end, there are no losers here. The world is much better for this event and every year it brings a tear to my eye to watch young kids playing ball in the sun.
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