Minnesota Little Leaguers to the World Series

[jancze5]

Congrats on the team of Minnesota Little Leaguers headed to the
LL World Series...wrong forum, but worth congratulating!

[Can't Never Tried]

I actually caught most of this on ESPN the Coon Rapids team ended up pounding South Dakota 17-8 it was actually real close until the 5th inning.

Gotta be happy for them youngsters.....Doing MN proud!!

Quite a difference in size of some of these kids, and I was impressed with how aware they all play the game, such as backing up throws and catching steals and such...

Good luck! Nice to see a MN team win

[grindiangrad-80]

Wow, that is cool.
That is a far cry from my little league teams.
We would go to Inger, and Ball Club, and Federal Dam and just get kicked.
Good luck to the Minnesota team.

[boblee]

The team from Grand Rapids played Coon Rapids...lost 17-2

[Indians forever]

Go Coon Rapids!!!!!!

[EREmpireStrikesBack]

Go Coon Rapids!!!!!!

Possibly the one and only time I'll cheer for that city.

[Can't Never Tried]

I saw the whole team in the airport Tuesday morning heading out, it was pretty cool for the kids. Media attention and all that, and they even announced a good luck through out the entire airport.

It's a MN thing now!

[jancze5]

The aftermath for these young boys if they can do the inevitable will be long felt. I am from Toms River New Jersey...the Toms River Little League sent 3 teams to the LLWS finals in 5 years during the 90's. The team that won it all was so community wide felt. The kids took the field at a Yankees game a week later, did the whole talkshow in New York circuit.
Rosie freaking Odonnel gave a LARGE contribution as did many state organizations to the Little League. When I was 12 we had an averaged sized baseball complex with 2 major league fields, 2 smaller fields for the U12's and 2 for the tee ballers...after the town won the world series they built an indoor facility with field, pitching lanes, batting cages on site, they bought the land accross the street and added 6 more fields...baseball exploded...10 years later, baseball remains a HUGE sport in the area. Making that all star team in that town is like making Varsity in Minnesota High School hockey..there's 150 kids every year for 13 spots.

Crazy..but the community benefited from contributions and the long term effects are still being felt from the complex that ended up there. It's like comparing the super rinks to south st paul..no offense.

[Neutron 14]

Go Coon Rapids!!!!!!

Possibly the one and only time I'll cheer for that city.

Cheering for any "Rapids" is tough, but I'll make an exception this time!

[Govs93]

Wasn't Krissy Wendell the catcher on the last Minnesota team to go?

[elliott70]

In 2006, Bemidji was one strike from going to the Cal Ripken World Series for 12 & under from the Midwest Plains Regional. Lost to Missouri.

Cal Ripken is the younger division of Babe Ruth baseball. Very comparable to rules and number as Little League in Minnesota. Maybe 80 - 85% in numbers nationally and about 60 - 65 % of numbers internationally. Of course, not as much television coverage or name recognition.

And the Bemidji head coach/manager for the last 12 years is a well known poster on this board. And that was his second time losing in the final game of regionals.

[Indians forever]

anyone know when Coon Rapids plays?

[Govs93]

anyone know when Coon Rapids plays?

Saturday at 5:00 on ESPN.

[Indians forever]

Thanks Govs!!!!!

[boblee]

I have it on in hi-def here in Fargo, ND. Go Coon Rapids!

[EREmpireStrikesBack]

Fargo?

[boblee]

Headed out to Fargo for a career opportunity I could not refuse.

[EREmpireStrikesBack]

So you won't be coming down here in a couple days?

[boblee]

So you won't be coming down here in a couple days?

No, change in plans.

[quickgym guy]

I was camping over the weekend... anyone know how the team did?

[Govs93]

I was camping over the weekend... anyone know how the team did?

They got hammered on Saturday 6-0, but then won with a walk-off homer yesterday, and eliminated Maryland (which I was thrilled to see... that pitcher for Maryland looked like a real snot and seemed to really enjoy running his mouth at C.R. after his fluke catch/double play).

They have one more game in pool play tomorrow, and they'll need to win to advance.

[quickgym guy]

I was camping over the weekend... anyone know how the team did?

They got hammered on Saturday 6-0, but then won with a walk-off homer yesterday, and eliminated Maryland (which I was thrilled to see... that pitcher for Maryland looked like a real snot and seemed to really enjoy running his mouth at C.R. after his fluke catch/double play).

They have one more game in pool play tomorrow, and they'll need to win to advance.

Thanks for the update...

[northwoods oldtimer]

Govs it did look like the Maryland kid was talking some stuff after the DP. Totally uncalled for. Nice win by the Coon Rapids kids and good luck the rest of the way.

[sachishi4]

that was such a great walk off home run. It was just, BAM, gone. Game over

[Indians forever]

Govs it did look like the Maryland kid was talking some stuff after the DP. Totally uncalled for. Nice win by the Coon Rapids kids and good luck the rest of the way.

It made the win that much better!!! I know that they are only kids but that Pitcher was very snotty, his Mom had the same attitude to. Go Coon Rapids!!!!!