Nice Run Guys
- Jackie Robinson West was looking to make history its story Sunday when it faced Seoul, South Korea for the Little League World Series championship.
But the team from Chicago's South Side fell short in an 8-4 defeat in front of an announced crowd of 28,671 at Lamade Stadium, which is nestled in the mountains of the Little League capital of the world.
That's a bigger crowd than Blackhawks and Bulls games and far more than the Sox have seen in years. They also went farther that the Cubs have been in a century-plus. Very nicely done to everyone involved.
Labels: sports
posted by SCC at 12:02 AM
49 Comments:
It was a joy to watch these bright-eyed, determined kids and the men who are their coaches. What a summer for them! Thanks for taking us along for the ride.
Great work! It's nice to have positive role models for other kids. :)
These kids were really fun to watch.They played their hearts out and just came up short, then handled it like absolute gentleman. Big shout out to their parents,coaches and their large fan base. Great job guys Chicago is proud of you!
Will be winners in my eyes. Good job men!
Better baseball than the Cubs and Sox play too. Good job, kids.
Go Dodgers.
Unfair outcome. There should be at least a week of rioting in the streets and protests.
Applause to the young lads!
They did good.
Put this story to rest please. The only people that are going to miss it are Rham and Quinn.
ed and worked security at State and Lake for viewing of Little League World Series game today. After umpire called a strike on one of the JRW hitters fat beotch viewer starts screaming, "He raciss" referring to the umpire. OMG.
8/24/2014 07:09:00 PM
Just another uneducated, ignorant people's who is prime pickens for race panderers like Sharpy and Jagson.
Watched the entire tournament, very exciting and entertaining.
Kids played good and the coach seems to be a stand up guy. I was very impressed I must admit.
He had thoes kids very disciplined and made sure they carried themselves in a respectful way.
Excellent job!!
Why don't I ever see these kids selling M&Ms at intersections for 'their baseball team?'
Wrigley had the game on tv monitors in concourse area during cubs game Sunday. Fans watching it were saying this is the only way they would ever see a World Series game at Wrigley. Hah.
"Put this story to rest" if you don't like it don't follow it! These kids did a great job and should be the whole damn story! I guess idiots like you would rather hear negative shit so you could bitch about that.
This should have been a story about kids playing good baseball, with most of the kids being from police families. Regardless of race, if you have/had kids and they played sports you know the passion and energy that goes into supporting them (win or lose).
Classless. Losing big time, yet they point the bat at the pitcher to taunt, bow after a hit etc. maybe I'm old fashioned but I was embarassed....
Nicely done young men.
Congrats to the young lads. Be proud of how much you have achieved after all this has been the only positive thing related to the city in years.
Those kids could play!
These kids and their families and coaches are class acts and represent our city exceptionally!
You make us all proud men.
I wish the mayor would congratulate them and get out of the way. Even on the CPS website they have a link and photo to make it look like they didn't close down schools and don't fund sports. Just because 9 members of the team attend cps schools doesn't mean that the cps has any connection or contribute to the teams success. Shameful at least, almost criminal.
See what happens when you put the best players on the field. You go deep in the tournament. Maybe the Chicagos finest can learn a thing or two about running their baseball team. For years they have let better and younger guys walk away from the displeasure of sitting on the bench because they consistently put the old hacks in that have been on the team for many years. The guy that runs the team is in his mid 40's and hes brutal. He puts all his buddies in and himself and the team is horrible. They are like 7-15 this year in a weak division. Hang it up boys and let the youth come in.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Put this story to rest please. The only people that are going to miss it are Rham and Quinn.
8/25/2014 12:44:00 AM
Can you say disproportionate media coverage? Channel 7 gave it one-third of the newscast the other day and seven minutes of news time (plus three minutes of sports time) yesterday.
Yes, it's good news, but enough, already. It isn't the ONLY news.
SCC you should only post positive comments ie:7:09pm
Great show. Looked at about 100 pictures of the kids, some fun action shots.
Chicago boy hit the Korean batter with a pitch, walked down off the mound and apologized and they shook hands.
Sportsmanship.
Much more civilized than the Oriole Park crowd, both parents and kids mfing at the top of their lungs. Hated to walk by that.
This will be one of those "everyone gets a gold star" type of thing, no one loses, everyone is a winner, like in schools where everyone passes, no one ever fails, all are champions, trophies all around and a huge parade and accolades no matter what. Like in real life.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
ed and worked security at State and Lake for viewing of Little League World Series game today. After umpire called a strike on one of the JRW hitters fat beotch viewer starts screaming, "He raciss" referring to the umpire. OMG.
8/24/2014 07:09:00 PM
Of course that had to come. If it rained with the other team ahead the weatherman would be racist. When Derrick Rose was getting looked at for cheating on exams in his one and only year in college a south side congresswoman or state rep got on the radio (WGN) calling those who were just asking whether Rose had someone else take tests for him racist and they should leave poor Derrick alone. She wouldn't let anyone else talk, she kept yelling racist racist over and over. The magic word, If Derrick Rose were accused of murder there would be cries of racist. After that I stopped watching the Bulls. Haven't watched one game with DR in it. I must be racist.
Worked the outdoor viewing of last Monday's game. The dj/announcer introduces Rahm as "Mayor Emmanual Lewis". Coppers that caught it laughed their balls off. It was a double dig as Karen Lewis was speaking at a restaurant the next night about 2 miles away (Beverly Woods). After the game, a woman says to me, "See, we CAN behave ourselves." Reminded me of the Chris Rock bit about m/1's bragging about taking care of their kids--"You're posed to take care of your kids!!"
Good work fellas. You are number one in the US. Not to put down South Korea, but they probably had a bigger pool of kids to choose from or work their league a little differently to make sure all the very very very best players make it to one team.
Just out of curiosity, is there a Jackie Robinson East, North, South?
Congrats to the young men. Chicago should be proud.
Congratulations to these young men and their families. Very deserving. I wish them the best!
Unfortunately, these kids will become the centerpiece for every governor / mayoral political commercial and political flyer that will come out in the coming months.
These kids should be celebrated but not "pimped" for Rahm's and Quinn's personal agendas....
Congratulations for the parents acting like parents and pushing their kids to do something and work hard at it.
If more parents were like them, 85% of the problems in Chicago would magically disappear.
Parents taking their kids to practices, games and other events paid off BIG time for the rest of their lives.
The parents have something really BIG to be proud of in their kids and the kids themselves have seen that they can excel and really compete. ALL of them will have that for the rest of their lives.
Hats off to the parents and coaches of the kids.
Not a LEO, JAFO
Anonymous said...
Put this story to rest please. The only people that are going to miss it are Rham and Quinn.
8/25/2014 12:44:00 AM
Actually, many of us had a blast watching this event and were happy to escape the horrific realities of the daily bad news we've been subjected to lately--locally and internationally. If you're the police, I'd hate to be stuck in a squad car with you. A tour of duty with your cynicism must be interminable.
Watched the game with my wife's family... Big and loud Italians that seem to generally not be huge fans of black people.
You know what though? They cheered these kids on the whole way. "Good eye kid, don't chase that garbage" "Atta boy, nice hit" "That kid right there has class" (The one at the end who did the fist bumps with the first Korean player) All followed with plenty of clapping.
Got me thinking that there are few people that are truly racist, that skin color is all that matters. Don't get me wrong, I think her family is still leary of any black person but I think it has more to do with culture and character content.
Fine work Jackie Robinson West
Anonymous said...
This will be one of those "everyone gets a gold star" type of thing, no one loses, everyone is a winner, like in schools where everyone passes, no one ever fails, all are champions, trophies all around and a huge parade and accolades no matter what. Like in real life.
8/25/2014 10:16:00 AM
They're the U.S. National Champs. Of course they should all get trophies.
Put this story to rest" if you don't like it don't follow it! These kids did a great job and should be the whole damn story! I guess idiots like you would rather hear negative shit so you could bitch about that.
8/25/2014 07:25:00 AM
The media likes to take things out of proportion. It's almost as they're preaching to everyone what good kids look like. They're thousands of families with good kids, nothing out of the ordinary. The media can go preach on the west side, south side, harvey, gary........
Hats off to our Little League players. You made us proud.
Anonymous said...
Classless. Losing big time, yet they point the bat at the pitcher to taunt, bow after a hit etc. maybe I'm old fashioned but I was embarassed....
8/25/2014 08:15:00 AM
I caught the JRW and Korea kids trying to do some friendly handshake they made up up AFTER JRW lost the game. I also caught Tre Hondras walking to 1st to apologetically shake the hand of a batter he just hit with a pitch. Yep, a bunch of classless savages alright.
Great job guys! You all should be very proud of yourselves, we are.
8:15. You got to be kidding. How about Nevada the team they beat for the US championship? Number 27 the pitcher who was taken out in the 6th inning was crying and pouting like a 3 year old. He totally disrespected his coach and the entire little league. But you don't mention that.
This will be one of those "everyone gets a gold star" type of thing, no one loses, everyone is a winner, like in schools where everyone passes, no one ever fails, all are champions, trophies all around and a huge parade and accolades no matter what. Like in real life.
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What the hell are you talking about. They are national champions, just not world champions. Take you bitter ass to the garage and be a crabass out of public view. I do not however agree with a 90 block parade though...
Classless. Losing big time, yet they point the bat at the pitcher to taunt, bow after a hit etc. maybe I'm old fashioned but I was embarassed....
You're the only one. Just shut up and enough out of you. You can't be happy and proud of these kids then there is not helping you. You are a lost cause.
Congrats to the players, coaches, and parents of Jackie Robinson West. These kids did an amazing job winning the national championship against some of the best Little Leauge teams in the country. The poise and discipline they displayed are a testament to their parents and coaches. The grace and sportsmanship shown after a disappointing loss to a strong Korean team did our city and our country proud. They are CHAMPIONS in every sense of the word. All of Chicago is proud of you.
Anonymous said...
Classless. Losing big time, yet they point the bat at the pitcher to taunt, bow after a hit etc. maybe I'm old fashioned but I was embarassed....
8/25/2014 08:15:00 AM
Maybe it was in response to South Korea's HR celebrations. Did you see the South Korean second baseman push the JRW kid in the back while the JRW kid was on base? You're classless.
Deuce,
A Big Shout Out from Kowloon, Hong Kong! Thanks for giving these kids some well deserved recognition. They rate it more so than the dregs who are all over the media outlets. Kudos to Ya.
Super 1811 Federale Former Deuce Dauntless Who rolled on Triple Deuces!
"Much more civilized than the Oriole Park crowd, both parents and kids mfing at the top of their lungs. Hated to walk by that.
8/25/2014 10:09:00 AM"
40 years later and some things never change. Truth be told, most of the A-Hole Parents resided in
Harwood Hts.
I absolutely hate to watch the LLWS and the general exploitation of children by ESPN. I loved how they tried to show all the "fun" these programmed baseball machine children were having on commercial breaks despite the obnoxious cameras in the face of emotionally fragile prepubescent kids crying...that being said, I love baseball, and for reasons unknown, I have an affection for my hometown. It was a guilty pleasure watching this. Those boys absolutely did us proud. Congratulations
Anonymous said...
Anonymous said...
Classless. Losing big time, yet they point the bat at the pitcher to taunt, bow after a hit etc. maybe I'm old fashioned but I was embarassed....
8/25/2014 08:15:00 AM
Maybe it was in response to South Korea's HR celebrations. Did you see the South Korean second baseman push the JRW kid in the back while the JRW kid was on base? You're classless.
8/25/2014 10:35:00 PM
Did you see the JRW pitcher throw 3 pitches in a row, straight to the face area? First one actually make contact. Now THAT is classless. Taunting with the bat, that cocky militant attitude might get him in trouble some day. And no I didn't see any korean players doing anything unsportsmanlike.
I am so happy to see so many respond positively about the JRW kids since all I ever hear about on here are complaints about the "ghetto rats". There are many more positive stories like this one that aren't reported. It's unfortunate that many of you work in areas where all you see is the worst of the worst...It's also unfortunate that some on here still have hateful, negative things to say...racism goes hand in hand with ignorance no matter what the color...and correction to the person who assumed the kids were the children of police officers. They are not, just regular kids with good parents. I know some on here are uncomfortable or even angry that the usual stereotypes of young black men has for once been denied. And to the person that complained about the length of the parade route,the trolleys zoomed by so quickly it was over in the blink of an eye. No they are not astronauts but deserve every block if it helps to turn the tide of negative publicity on Chicago. I am from a police family by the way and many kids of officers get into trouble while the rates of divorce and domestic violence are high. Remember that Pooky and Laquisha represent a small segment of a larger demographic.
Anonymous said...
Anonymous said...
Anonymous said...
Classless. Losing big time, yet they point the bat at the pitcher to taunt, bow after a hit etc. maybe I'm old fashioned but I was embarassed....
8/25/2014 08:15:00 AM
Maybe it was in response to South Korea's HR celebrations. Did you see the South Korean second baseman push the JRW kid in the back while the JRW kid was on base? You're classless.
8/25/2014 10:35:00 PM
Did you see the JRW pitcher throw 3 pitches in a row, straight to the face area? First one actually make contact. Now THAT is classless. Taunting with the bat, that cocky militant attitude might get him in trouble some day. And no I didn't see any korean players doing anything unsportsmanlike.
8/27/2014 09:22:00 AM
You're a goof. That kid had to fill in because no one was left to pitch. Did you see the Korean players HR celebrations? After the Korean kid was hit HBP, he went over and shook his hand and apologized. What the hell is a militant attitude? I got it. Blacks can't talk trash or we become "thugs" but a NASCAR driver (Tony Stewart) can exit his car and throw his helmet at cars in motion,but he's considered a feisty guy. The reason you didn't see the Koreans do anything unsportmanslike was because you were too focused on waiting to see the little Black kids mess up. GFY!!!
Do you all know that JRW cheated? Half the team shoukd have been inelligibel per little league residency rules. Several kids on that team dont live any where near Chicago traveling from towns like South Holland, Lynwood, Doton, Lansing, and Calumet Park. Why is no one talking about this?
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