Brian Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Pierce Jones is MLB ready Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Anyone know who the 6 ACE program kids are? I really hope one of them is Pierce Jones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 QUOTE (Brian @ Aug 14, 2014 -> 03:02 PM) Pierce Jones is MLB ready Better stroke then Beckham. How's the glove? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord chas Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Anyone know how these teams are formed in terms of boundaries? I taught one of these JRW kids and he lived in South Holland. Is it like a travel team where kids are from all over the area or is this strictly a Chicago team? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigHurt3515 Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share Posted August 15, 2014 Chicago team dominated today.. I hope Jones and Greene (SS) keep playing baseball and one day are good enough to be drafted but the chances are unlikely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 QUOTE (raBBit @ Aug 14, 2014 -> 11:55 PM) It really takes the coaches and parents getting a little crafty. So they're ready for high school and college than. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigHurt3515 Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share Posted August 15, 2014 (edited) QUOTE (raBBit @ Aug 14, 2014 -> 11:55 PM) Things get pretty sketchy with LLWS. Jackie Robinson is from Morgan Park and I am sure the majority of the team is from MoPo, but once they saw the talent was there, they probably started plucking other city's best players like the kid from South Holland. They don't really regulate it at all. If you all remember years back there was an Illinois team from Lemont that made it to the LLWS. That team was actually the Homer Heat. They started pulling in kid's cousins and kids from surrounding cities. They entered a qualifier as Homer (the city they were from) and got bounced out so they reentered as Lemont and eventually made it. It really takes the coaches and parents getting a little crafty. I have heard announcers say some of the teams are All-stars from the leagues they are in. So they take the best players from their league to go into the tournament. Edited August 15, 2014 by BigHurt3515 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 They did almost double the ratings yesterday than a typical Cubs or White Sox game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Buster Olney @Buster_ESPN 4h Carl Crawford sponsored Chicago's Little League WS team. http://www.suntimes.com/sports/29303480-41...ml#.U_CIwhbgXwI … He picked up families' travel expenses to Williamsport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Think Torii Hunter helped as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Down 5-1 in the 2nd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Nevada kid throws heat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 17, 2014 -> 09:45 AM) Buster Olney @Buster_ESPN 4h Carl Crawford sponsored Chicago's Little League WS team. http://www.suntimes.com/sports/29303480-41...ml#.U_CIwhbgXwI … He picked up families' travel expenses to Williamsport. As well as the Upton brothers and LaTroy Hawkins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmteam Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Las Vegas just rocked Chicago today. Too bad, go and get em tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Brutal end for TX today, SS chucks an easy 2 hopper over the first baseman's head with the winning run on 3rd to end the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Nice to see those chicago kids avoid elimination and advance to fight another day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 I gotta admit that this Chicago team has drawn me in. I'll be watching tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Aug 19, 2014 -> 06:33 PM) I gotta admit that this Chicago team has drawn me in. I'll be watching tonight. NOW we know how important they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 QUOTE (Brian @ Aug 19, 2014 -> 06:35 PM) NOW we know how important they are. Exactly. It's like getting the president to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Aug 19, 2014 -> 06:38 PM) Exactly. It's like getting the president to watch. Will you call the team if they win it all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigHurt3515 Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 Up 3-0 into the bottom of the 2nd.. They have some slick defenders on their team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 3 more outs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 QUOTE (Brian @ Aug 19, 2014 -> 08:19 PM) 3 more outs 0 more outs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmteam Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 They're fun to watch. That closer, Marquis Jackson, is damn good. Between regionals and the LLWS, he's thrown 7 2/3 IP with 1 ER, 1 BB and 20 K. Yes, 20 strikeouts in 23 outs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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