Little League, BIG DREAMS: The Hope, the Hype and the Glory of the Greatest World Series Ever Played
Little League, Big Dreams, by Charles Euchner, is an intimate look at what has become the world's most famous youth sports event. In 2005, the team from Hawaii capped off the most dramatic Little League tournament in history with an extra-inning, walk-off home run victory over the defending champs from Curacao. One part Spellbound and one part Friday Night Lights, Little League, Big Dreams takes the reader behind the scenes of youth sports today.
With upwards of 5 million households wacthing games on ABC and ESPN, managers struggle with the pressure to win--often using pitchers after they tire, battling with umpires and other teams, managing the emotions of families, and agonizing over how to protect players not up to the pressures of this unique event. Besides tracking the teams as they move toward the championship games, Little League, Big Dreams provides an intimate look at how the teams were organized, the coaching strategies and milestones during the long "run" to Williamsport, the social scene in the sports complex at Williamsport, and the history of the organization that produces the Little League World Series.
Little League, Big Dreams provides real drama, and a surprisingly revealing look at modern society.
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Sports from a different angle.
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