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- MLB / Baseball Reaction with British Guys reacting to the 2023 Little League World Series Final between Curacao and California. Our first time reviewing Little League Baseball on the channel. This ending was insane, and not something which looked at all possible early on! Join us for our Curacao vs California Little League World Series Final Highlights.
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It bears mention, Curaçao is a Dutch colony in the Caribbean, and is the reason that The Netherlands has by far the best national team in Europe.
Along with Aruba
Curaçao is a juggernaut, some old Hensley Mullens action
This literally is the world series many countries participate.And this is broadcast on tv.
Will definitely try to catch some of the next one live 🤞
Yes, he did touch all the bases after the home run. It was just edited out.
I watch this event every year from Canada. Our team routinely crashes out early.
You guys should watch "30 for 30: Little Big Men", it's all about a team that goes to the LLWS.
Little League World Series is ELECTRIC
From the late 60s to the early 80s Taiwan dominated the LLWS. Games weren't often close; it was as if they were like the Soviet hockey team at their peak. The Kirkland, Washington team led by Cody Webster. changed all that. I watched it live.
Taiwan was so badass. They still have a very good team.
A lot of those players back then for chinese-taipei were later determined to have been over-age or the teams were filled from throughout the country, instead of representing local communities. Two very egregious rules violations. Of course over-age players has been an issue that always seems to rear its ugly head every so often. The irony of cheating in a tournament that makes you wear a shoulder patch that reads "I wont cheat".
My home town won the 1949 Little League World Series!!!
Love this!
Taiwan and Japan used to win every year because they fielded a NATIONAL allstar team ,while the US has always fielded teams made up of the allstars in LOCAL leagues
LLWS was awesome growing up. Pretty much every community in America has a little league program that competes through different divisions, states, and regions to make it to the World Series. As well as the international bracket where countries from outside the US are represented. The final is the winner of the US vs the winner of the international bracket
Jason Varitek famously won the little league World Series, college World Series, and the actual World Series with the Red Sox. I believe he is the only player to win all 3
This is literally a WORLD series. It takes place every year and teams from literally all over the world come to America to play a tournament. Its ages 10-12. It always held in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
In addition to the US, teams come from
Asia-Pacific and Middle East
Australia
Canada
Caribbean
Europe and Africa
Japan
Latin America
Mexico
Cuba, Panama and Puerto Rico are automatically in.
Many MLB players have played in this tournament when they were younger.
The first tournament was in 1947
9:42 This is the best LL story. I won't provide the link just search the title.
"The Biggest Little League Cheating Scandal Ever" from Baseball Doesn't Exist.
And it's an actual "World Series" because most baseball playing countries send a team to the LLWS!
They must qualify through other regional international tournaments.
At 11:59 they were interviewing Mo’ne Davis. She pitched an 8 strikeout shutout in the 2014 LLWS: the first girl to pick up a win in LLWS history
Appreciate this info, thank you 🙏
The 1982 LLWS between Washington State and Taiwan is one of the best ever.
He did run all the bases, they just did not show it.
Ahh that’s good to know, thank you 🙏
Yes!! Let's go! Thank you for reacting to this one.
You’re welcome 🙏
A big thanks for reacting to this!!!
...A huge deal was made after the 1982 Little League World Series because that was the first time an American team had won in many years. They have made documentaries about it. Before that, Taiwanese and Japanese teams were winning every year.
...All baseball players played little league or youth league baseball growing up. For those of us who played little league, reaching the Little League World Series is the dream. It is almost impossible, but still a dream. Remember, the game you are seeing are 10-12 year-olds!
...Curaçao is a Dutch (Netherlands) colony in the Caribbean. They also compete in the World Baseball Classic under the "Netherlands".
I made the allstar team for our league both years I played . I was a pitcher and shortstop when I wasn't pitching . The first year we made it to the state finals where I pitched against this tall lanky lefty who was over 6 feet tall AT ELEVEN YEARS OLD . WE got one hit off him ,he struck our 11 ( in 6 innings ) and we lost 2-0 . The next year we made it back to to the state finals and it was me pitching against the big lefty again . I was determined not to let him beat us again . He pitched a no hitter and struck out 15 ,he was throwing BB's . I pitched my lungs out , I struck out 12 and gave up one hit ,we lost 1-0 on two errors
I watched a lot of these and really enjoyed them.
Here's something maybe a little different. Do a video covering Mo'ne Davis. The first female pitcher to win a LLWS game. Mo'ne Davis - Little League World Series Pitching Sensation is name of the video.
The pitchers are only allowed 85 pitches.
Thanks for the info 🙏
They edited the trip around the diamond. In an earlier game, the same player hit a home run and was accused of missing home plate. It went to an instant replay and he was given the home run. On this game winner, he stomped the plate with both feet to show he had tug the plate. He was then mugged by his team mates. Almost all finals in the LLWS are terrific. The level of play is outstanding for 11 and 12 year olds. I live in Pennsylvania about an hour and a half away from Williamsport. The LLWS is a magical place. If you ever visit the states, in August, check out a game. Games are free, food is reasonable and it's the Mecca for baseball players around world.
Williamsport has a minor league stadium. Major league baseball, refurbished the stadium. They fly in two major league teams to play a regular season game for the kids. The kids meet the pros at the airport and spend the day with them watching play off games. Getting autographs and trading pins.
That evening the players and their families are treated to a Major League game. The stadium capacity is around 2400. This year was the Washington National vs The Philadelphia Phillies. Next year The Yankees vs The Tigers.
The Little League World Series tournament takes place in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Which currently live less than 2 hours (120 miles/200 km) away from "Billtown" (Williamsport's nickname).....
it also home to the 2nd oldest minor league stadium in the country in Bowman Field, and that's home to the Little League Classic for the MLB. As well as the Little League Museum.
So.... yeah, I'm very fortunate to live in the area I live in
Baseball adjacent is Softball. While played by all ages and genders, the womens leagues have some awesome examples of the sport. You like pitching, you get some ladies throwing some smoking heat. You like diving catches, you'll see some amazing leaps and dives.
Maybe think about reacting to a game someday.
If you ever get the chance, The College World Series is another fun watch. The 2008 CWS was a Cinderella story for Fresno State.
This year's final was a thriller also.
LL bats are usually made from various carbon fiber compounds. Most of the top teams are using composite bats and nothing even remotely resembling a metal or aluminum bat. The kids use them all the way into college. Its also why top prospects try to play in wood bat leagues to get used to what they will have to use professionally.
The 2019 Oklahoma Minnesota elimination game was awesome
As long as you're on the topic of amateur baseball, you might try looking at the College World Series.
It is an 8 team tournament (final 8 of a 64 team field, similar to March Madness). The teams are split into 2 groups of 4, in a double elimination format (must lose twice to be ousted from the competition).
The winners of each group play a best 2/3 series to determine the champion.
The CWS has been played annually in Omaha, Nebraska for over 50 years. For many baseball romantics, it is considered a bucket list event. The city of Omaha built a world class stadium (a bit smaller than major league parks, but nonetheless elite) in the downtown area solely to secure its status as the tournament host for the next 30 years.
I went to the CWS for division 2 and it was amazing down in carry North Carolina in 2022
This is why we love baseball so much; it's part of our culture from an early age. Keep checking out some Little League and maybe do some women's softball (btw, the balls aren't soft; i got hit in the jaw running to first base once... tiny fracture, but it hurt) Good times! 🙂
These days they use composite bats. We use to use aluminum bats then composite bats came manufacturers went crazy them and they started to regulate them so they are safer. Really only professional baseball players use wood bats. High school, college and little league players all use composite bats.
Yes, those are Aluminum bats they use....In fact, in all Levels of Baseball- we use Aluminum (or whatever that weird word you said LUL) bats all the way up to College Baseball....It is not until Minor League Baseball do wood bats begin to be required.
As a former little league all star (lol) it’s great to hear the sound of the metal or aluminum bat. As already noted aluminum bats are the norm until minor leagues where they switch to traditional wood. There are some CRAZY metal bats out there these days that can add major juice. Think they can also regulate them slightly easier than wood bats and you don’t have to worry about a metal bat shattering or splinters into a kids hand or whatever. Think that is the reason but would love to learn more.
As a funny story our team made it to the Michigan state tournament but went like 2-5 or something like that. Curveball got me good lunging out of my shoes lol.
Congrats to yinz for covering this. May not be everyones’ cup of tea, but these kids are amazing. The travel schedule they have grooling. The sounds of the bat are amazing. The Pony League World Series this year was in Washington, PA. Which is south of Pittsburgh. Little League is held is Williamsport, PA (which is closer to Penn State)
YINZ🤔 Never would have guessed you're from the Pittsburgh area. And for the record it's "yous" (Philly native) not "yinz"🤣
I did a lot of the traveling as a little league all-star, years ago. As kids, the traveling was our favorite part. It might have been "grueling" for the cars, but even the parents loved it.
Most amateur teams use aluMINUM or composite bats. Only need to purchase one set per year, whereas wood bats break and splinter all the time.
Nope. No al-you-mini-yum bats allowed. They use aluminum instead😉🤣
No it’s just Alu-mini-um, pretty easy 😊
@@DNReacts ok. So I may have over-exaggerated the pronunciation a little bit🤷 I'm still in the process of learning this strange language you speak. But seriously, thanks for taking the time to respond!
Memories. I got one game away from going to this Little League World Series tournament in 1988. Lost by one run. As a Cali native who lives a few towns over from El Segundo now i had to root for Cali. Always. West. West!
The highlight reel skipped him running around the bases.
4:08 - They ARE using aluminum or aluminum alloy bats. They can be made lighter than wood bats and are cheaper in the long run because they are much less likely to break or become damaged due to hitting a ball. There has been some controversy over the years, however, because the increasing bat manufacturing technology of the 2000's and early 2010's made the bats lighter and bouncier which made for exit velocities that were downright dangerous to pitchers and created more and more home runs. It also created a system where wealthier kids would have more competitive bats which created a competitive and inclusion imbalance. They tried a few times to enact bat standards that would keep the bats light but make them more similar to wood bats in performance. There was some growing pains with those rules tweaks because one year a bat was fine but it wasn't the next. At this point though, it sounds like they have settled into a decent enough system where there is consistency and clarity but also safer bats but I could be wrong. An actual little league player or parent can let me know if the clarity part is still not there.
8:22 - You pretty much guessed it but to add, you can't catch a ball for an out off a wall or fence. Any ball that touches a wall or fence is considered like touching the ground, especially on a batted ball. If a batted ball touches a wall or fence first and in foul territory, it's a foul ball and the play is dead. If touches a wall or fence first and in fair territory, it's a fair ball and play continues. If a batted ball makes contact with a player before touching the ground but hits a wall or fence before being caught, same provisions apply (you use the wall to trap the ball or assist in the catch, it's the same as if you did so on the ground). For thrown balls, it just becomes the thing the holds the ball in play unless a ball becomes lodged in the wall or fence. If a batted or thrown ball becomes lodged in a wall or fence, the play is dead and bases are awarded (or not) at the umpires' discretion based on different rules depending on the situation.
12:24 - To answer a question that I think Damo was thinking about here...Little League has more lax substitution rules than higher levels. Previously, you could substitute a player out and then put them back in as long as they picked up their same spot in the batting order. You also had a mandatory participation rule where each player on the roster had to play at least 6 outs in the field and bat at least once. These 2 rules became a huge headache for players and coaches to keep track of and some of the penalties for not complying were oddly incongruent to the offense. So, starting this year, they started using a continuous batting order, something mine and other recreational leagues have used for years. All players on the roster bat (for the LLWS, rosters were minimum 12, maximum 14) and players could come in and out of the field at any time [in which you could already normally make a change]. (I couldn't find any participation rules for fielding but, in a six inning game, a 12 player team would go through the order at least 1.5 times and probably at least twice through.)
There are college bats from the 2000s that are still SUPER expensive for guys that play in adult leagues because you can absolutely crush balls off them (talking above 100mph exit velos) where as you basically have to be a pro to get those kinds of exit velos with a wood bat.
Yes they're using aluminum bats. Yes that's how we pronounce it. Although I believe they're allowed to use a wood bat if they prefer.
We spell it the correct way 🤣👍
He ran around the bases. They just edited it out
Yes. Bad editing
The bats they use are either made of some type of alloy or composite material.
He ran the bases, the replay just didn't show it.
Ahh that’s good to know, thank you 🙏
I’m from El Segundo where these kids are from (I umpired for their league years before these kids were around)… it’s a tiny, close knit beach town surrounded by greater Los Angeles. I’ll share the video with the local parent group, and just might get the interview with Lappe or Coach Danny.
Wow that’s amazing! Thank you 🙏🏼
@@DNReacts No problem- just shared it, so hopefully someone can connect you.
The GREATEST team is PARK VIEW LITTLE LEAGUE which is from Chula Vista, CA , which also is apart of San diego metro since you're a Padres fan!!! Gotta check it out
Did you hear Karl Ravech curse Curacao just before the homer?
".... hasn't given up a homer in the world series..."
The very next pitch...pow
Total jinx
my hometown El Segundo takes it home lets go gundo!!
Fred Sanford's favorite place.
If you guys have interest in the LLWS, I would strongly recommend checking out the story of Danny Almonte.
I think the bats are a composite material now.
Nick with a perfect Americanese "illoomeenum" at 4:07. No wonder he's got the the stars and stripes behind him. And yeah, someone's probably already said it but wooden bats are harder to hit with and MLB does not allow any bats besides wooden bats. Growing up playing baseball everyone hit with metal bats because they didn't break as easily and were wayyyyy less expensive to replace and buy. Most say the ball actually travels better off an aluminum bat but the MLB is a traditional league and we all love the sound of that wooden bat crack. But as for little league world, high school and college? Mostly metal bats before the professional level.
Odds are some of the kids in this game, you'll be watching in the MLB in about 12 years.
Yes, you pronounced California correctly
USHER will headline the next superbowl half time show .
You did say it correctly, California can be hard to say sometimes.
🤣🤣🤣
It's a shame they edit these videos like a butcher, cutting them up beyond recognition. It's also a shame that the Little League doesn't grow the field like the other youth leagues do as the kids grow. Little League is 12U (twelve years old and younger) but they maintain the same field size the guys 8U start on (60' base paths, 46' from the pitching rubber to the plate,175' -200fences). By the time guys playing in Perfect Game and USSSA are in 12U they play on 70' base paths and 50' pitching rubber distance, 225-250' fences. It does make a difference.
Definitely need to increase the base distances.
notably the tournament is half US teams and half rest of the world, the final game is between the US champs and the not-US champs (with the caveat that "US" here means only the 50 states and DC; Puerto Rico competes in the "not UD" bracket despite being a US territory.)
The ball and strike calls were pretty bad in this game but to be fair, it was bad to both sides and the camera angle also changes the view from time to time. I questioned a lot of the calls as well.
All lot of mlb players have played in this game LLWS world series has two pools usa pool and international pool its is s double Elimination tournament California made because they little league world series because they won their region tournament so if you win your region you are going to the world series my favorite part is the first Sunday of the tournament mlb players go to the little league games for example this Pittsburgh and Washington played at historic bowman field in Williamsport pa where the LLWS is held all the teams in the tournament get to go the game for free
I remember one year a girl was a super good pitcher it was wild
In the clip they show a reporter interviewing the now young woman who was the girl you are referring
Mo’Ne Davis! They were my local team in Philly. The city went absolutely nuts for these kids, too. She’s actually in this video
Ik im late but u should watch best llws homeruns
This is the best one, but for Cuba who cheated with older kids.
These kids play on 300 foot fences every game all year and then come here and play on 200 foot ones lol.
Aluminum bats are used almost exclusively in all levels below professional baseball. It definitely saves money - broken bat probability is kinda zero. If aluminum bats were used in pro ball the outcomes would likely match football scores.
Is there Little League baseball in the UK??
They use aluminum bats from little league all the way through college. Don't use wood till you get to pros
He rounded the bases, the video just cut to the celebration
Ahh that’s good to know, thank you 🙏
Little League uses aluminum bats
The MLB stars of tomorrow. Curacao a country of 150K people, California a state with around 40M people. Talk about your David vs Goliath. But as a native Californian, I loved it. ♠
Two issues. First, the strike zone is ridiculously large. Second, a U.S. team is always in the finals, increasing the odds that America will win. A true World Series would put the top American team into a playoff bracket with other world teams.
The best LLWS was I think washington or Oregon beating Taiwan because Taiwan always had older players because they looked younger, they cheated for years
Is it truly a LLWS? The US has 10 teams and there are 10 international teams...advantage US. Also, the US is guaranteed a spot in the finals, they only have to beat 1 international team to be champs.
I am guessing someone mentioned this. But he did run around the diamond. But whoever edited this video just cut to the mauling after he touched homeplate. Bad editing but yea thats what happened.
you guys call everything a steal, if someone gets to second because of the ball not being caught its not a steal. its just an error. same with hits its not a base hit if someone makes a mistake.
Re pronunciation of Curacao: the second C is soft.
The British feel no obligation to pronounce any language correctly...EXCEPT FRENCH. Oh, the irony.
Little League guys? Hard pass. Let's get back to big boy sports.
Many MLB players started out in little league.
Todd Frazier, Cody Bellinger, Gary Sheffield, Jason Varitek, Randall Grichuk, Michael Conforto, Lance Lynn were all in the LLWS
@@hifijohn I bout spit out my water reading this comment LUL
100% of MLB players started in diapers. I don't need to watch that shit. @@hifijohn
Why? It's a unique part of American sports culture.