Team Miami had “kids” from all over the country and Latin America.
If all of these kids on JRW were from the Chicago area and didn’t play together as a team for a whole season before the LLWS tournament, then they should be OK.
I managed a team that had to play Team Miami twice.
We all agreed to have a good time, lose via the 10 run rule ASAP, and not even bother to swing, everybody to stay way off the plate lest one of these guys get wild.
Our team enjoyed the games more than the ringers.
so are the rules now for LLWS sort wink and nod now?
As Tomkat posted a map earlier, there are five neighborhoods (out of 77) in Chicago that JRB could draw their players from.
One player was from the far west side of the city and one was from Bucktown on the north side of Chicago.
Several didn’t even live in Chicago, let alone the geographic boundaries specified by LLB.
One was from Lynwood,Il.
One from Dalton, Il.
Two from South Holland, Il.
One from Lansing, Il.
One from Calumet City, IL. (The coach’s son)
That’s 8 players THAT WE KNOW OF, that were illegally playing for the team.
Remember, to compete in the world series tournament you can’t be a travel team. You can play club/travel, but you must be made up of players from your little league association. In other words, an All Star collection from your league.
JRB has been around for a long time (1960’s?) They have always participated in this tournament. The Coach and the organization definitely know the rules.
These adults knew they were cheating and obviously provided false documents to do so. I blame them.
Other teams probably cheat, especially the foreign ones. But this is what makes Americans exceptional.
Just because everybody else jumps off a bridge doesn’t mean we should to.
We can’t keep making exceptions to the rules (Constitution anyone!) just because it makes you feel good.