FReeper Canteen~Little League World Series~August 22, 2006

Serving The Best Troops In The World | The Canteen Crew

[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

SERVING THE BEST TROOPS IN THE WORLD

Thank you for risking your lives every day so that we can continue to enjoy our freedom.

It's Little League World Series Week!

The 60th Little League World Series begins in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Sixteen teams divided into four pools (two pools made up of teams from the United States and two pools of international teams) of four teams each will play a modified Olympic pool play format for the first round.

Each team will play each of the other three teams in the pool during the initial round with the top two teams advancing from each pool. For the second round, single elimination play begins with the United States winner and the International winner slated to play the Championship Game on August 27.

The Little League (Baseball) World Series is a baseball tournament for children under 13, named for the World Series in Major League Baseball. It was first held in 1947 and is held every August in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Little League World Series is one of eight tournaments sponsored by Little League International.

Among the U.S. participants are Staten Island, NY; Lemont, IL; Phoenix, AZ; Columbus, GA; Columbia, MO; and Lake Charles, LA. Some of the International participants include Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands; Surrey, BC; Matamoros, Tamaulipas; Kawaguchi City, Japan; Moscow, Russia, and Willemstad, Curacao.

Since the inception of Little League Baseball in 1939, the organization has met with many successes and firsts. The first Little League World Series in was held in 1947, the first non-American championship team in played 1957, and the first time girls were allowed to play was in 1974.

Here are some interesting facts about Little League Baseball!

1939
Williamsport, Penn., finds a place on the map, thanks to the inauguration of Little League Baseball there by Carl Stotz and George and Bert Bebble. The three teams wear uniforms bought from a $35 donation.

1948
Little League hits 94 leagues.

1949-50
The United States has 307 leagues.

1951
The first Little League established outside the United States is in British Columbia, Canada.

1953
For the first time ever, the Little League World Series is televised by CBS... Birmingham, Ala., defeats Schenectady, N.Y., 1-0, in one of the only two 1-0 World Series finals in history.

1957
The first non-American team to win the World Series is one from Monterrey, Mexico. Angel Macias pitches the first perfect game in a World Series championship.

1962
Not only is Jackie Robinson inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame, but he also makes an appearance at the Little League World Series.

1971
The aluminum bat, developed in cooperation with Little League, is first used.

1980
Vice President George Bush, a former Little League coach, throws out the first pitch for the Little League World Series championship game.

1984
Seoul defeats Altamonte Springs, Fla., 6-2, to win Korea's first Little League World Series championship.

1985
ABC carries the Little League World Series championship game live for the first time on "Wide World of Sports". For the first time in baseball history, the home plate umpire wears a miniature camera on his mask.

1988
Tom Seaver becomes the first enshrined player of the Peter J. McGovern Little League Museum Hall of Excellence. Seaver is a graduate of the Spartan Little League in Fresno, Calif.

1989
Little League Baseball celebrates its 50th anniversary. Poland charters four teams for the first Little League Programs in a former Eastern Bloc country. Trumbull (Conn.) National Little League is the first U.S. team to win the World Series since 1983.

1995
Hall of Famer Stan Musial throws out the first pitch. ... Chinese Taipei regains the World Series title with a 17-3 win over a team from Spring, Texas.

1997
Sharon Robinson, daughter of the late Jackie Robinson, is a guest at the Little League World Series as Little League celebrates Jackie's entry into the major leagues 50 years earlier.

1998
Little League expands to include more than 95 countries. ... Toms River (N.J.) Little League wins the World Series, defeating Kashima (Japan) 12-9 in a championship game featuring 11 home runs and 41,200 fans at Lamade Stadium.

 

For the fifth year since the tournament expanded from eight to 16 teams in 2001, every Little League Baseball World Series team will have at least one game on national television (ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2).

 The world championship game of the Little League Baseball World Series (Aug. 18-27; for 11-12-year-olds) can be seen live on ABC at 3:30 p.m., on Sunday, Aug. 27. ABC also will televise the U.S. championship game in the afternoon, on Saturday, Aug. 26 at 3:30.

Here is the Complete Schedule and More About The Series!

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT~Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allies military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before.

Please remember: The Canteen is a place to honor and entertain our troops. Let's have fun!

 

We pray for your continued strength, to be strong in the face of adversity.

We pray for your safety, that you will return to your families and friends soon.

We pray that your hope, courage, and dignity remain unbroken, so that you may show others the way.

God Bless You All ~ Today, Tomorrow and Always

 

 

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks for "hitting" another thread "out of the park!"

LOL!! Very good.

[tina07]

I feel out of whack when I get up early. I've gotten worse the last couple of years, if we had a rooster I would definitely hear it crowing! My daughter complains that I am not with the rest of the world, oh well!

[Kathy in Alaska]

[E.G.C.]

Good morning, SandRat. How's it going?

A very pleasant good morning to everyone here at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your contuined service to our country.

[E.G.C.]

Good morning, Tonk. How's it going?

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, Lauren. How's it going?

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, MY

This is the same graphic that caught my eye. He really looks serious, doesn't he?

[beachn4fun]

A special good morning all those who make the Canteen possible.

THANK YOU.

And, of course,

Thank you, Lauren, for preparing the Canteen for today’s activities.

DC Metroland weather report ~ Today ~ Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds around 5 mph...becoming southeast this afternoon. ~ Tonight Partly cloudy in the evening...then clearing. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph...becoming west after midnight.(bad news - no rain in sight all week)

I realize that some of us of the pajama patrol, who sit in front of the computer a long time, are really getting weak and lazy. So, I've hired a fitness instructor to get us back in shape.

OK, on the floor. Give me 50, you weak sissies.

Time for me to make my rounds. But, you stay right where you are. Don't touch that dial. Don't change that channel. Put down that remote. Don't leave the room. Keep your eyes on your monitor. Cause...............I'll be bock!

Now remember, the Canteen is

So, come on in and sit for a while. There's always plenty of coffee, pancakes, conversation, silliness, and plain old BS

REMEMBER THEM

DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and

our allied military and the family members of the above.

Honoring those who have served before.

And, now for a public service announcement

As always, the Canteen is open 24/7/365. We're here to entertain our troops, our allies, and their families. They may be having a rough day and need a break. We try to provide a place where they can come here and relax. Anyone who wishes to do the same is welcome to come in and join us.

[tomkow6]

 

SALUTE!

 

[tomkow6]

 

 

 

 

 

Good morning, Laurenmarlowe!!!

Good morning, Canteen Crew !

Good morning, EVERYBODY!

  FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT
Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allies military and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

 

GOOD

MORNING

TROOPS!

 

 

 

[tomkow6]

 

Today's FEEBLE

YOKE :

A local policeman had just finished his shift one cold November evening and was at home with his wife. 

"You just won't believe what happened this evening , in all my years on the force I've never seen anything like it." 

"Oh yes dear, what happened ?" 

"I came across two guys down by the canal, one of them was drinking battery acid and the other was eating fireworks." 

"Drinking battery acid and eating fireworks!! What did you do with them ?" 

"Oh that was easy, I charged one and let the other off."

[tomkow6]

 

Chicagoland Weather

August 22, 2006
Chicago, IL
Sunrise	6:05 AM (CDT)
Sunset	7:45 PM (CDT)
Hrs. of Daylight	13 Hrs., 40 Mins

Wind Chill: 64°F

Humidity: 83%

Dew Point: 59°F

So Far Today
High: 67°F
Low: 64°F
Rain: 0.00"
Rain Rate: 0.00"/h
Gusts: 8mph W

Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
High: 85 °F Low: 62 °F More	High: 82 °F Low: 65 °F More	High: 82 °F Low: 68 °F More	High: 88 °F Low: 68 °F More	High: 82 °F Low: 62 °F More

 

[tomkow6]

CUBS 5

Phillies 6

 

 

NEXT GAME: 

TODAY

Aug 22  @ 7:05 PM CST
 Radio: WGN 720

  VS   

CUBS 5

Phillies 6

 

 

NEXT GAME: 

TODAY

Aug 22  @ 7:05 PM CST
 Radio: WGN 720

  VS   

[tomkow6]

 

.....this post is NOT for Princess Potty Mouth Fawnn...(I'm not talking to her)...it's for her poor, sweet Mother

 

Good Morning, Fawnn's Mom!

 

 

[beachn4fun]

Quack!

Good morning, Tom.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning and (((HUGS))) EG. Are you getting any of the rain hitting the midwest?

My little patch of the world needs rain. It's been over a month.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Meg

W H #200

[GodBlessUSA]

I wanted to say hello. I'm having trouble with keyboard. Every time I type then use the space bar --cursor moves and sometimes deletes what I Type. :(

[Fawnn]

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Morning, Beach.

Well, first off today is election day here in Oklahoma. This is the runoff election. All you Oklahoma freepers and lurkers be sure to get out and vote.

We did get a little bit of thunder last night. My storm alarm did go off one time around 8 PM.

Some places got some benificial rains. We didn't get too much here at our location.