8/19/14 5:51 PM

Anyone following the girl from Philly who's ripping up the Little League World Series? Most interesting sports story I've seen in a long time.

Kids at this level are extremely good. Only girl on her team, first game she throws a 2 hit shutout, dealing 70 mph heat. I watched part of the second game, where she didn't pitch. She starts at 3d, when the shortstop is hurt she moves to short. First time up she gets a hit and drives in a run. OK, it was a bloop, but she was against a very good pitcher.

I've been a fan of women's sports for years, but having a girl pitching and playing third and short on an elite all star team is a real eye opener. She is skinny and has a beautiful, fluid motion. She would seem to have a huge upside. Interesting to see what happens when she gets older. She plays hoop too.

8/20/14 6:59 AM

Following up on the LL World Series, the New England team was eliminated but what a wonderful talk given by their coach:

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/2014/08/19/rhode-island-little-league-coach-should-charge-all-speeches/xbTGMe8Grkgc3fFiF4zNGP/story.html

Then there is this on NPR on the Chicago team:

http://www.npr.org/2014/08/20/341826186/chicago-s-all-black-little-league-team-enhances-city-s-image?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=space

8/20/14 9:36 AM

I saw a little bit of a game against Canada in which Mo'ne Davis was pitching. Her pitching motion looked incredibly fluid and powerful. She's clearly an exceptional athlete.

8/20/14 10:24 AM

I read this morning where one of her coaches said she was better at basketball. Apparently at 11 or so she was recruited to play point guard on a team of 14 year old boys. I'll be watching her pitch tonight.

8/20/14 11:04 AM

She is making prime time news here too. After reading this I saw a spot...

8/20/14 12:49 PM

http://www.wtsp.com/story/sports/2014/08/20/mone-davis-is-on-the-cover-of-sports-illustrated/14344667/

8/20/14 1:29 PM

Apparently she's using the publicity to make a pitch (pun intended) to Geno.

http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-womens-basketball/hc-mone-davis-uconn-womens-basketball-0820-20140819,0,2769776.story