The Herts Baseball Little League begins this Saturday in Hemel Hempstead, bringing together boys and girls from Hertfordshire with the aim of playing ball and having fun. No doubt there will be plenty of enthusiastic grown-ups, wrapped up in the excitement, acting like little kids as well. Baseball is a true family sport and nothing displays that better than a well-organized Little League event. Continue reading
There’s a great little video clip on MLB.com at the moment about a Little League based in Horsham, Sussex. It’s heartening to see a group of British youngsters enjoying themselves playing baseball. The founder of the league, Rob Burnie, was probably right when he said that when it comes to the most popular sports over here, baseball isn’t even in the top ten. You’ve got to start somewhere though.
I stumbled across the clip by accident and it’s well worth watching. There doesn’t appear to be an easy way to directly link it though. If you click on “Multimedia guide” under the “Audio and Video” heading, you will find the link (“Little Britainâ€) near the bottom of the page.