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Just had to mention a point of local pride. The Little League World Series is under way and the team from River Ridge, Louisiana will be competing in the USA finals (against Hawaii). The winner of that game faces the winner of the International division, which will be either Curacao or Japan.
Win or lose, they have competed against some really great teams. Other teams have had good pitching. Tonight, the Louisiana team ran up a score of 10-0 by the 5th inning (which ends a game) and at the same time, their pitcher threw a no-hitter. (Wasn't a perfect game; one runner reached on a fielding error.) I am happy for the young fellows who are showing that down here, we might be a party town, but our children know how to play baseball.
For those who care, River Ridge is a middle-class neighborhood approximately 9 miles east of the New Orleans French Quarter and encompasses an area from the river to about one mile away on the east bank of the Mississippi River and just to the north of the small city of Harahan. At that point, the curve of the river is such that the east bank actually is to the east of the river, though there are parts where the west bank is to the east.
Win or lose, they have competed against some really great teams. Other teams have had good pitching. Tonight, the Louisiana team ran up a score of 10-0 by the 5th inning (which ends a game) and at the same time, their pitcher threw a no-hitter. (Wasn't a perfect game; one runner reached on a fielding error.) I am happy for the young fellows who are showing that down here, we might be a party town, but our children know how to play baseball.
For those who care, River Ridge is a middle-class neighborhood approximately 9 miles east of the New Orleans French Quarter and encompasses an area from the river to about one mile away on the east bank of the Mississippi River and just to the north of the small city of Harahan. At that point, the curve of the river is such that the east bank actually is to the east of the river, though there are parts where the west bank is to the east.