..................... History Inspires History Making By Jesse Caputo Special Correspondent William Winokur started his day on Sunday in South Williamsport with an innocent bet. “He started explaining to us the story (of the Monterrey, Mexico team) in 1957,” Mexico Region pitcher Jesus Sauceda said of Winokur, an author. “A teammate asked him if one of us threw a perfect game, would he write a book or something, and he said, ‘yes.’” It seemed like a safe enough bet. Until Sunday, only four perfect games had been thrown in the history of the Little League Baseball World Series, one of which occurred by Monterrey’s Angel Macias in 1957. But not even two hours later, news reached Winokur, who was inside the Peter J. McGovern Little League Museum signing copies of his book The Perfect Game. Sauceda had just thrown a perfect game against Emilia, Italy, winners of the Europe Region, and had struck out every batter he faced in a four-inning game shortened by the mercy rule. ...
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Like................wow.................. image: http://thumbs.media.smithsonianmag.com//filer/Monterrey-Mexico-Little-League-baseball-team-631.jpg__800x600_q85_crop.jpg The little league baseball team from Monterrey, Mexico became the first team from outside the United States to win the Little League World Series. (Getty Images) The Little League World Series’ Only Perfect Game In 1957, Mexico’s scrawny players overcame the odds to become the first foreign team to win the Little League World Series By Jim Morrison SMITHSONIAN.COM APRIL 5, 2010 225 8 11 6 16 7 2.9K 225 8 6 16 11 2.9K They came to be known as “Los pequeños gigantes,” the little giants. FROM THIS STORY image: http://thumbs.media.smithsonianmag.com//video/preview_image_E2d2JiMTpjNJ3YMt71JPxjoxiThpF7mm.jpeg.220x130_q85_crop_upscale.jpg VIDEO: The Perfect Game Heard 'Round the World image: http://thumbs.media.smith...
Mexicans typically play soccer...............they also play baseball............the only perfect game ever in a little league world series..........pitched by Angel M..............of Monterrey.........Mexico..........in 1957.............in a country not his own...........that did not speak his language..........while being harassed for their green cards.............when the idiots here invited them..................and he did it in front of 12,000 people.............just how good do u have to be to pitch a perfect game in front of 12,000 people in a country not your own.............at 12 years old.................?????? Pretty freaking good............... 1957 Little League World Series - Wikipedia, the free ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1957_ Little _ League _ World _ Series Wikipedia The 1957 Little League World Series took place during August 1957 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. This was the first LLWS tournament to include a team fr...
............................ Civilization Overview: African Kingdoms Large and powerful Kingdoms covered much of west Africa from Medieval times onwards. African Kingdoms Ghana Empire - Overview of Ghana Empire - The Capital of the Ghana Empire - Economy of the Ghana Empire - Ghana Empire Politics - Decline of the Ghana Empire Mali Empire - Overview of the Mali Empire - Economy of the Mali Empire - Mali Empire Military - Collapse of the Mali Empire Songhai Empire - Overview of the Songhai Empire - Economy of the Songhai Empire - Government of the Songhai Empire - Decline of the Songhai Empire History Atlas: Maps of Africa Ghana Empire Overview The Ghana Empire or Wagadou Empire (existed before c. 830 until c. 1235) was located in what is now southeastern Mauritania, and Western Mali. Complex societies had existed in the region since about 1500 BCE, and around G...