From: stanm@comm.mot.com (Stan Macasieb)
Subject: Re: Little League WS Championship
Reply-To: stanm@comm.mot.com
Organization: Motorola
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 14:23:34 GMT

You know, I was meaning to do this, but I didn't think anyone was paying
attention:

In article 16868@lmpsbbs.comm.mot.com, stanm@comm.mot.com (Stan Macasieb) writes:
>Thursday's Results
>Zamboanga City, Philippines d. Epyguerrero, Santo Domingo 5-1
>Zamboanga City wins International Championship
>
>Long Beach, CA d. Hamilton Square, NJ 1-0
>Long Beach wins US Championship
>
>Saturday's Game
>Zamboanga City, Philippines vs Long Beach, CA, 3:00 pm CDT
>
>WS NOTES:
>Roberto Placious pitched a brilliant ball game for the Filipinos, sending
>the first 15 batters down in order before giving up a line drive through
>the mound w/ no outs in the sixth. Placious also hit a homer in the top
>of the sixth to help seal the victory. The Filipinos scored four runs
>in the fourth thanks to some uncharacteristically shoddy defense by the
>Dominicans. This win avenges the 8-1 loss to the Dominicans on Wednesday
>in round robin play. 
>
>Too bad Placious won't be able to pitch more than an inning Saturday. He
>had full command of his curveball and breaking pitch and was able to
>keep the hard-hitting Dominicans on their heels all game long. The 
>comment made by Jeff Burroughs, manager of Long Beach and a former
>American League MVP in 1974, was that Placious has the poise of a pitcher
>in high school or college. For a boy of 12 years!
>
>There is an ABC special, "The Road to the Little League World Series"
>hosted by Bill Fagenbakke of "Coach", at 11:30 am CDT Saturday for
>30 minutes. ABC's Wide World of Sports coverage begins at 2:30 pm, with
>the game beginning at 3:00 pm. 
>
>If you enjoyed Brent Musburger and Jim Palmer butchering Pinoy last names
>on the ESPN tape delay yesterday, you'll really get a kick out of this
>live broadcast.
>
>IMHO, Zamboanga City has far exceeded everyone's expectations going into
>tomorrow's game. They are the Far East champs, carrying the mantle of
>other great Far East reps of past years from Japan and Taiwan. However,
>the Philippines are their own team, mixing a brand of pitching, defense,
>and blazing team speed that is on par with the best major league teams.
>Sure, I only watched one game, but I was impressed not only as a Filipino,
>but as a baseball fan. Long Beach is long on talent and experience, with
>Burroughs behind the bench. But Zamboanga City has nothing to lose now. 
>Boys, you've done your country proud already. The title would be nothing 
>more than lace trim on a Cinderella season. Go for it!
>
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>--Stan Macasieb (stanm@comm.mot.com)              |  Zamboanga City,
>--Motorola, Land Mobile Products Sector           |   Philippines: 1992 Little
>--Schaumburg, IL (just another suburb of Chicago) |    League WS Int'l Champs
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>~~The opinion expressed in this post is not       |  "You got a problem
>~~necessarily those of this corporation.          |   with that?" 
>~~Copyright 1992, all rights reserved.            |   -- Roger Clemens
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