Pitching Is Order Of The Day At Legion World Series

Tuesday is championship day at the American Legion World Series in Shelby NC.  Going into Monday night it was down to four teams and Wilmington Post 10 is not one of them.  Friday Post 10 got off to a good start beating Connecticut 5-0 behind the 3 hit pitching of N C State recruit Joe O'Donnell.  Saturday during the winners bracket game against Louisiana Post 10 lost 6-5.  Sunday Hawaii belted Wilmington 12-3.  Through Sunday the 12 runs Hawaii got was the only game during the World series that a team has given up double digit runs.  Post 10 the State Champion of North Carolina finished the season 35-4

The lone unbeaten team Brooklawn N J played California one loss Monday night.  Win or lose New Jersey plays for the title tonight.  If Cal beats New Jersey then New Jersey plays for the title at 8pm.  The late game Monday night had once beaten Hawaii and Louisiana playing and the winner plays at 5pm today either against Cal  if that happens the winner of that game plays New Jersey at 8 for the championship.  If New Jersey won Monday night then the championship game is at 5pm with the 8pm held in case New Jersey loses the 5pm game.   All games of the World Series can been seen on ESPN3.

There were not that many top ten players who played in Greensboro on the PGA Tour this past weekend but the top two in the tournament just might be the next wave of Tiger and Phil.  Jordan Spieth who has already won a PGA Tournament and has just turned 20 lost in a playoff to Patrick Reed the 23 year old who has his wife as caddy and she is every bit of 110 pounds .  The two holes of playoffs between the two players were as good as any golf played this year.  Both made huge plays when it looked like they were down and out.  Spieth lying 3 on the first playoff hole nailed about a 50 foot putt to get to the second playoff hole while Reed hit his second shot on the second playoff hole to about five feet after his tee shot was under an limb.  Look out for these two up and comers.

The Major League Baseball Players Union has a real dilemma on it's hand.  The Union is suppose to help defend players any time there is a dispute between the player and Major League Baseball.  What should the Union do in the case of A-Rod.  All of a sudden several players within the Union are asking the Union to not support A-Rod who they all feel is a cheater.  Do you defend one probably guilty player over the wishes of players who don't like all the cheating going on.  I see that all professional Unions are on the line with the way that the Baseball Players Union handles the A-Rod case.  The players could revolt against the Union and fire everyone within the Union and start over and that could lead to a real drug policy in all sports. If the players want a drug policy you can believe it will happen.