This one is for all the marbles in the Little League Metro Tournament in Bristol, CT.
It takes place on Friday at 1 p.m. and features the South Shore 12-year-old baseball all-stars against New Jersey’s Morristown Area LL at 1 p.m. The winner will qualify for next week’s Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Friday’s game will be televised by ESPN, but if you don’t have cable, you can watch it on fuboTV, a live streaming service for sports enthusiasts.
South Shore enters the game with a 16-2 record, while Morristown has a 15-0 record, including last Monday’s 11-1 win over Tottenville Loop.
WATCH FRIDAY’S GAME HERE
To get to this point, the Island Club has won the District 24, Section 3 South and New York State championships.
All regional championship games of the 2024 Little League World Series will be decided this week.
HOW TO STREAM SOUTH SHORE VS. NEW JERSEY ONLINE FOR FREE
If you don’t have cable TV or don’t have a cable connection, you can watch South Shore vs. New Jersey online on one of the following streaming platforms and get it for free via a trial offer:
- Fubo TV – seven-day free trial. This service also appeals to sports fans.
- Direct TV Stream – five day free trial. This service is also currently offering $120 off the first year of service.
- Sling TV – no free trial, a special offer for new subscribers: 50% off the first month ($20).
What channel does ESPN play on?
If you have cable, watch South Shore vs. New Jersey on ESPN.
You can find out which channels ESPN is on using the channel finders here: Verizon Fios, AT&T U-verse, Comcast Xfinity, Spectrum/Charter, Optimum/Altice, DIRECTV, and Dish.
YEAR 2 OF THE MINOR LEAGUE CONTROVERSY
Charlie De Biase Jr. | [email protected]
So much for the hope that Little League’s experiment of using rotating lineups in its baseball and softball all-star tournaments would last only a year.
We are currently in the middle of the second year. And for me it is still the last.
I cannot for the life of me understand why such a successful organization would promote playing the games the wrong way.
Because let’s face it, it’s 100% not being played right, and as I said on these pages a year ago, don’t tell me “it’s just Little League” or “they’re just kids.” If you think winning doesn’t matter, you’re dead wrong. The truth is, it matters to a lot of people, and not just the players and coaches.
Knowing that victory is of utmost importance to the masses, the question arises whether the games should not be played properly?
Charlie’s Take: Will Little League’s decision to implement “rotational lineups” affect All-Star Tournament play? It certainly looks like it will.
Baseball and softball games feature a nine-batter lineup. You put your best hitters at the top of the lineup so they can bat as often as possible. When you’re at bat number 9 in your lineup, you know you’re one batter away from getting back to the top of your batting order and that your big guns will soon be stepping into the batter’s box.
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