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Dalton Carriker hit an extra innings solo home run to win the Little League World Series for is Warner Robins, GA team.

Mike and Tony on PTI had an amusing bit about whether he can ever top this moment in his life.

That might be a good question but my take on this is that success from coming through in the clutch on the sports field carries over into other aspects of life for a long time which is what makes sports such a great thing for kids to be involved with.

I had a little bit of luck in this regard on the basketball court (much, much smaller scale) and the confidence instilled is real and stays on. Good for him.

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You probably have never heard of Diamondbacks pitcher Micah Owings. He has been having a fine, not great and really maybe not even a good, season but has often been the odd pitcher out of the rotation.

Last night he blew it up against the Atlanta Braves. No he didn't pitch a no hitter he blew it up with his bat. He went 4 for 5 with two home runs, six RBI, eleven total bases and was a triple away from hitting for the cycle.

According to the Baseball Tonight crew on ESPN he was a gifted hitter in highschool. They made it seem like he holds every Georgia schoolboy hitting record. I don't know what records he really has but he can hit and the numbers from last night are great for anyone let alone someone who is only expected to successfully bunt twice a month.

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...and it is tall.

The Boston Globe said that people are already making the comparison pictured here. Well I hope it is true after so many years of bad basketball.

I hope this can the off season that finally washes away the Len Bias tragedy but that remains to be seen.

It has been a long time since the Celts have been consistently good. There have been a couple moments here and there but nothing great.

Maybe it starts right here right now.

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First Vino then Rasmussen. They blew up the tour and I wonder if they killed it.

The thing about Vino and the transfusion that makes no sense is that he could have never overcome what I believe was a nine minute deficit. He took a big chunk out of it but that was because he was essentially allowed to. He wouldn't have broken away like that is he had been three minutes behind.

Risking his career with a very detectable form of cheating with no chance of winning makes me think there is more to this story.

I don't think the tour is dead but there is no arguing with the naysayers. I love the action, the scenery and I think Phil and Paul are a hoot so I will watch but it is tough to really care who wins.

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