The Magic of the Little League World Series

ESPN Daily

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4.6 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2021

⏱️ 27 minutes

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The Little League World Series returns to action in Williamsport, PA today. While it won’t be the truly global event it usually is, kids will still play their hearts out in the games. ESPN baseball analyst Tim Kurkjian will be there, and he tells guest host Emily Kaplan what makes this event so magical, and what to watch for as the games begin. Then, a look at the female athletes affected by the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Magic
0:02.0	catches it
0:06.0	and Louisiana is your Little League World Series champion.
0:10.0	What a summer, what a season for these kids from the East Bank, Little League.
0:16.0	Little League.
0:18.0	The magic and drama on the Little League World Series is back.
0:23.6	Teams return to Williamsport, Pennsylvania today for the championship tournament after skipping last year due to COVID.
0:31.6	While it won't be the truly global event it usually is, kids will still be playing their hearts out.
0:39.5	ESPN baseball analyst Tim Kirchgen will be there.
0:42.7	Today, he tells us what makes this event so magical and what to watch for as the games
0:47.9	begin.
0:48.9	I'm Emily Kaplan, in for Pablo Torre.
0:52.8	It's Thursday, August 19th. This is ESPN Daily.
1:00.7	Tim Kirkchen, thank you for joining us. Thank you, Emily. Nice to be here. We are here today to
1:07.1	talk about the Little League World Series that returns this week on ESPN.
1:12.1	It's back after last years was canceled due to the pandemic.
1:16.1	And Tim, what do you like most about this event?
1:19.0	Well, it's the kids and it's all about baseball and the kids.
1:23.9	I don't want to be corny about this, but it's the most wholesome, pure baseball experience
1:29.5	that I've ever had. Carl Ravich, our dear friend, told me, I'd never been there until 2015.
1:36.7	He said, this will be the greatest thing you've ever covered. But again, it's all about the kids,
1:41.6	the stories that they tell, and how well they play baseball.
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