District 8 - LLA

Little League Alberta District 8 is comprised of five leagues in South Calgary - CalWest, Rocky Mountain, Fish Creek, Calgary South and Langdon.

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Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer. - Ted Williams

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Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. - George F. Will

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"He's got power enough to hit home-runs in any park, including Yellowstone."--Manager Sparky Anderson, on Willie Stargell

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Progress always involves risks. You can’t steal second base and keep your foot on first. - Frederick B. Wilcox

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The only person credited with umpiring two major sports, football and baseball, is Cal Hubbard.

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The season starts too early and finishes too late and there are too many games in between. - Bill Veeck

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Well, it took me 17 years to get 3,000 hits in baseball, and I did it in one afternoon on the golf course. — Hank Aaron

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This is a game to be savored, not gulped. There’s time to discuss everything between pitches or between innings. - Bill Veeck

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That’s the true harbinger of spring, not crocuses or swallows returning to Capistrano, but the sound of a bat on a ball. - Bill Veeck

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The Louisville Slugger Museum, Kentucky holds the largest baseball bat in the world. This bat weighs 68,000 pounds and measures 120 feet.

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The best way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until the ball stops rolling and then pick it up. - Bob Uecker

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There's no crying in baseball! — Tom Hanks in A League of Their Own

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The greatest feeling in the world is to win a major league game. The second-greatest feeling is to lose a major league game. - Chuck Tanner

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It’s hard to win a pennant, but it’s harder losing one. - Chuck Tanner

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I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks in batting practice. - Casey Stengel

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Having been open for nearly 100 years, Fenway Park in Boston is the oldest baseball stadium still in use.

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When they start the game, they don’t yell, “Work ball.” They say, “Play ball.” - Willie Stargell

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Third ain't so bad if nothin' is hit to you. — Yogi Berra

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Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing. - Warren Spahn