The Major Division tourney got started last week, but battled a lot of rain. This week the other age groups begin and the weatherman is predicting a great week. Of course, they’ve been wrong before.

I don’t like the Little League All-Star setup because the average kid is done play ball before July even gets here. And we wonder why Nolan Reimold is the first local athlete to reach the Major Leagues since Gary Peters decades ago.

The tournaments have come a long way. They used to be single elimination and then double elimination. Now some of the age groups use pool play.

The pool play must have been the idea of people from the larger areas because it definitely favors leagues that have more teams. Since pool play requires several games in the same week, the bigger leagues usually have more pitchers so they’ll be better off.

Or didn’t you coaches from the small areas notice that?

ä Speaking of Nolan Reimold, it was fantastic that he was named the AL Rookie of the Month for June.

But why did it take so long for the Orioles to call him up? The Tribe could use him!