The Little League Baseball World Series begins today in South Williamsport, PA.
The ESPN family of networks will provide us with wall-to-wall coverage if we want to experience a bit of this magic ourselves This includes a game this Sunday afternoon and three games the following weekend over broadcast television network ABC.
A year ago we had colleague and friend, John Paklidenaz, as a guest on our podcast “Conversations with Sports Fans” to talk about the LLWS. John and his family have been longtime volunteers for the event in upstate Pennsylvania. This year will be no different as John and his son, J.D., are there as you read this.
John, now retired from his teaching job, will be able to see the tournament through to the Championship Game on August 27 and help make the in-person experience for the 20 teams, their fans, and casual spectators a safe and memorable one.
We invite you to give our Conversation with John a listen (or another one, if it’s been a year since you last heard from him). You’re able to find the link to his episode via our website here or at our podcasting hosting site here.