Little league district 22

10/06/2026

To all our district 22 umpires put your submission in now .

Little League® umpires are now able to apply for 2027 Little League® International Tournament assignments exclusively through the Little League Umpire Registry.

09/30/2026

YANKTOBER!
Can the Yankees go on a Knicks run through October and all the way to the World Series?

If you watched last night, how can you say no?

The Yankees have the one thing you absolutely have to have in October: pitching — and, maybe even more important, pitching depth.

Cam Schlittler just carved up Boston. Max Fried goes in Game 2. Gerrit Cole is waiting behind him. Carlos Rodón is there too. Then you add that bullpen.

This team is built to survive October.

And hanging over all of it is the Captain.

Aaron Judge couldn’t make the Wild Card roster because of that calf injury, but if the Yankees can keep this thing going and somehow get him back?

Talk about a movie script.

We’ve been waiting for that Aaron Judge October. Maybe this is the one.

And look around Yankee Stadium during this run. You’re going to see Knicks attending the games bringing the magic

Because magic is contagious.

It’s transferable.

New York felt it with the Knicks. Now the Yankees have a chance to grab it and carry it through October.

Walk the streets of this city right now and you can already feel it. Yankees caps everywhere. You pass somebody wearing one and there’s a nod. Sometimes a conversation starts about last night’s game.

That’s why sports teams matter in New York.

They connect people who otherwise would have walked right past each other.

And thank God this city has two baseball teams.

Because while the club paying one guy $50 million, another $40 million and another $30 million heads out on vacation, the Yankees are still playing.

And they may be getting ready to give New York an October to remember.

District 22 will be with you throughout the entire ride.

The Knicks gave us the spring.

Can the Yankees give us the fall?

What say you

09/30/2026

One of the most amazing and emotional things you will ever see. Justin Verlander daughter takes him out of the game. In baseball pitchers always get the best send offs , because of the poetic image of them coming out of the game , like the warrior who’s time to go home has arrived. I guess you can do it with hitters as well after their last hit … giving the crowd that last time to cheer for them but this is just one of the reasons why baseball will always be he best sport , because it is the hardest sport to play and long careers full of honors and great moments demands a moment like this. It’s why the best sports movies are baseball movies , and many times baseball resembles a movie.this one deserves the academy award for best ending . What say you ?

09/28/2026

Pete Alonso final numbers are in and they are absolutely amazing.

In all of baseball he was number 2 with RBI.

He is number three in homers with 43

He led the American League in both categories.

He became the first player in MLB to win the RBI crown in both leagues

He never played the 162 game so the stats could have even been better

And he played every single game.

But more important, Baltimore fans absolutely love him , love him in a way fans seldom love a player , when he is at bat they root for him because they want him to succeed. A whole generation of Baltimore youngsters are growing up
With a perfect role model who does everything right including showing up
Every day for work , giving to charity and staying humble … it worked out perfectly for Pete and perfectly for Baltimore .

There is absolutely no reason he can’t reach numbers like that every year if his contract … you are talking about a man who plays every game , never gets injured … he is going to age the same way

You never know how somebody will react after getting “ the bag” as they say , in terms of contracts Alonso’s contract with the Orioles , 5 years at 155 million , compare that to Vlad Jr contract with Toronto 14 years 500 million … Vlad hit 7 homers this year .

I have always said Alonso is the David Dunn character from unbreakable the character with super strength who can’t get hurt

Alonso was once in a car accident in spring training in which his car flipped over three times and was completely demolished he walked out of it and played that day.

How it’s even possible he is not a Met for life is the true thing it’s impossible to figure out but just like elections have consequences… so does who owns your team

09/22/2026

Pete Alonso and the Mets front office : last night Pete Alonso hit his 40th homer for the Baltimore Orioles . These are his stats up to the minute: average :265, Homers:40, RBI: 108. In all of baseball he is 4th in homers , and third in RBI. In the beginning of the season I said Baltimore fans would love him , and they do . We talked about his charity: The Alonso Foundation which he and his wife Haley started in 2020. Its three main focuses are animal welfare, veterans and underprivileged youth . He signed a five year contract , for 156 million dollars … the richest owner in sports couldn’t match that. The Orioles have played 157 games , Alonso has played every game . And the fact is … the Mets sat him from time to time … he didn’t want to sit … he would be working on a most games played streak headed towards Ripkens. He is one of the most durable players in baseball history . And he is a good person. If any of us did our jobs like the Mets front office we would be fired … how can you spend the most money in a sport and miss the playoffs two years in a row ? They got rid of fan favorites brought in players for big money who never play … literally the opposite of Pete. Jorge Polonco signed a 2 year 40 million deal , he played 38 games batted .148 with 2 homers , Luis Roberts signed him for 20 million dollars … he played so bad , was hurt so much they literally put him on waivers in August , so 20 million and a 2 million buyout for next year on the way out . That is just some of the mistakes the Mets made but the biggest mistake of all time is signing Juan Soto to a fully guaranteed 767 million dollar contract 51 million a year… all the way to age 43. Juan Soto has 26 homers this year . And he has been out of the lineup for weeks at a time with injuries . Never has an owner an front office destroyed a team like this . And since they traded the only good pitching they had at the trade line ( except for the rookies ) next year could be worse .
Some call them the Mets I call them the Mess.
What say you ?

09/14/2026

Thank you Demiko Ervin and the urban initiative for putting this together for our District 22 players .Little League Little League Urban Initiative

09/13/2026

Don’t mess with Texas. What a game . Arch Manning and Texas are going to roll.

09/08/2026

HatGate in the MLB leads to chaos . Umpire tells pitcher to put his hat on straight , it was slightly crooked … then makes it a pitch clock violation …managers gets tossed … then gets his moneys worth . I’ve seen this in little league , but never in MLB , and there never was a penalty … lol, it never ends

09/05/2026

The final lesson of the Little League World Series wasn’t about how to win.It was about how to lose.

I saw it when it happened.

Nevada manager Cory Edwards walked out to the mound trying to settle down a group of emotional 12-year-olds who could feel the Little League World Series championship slipping away.

Different voices greeted him.

Some upset.

Some perplexed.

Others fighting back tears.

It was so completely LLWS that it almost felt like the final gift of a very memorable tournament. The LLWS mic’s up its managers , it’s one of the best things about the tournament, it gives it the perfect cinematic feel, the camera follows the manager to the mound in real time … what happens next is many times more memorable and unpredictable then the game itself

Edwards told them to hold their heads up. Don’t get on each other. Watch your body language. Stay mentally tough.

“When it gets tough, you get tougher.”

The message itself wasn’t entirely new.

Back in 2019, when Louisiana won the Little League World Series, manager Scott Frazier practically lived by the same philosophy. Positive body language was his mantra. No matter what happened, you carried yourself the right way.

But the importance of Edwards’ speech wasn’t really in that moment.

His team was going to be fine.

They weren’t just fine — they were United States champions.

And besides, losses like that are often harder on the adults than the kids. Give a bunch of 12-year-olds 20 minutes, some pizza and their music, and chances are somebody is laughing again.

The real importance came afterward.

The clip went viral.

And suddenly kids who were four years old — or not even born — when Scott Frazier ruled the roost in Williamsport in 2019 were hearing the lesson all over again.

Only now it was coming from the manager of this year’s United States champions.

And when something goes viral it carries its own weight and gravitas … it almost demands to be heard because millions have deemed it so. It takes on a life of its own … and kids dreaming of Williamsport are the first to have a father or mother put that video in their hands

Somewhere right now there is an 8-year-old or 9-year-old dreaming about Williamsport.

Maybe he just struck out with the bases loaded.

Maybe she made an error that cost her team a game.

Maybe a kid just found out that sometimes you can work as hard as possible and still lose.

And now they are hearing this:

Hold your head up.

Don’t blame your teammates.

Control your body language.

When it gets tough, get tougher.

That is a lesson in how to accept defeat.

But strangely enough, it is also a lesson in how to become a winner.

Because trophies eventually go into a case.

Scores disappear from memory.

But learning what to do when life doesn’t go the way you planned?

Which is 95 percent of the real world and extends far beyond little league

That one stays with you.

Maybe that was the final lesson Williamsport gave us in 2026.

Its final and most important gift

You don’t always get to choose whether you win or lose.

You do get to choose how you walk off the field.

With you head up high

You were already a winner the moment you decided to walk on the field

What say you