August 26, 1989 - Little League World Series Championship - Chinese Taipei vs Connecticut
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The 1989 Little League World Series championship is one that's still talked about in Williamsport more than 30 years later.
It featured the prohibitive favorite from Chinese Taipei vs. the U.S champions from Trumbull, Connecticut, who were led by future NHL star and current president/GM of the New York Rangers, Chris Drury. In this episode we discuss: Chinese Taipei being an institution at the time Chris Drury being a big name in sports and how this game is still brought up today The ABC Wide World of Sports broadcast and how big of a deal it was at the time An epic Fred Savage/Wonder Years open that will resonate w/ people of a certain age Mike Adamle’s in game interviews The controversy surrounding Chinese Taipei The differences in the LLWS then and now… Mike's LLWS pin collectionWe'll talk all these things and more, and we have the game broadcast from ABC on our website if you want to watch it for yourself.
Check it out here: http://distantreplaypodcast.com
The 1989 Little League World Series championship is one that's still talked about in Williamsport more than 30 years later.
It featured the prohibitive favorite from Chinese Taipei vs. the U.S champions from Trumbull, Connecticut, who were led by future NHL star and current president/GM of the New York Rangers, Chris Drury. In this episode we discuss: Chinese Taipei being an institution at the time Chris Drury being a big name in sports and how this game is still brought up today The ABC Wide World of Sports broadcast and how big of a deal it was at the time An epic Fred Savage/Wonder Years open that will resonate w/ people of a certain age Mike Adamle’s in game interviews The controversy surrounding Chinese Taipei The differences in the LLWS then and now… Mike's LLWS pin collectionWe'll talk all these things and more, and we have the game broadcast from ABC on our website if you want to watch it for yourself.
Check it out here: http://distantreplaypodcast.com