Matheny hopes LL Classic will foster `passion`
(WorldNews Sport)

PITTSBURGH -- The story of how close his Little League team from Reynoldsburg, Ohio, came to qualifying for the Little League World Series many years ago is one that Mike Matheny has enjoyed retelling several times leading up to Sunday`s Little League Classic between the Cardinals and Pirates, airing on ESPN at 7 p.m. ET. Matheny gets that trip now, albeit in a different capacity, but it is fitting that he`s one of the two managers involved in this jewel event for Major League Baseball. Matheny, whose formative years were consumed by his...