Grip on Sports: With the local teams´ struggles, it´s getting tougher and tougher to focus on baseball
(WorldNews Sport)

A GRIP ON SPORTS • Is there any aspect of baseball keeping your interest right now? What with the Mariners’ slow-motion collapse and the quick rise of football news, it’s a bit harder to stay focused on the national pastime, isn’t it? Read on. •••••••••• • There was a chance for a booster shot yesterday, though. The littlest of baseball’s televised players were on TV, and ESPN’s broadcast of the Little League World Series included a local team for the first time. Alas, even that ended poorly. The Coeur d’Alene group lost 5-4, done in by their mistakes – hey, that happens with 12-year-olds...