Review of "Little League to Big League," by Jim Brosnan

 Review of

Little League to Big League, by Jim Brosnan

Four out of five stars

 While not all of the people featured in this book rose to the level of major league baseball, they all starred in a professional sport and played little league baseball. Most of their stories about little league are the same, they enjoyed the competition and learned teamwork and being a gracious loser when playing little league baseball.

 Fourteen players are featured, eight of which played major league baseball. The others are Mike Ditka, Fran Tarkenton, and Steve Spurrier from football, Bill Bradley from basketball, Don Schollander from swimming and Jim Ryun the runner. Only one of the featured people do not speak highly of the concept of little league. That is baseball pitcher Joey Jay, who laments the pressure that parents put on their boys on the diamond. From the tone of his statements, it appears that he is speaking from personal experience.

 Little league baseball gives children the opportunity to engage in competition at an early age with others of the same age. By enforcing rules regarding the age distribution, safety features and how often one player can pitch, the game is made as equal and as safe as possible. While challenging, for nearly all players, it is a fun and educational experience.