A History Like No Other.

We had the opportunity for a quick tour of the new Little League Museum. It's amazing to see what's on display! Such a rich history of the place Little League holds in the heart of America.

Not all of it is good, however.  There's racial segregation (check out the story of the Cannon Street YMCA team at http://www.momsteam.com/cannon-street-ymca-all-stars/youth-sports-heroes-month-1955-cannon-street-ymca-all-stars-baseball-te) and stories about girls who tucked their hair into their caps so they could play.  But there has been great progress as Little League has become the world's largest youth sports program.

If you're not familiar with the trading pin craze . . . well, it's hard to explain. But every umpire designs a signature pin to trade with the kids (and rabid adults) during the tournament. The museum has begun collecting umpire pins for display, and today, the curator informed me mine will be the first pin from a female umpire to be a part of the collection. My tiny contribution. : )