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"This film shows the widespread participation of millions of boys, their parents, and adult volunteers in Little League baseball around the world each summer. The film includes scenes from games in several parts of the world, with an emphasis on a Little League World Series game between an Indiana team and a team from Taiwan. The film was produced and directed by John Hynd and narrated by Dick Van Dyke" (US National Archives).
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After dedicating the season to a teammate’s ailing father, a group of underestimated Ft. Worth youth baseball players takes its Cinderella run all the way to the 2002 Little League World Series—culminating in a record-breaking showdown that became an instant ESPN classic.

Morris Buttermaker is a burned-out minor league baseball player who loves to drink and can't keep his hands to himself. His long-suffering lawyer arranges for him to manage a local Little League team, and Buttermaker soon finds himself the head of a rag-tag group of misfit players. Through unconventional team-building exercises and his offbeat coaching style, Buttermaker helps his hapless Bears prepare to meet their rivals, the Yankees.