Winning Isn T The Only Thing But It S Why They Keep Score Even In Little League

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• Jackie Robinson West inspired Chicago, but the reason the team was playing was to win.

For when the One Great Scorer comesTo mark against your name,He writes—not that you won or lost—But how you played the Game. —Grantland Rice

But the kids didn’t make the trip to Williamsport to wrap a gift to give to Chicago. They went there to win baseball games. They won a lot of them, but one fewer than they hoped to.