Curaçao won the Little League World Series (LLWS) this weekend in impressive fashion, defeating Henderson, Nevada, by an 11-2 score.
\n\nBut while parents are never happy to see their kids lose, especially badly, some U.S parents have taken particular exception to how the Curaçao team behaved during their title run.
\n\nPariba Little League from Willemstad went undefeated in Williamsport.
\n\nHowever, the controversy centered on, among other things, the Curaçao team constantly showing bunt on every pitch they faced. The move was intended to freeze the pitcher and steal a walk. A strategy that had already proven effective in their previous game against Japan.
\n\nDespite the move being legal and effective, US fans were audibly annoyed, with loud groans echoing through the crowd.
\n\nThe Caribbean team advanced to the LLWS by bunting five times in a row.
\n\nTo show the effectiveness of the strategy, the Japanese team had only one error the entire tournament before this inning.
\n\nThe strategy proved equally effective against the team from the U.S., where bunting has become something of a lost art. Not just the bunting, of course, but also defending the bunt. Apparently, small ball has not become a lost art in the Caribbean.
\n\nNot…
Original source: https://www.breitbart.com/sports/
