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The Little League World Series' Only Perfect Game
In 1957, Mexico's scrawny players overcame the odds to become the first foreign team to win the Little League World Series
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They came to be known as "Los pequeños gigantes," the little giants.
In baseball, a game full of real and imagined fairy tales from Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World" to Bernard Malamud's fable The Natural, no story may be more inspiring or surprising than the story of the 1957 Little League team from Monterrey, Mexico.
The team was composed of mostly poor kids from an industrial city who'd started playing baseball only a few years earlier, clearing rocks and glass from a dirt field and playing barefoot with a homemade ball and gloves. They'd only imagined Major League games, gathering around a radio for Sunday rebroadcasts in Spanish of Brooklyn Dodgers contests (Roy Campanella, the Dodgers' catcher had played in Monterrey in 1942 and 1943, enchanting their parents). Even when they reached the Little League World Series, most of their opponents outweighed them by 35 or 40 pounds. But over four weeks and 13 games beginning in July, they were magical.
On August 23, 1957, behind the pitching wizardry of Angel Macias, they defeated La Mesa, California, 4-0, before 10,000 people in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, to become the first team from outside the United States to win the Little League World Series. That day, Macias pitched what remains the only perfect game in a Little League World Series final, setting down all 18 batters in order – Little League games are only six innings, striking out 11 with pinpoint control, nasty breaking balls and sheer guile. La Mesa didn't hit a ball to the outfield.
"I think the magnitude of the upset, to me, rivals, if not exceeds, when our U.S. hockey amateurs in 1980 beat the Red Army team at the Olympics," says W. William Winokur, who penned a book and screenplay based on the team's story. The movie, "The Perfect Game," stars Jake T. Austin, Ryan Ochoa and Cheech Marin and opens in theaters this month.
The Monterrey team arrived in Williamsport after an unlikely road trip that started when the players crossed the border on foot, taking a bridge over the Rio Grande from Reynosa towards McAllen, Texas, hoping for rides to a small hotel before their first game of the championship tournament. Monterrey had been granted a Little League franchise with four teams only the year before. They expected to lose and return home.
"We didn't even know Williamsport existed," remembers Jose "Pepe" Maiz, a pitcher and outfielder on the team who now runs a Monterrey construction company and owns the Sultanes, a Mexican League baseball team. "We were just [supposed] to play a game in McAllen."
They won their first game in McAllen 9-2 against a team from Mexico City filled with players who were the sons of Americans working south of the border. They swept through the rest of the regional and state tournaments, winning by at least five runs, until they reached the state semifinal game in Fort Worth against Houston. There, Maiz came on as a relief pitcher in extra innings to lead them to a 6-4 comeback win.
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Netflix has a film on this story called : "The Perfect Game"
Posted by on July 5,2013 | 12:37 AM
I just saw this schmaltzy movie and Googled it to see if there was any truth in it. I'll be darned, there is much truth in it. I assume the love interest was made up and what about the coach? was he really a towel boy who was considered for a new job with St. Louis? What happened to him? I have suspended all disbelief. Truth can be more amazing than fiction.
Posted by Jagadeesan on May 27,2013 | 11:47 PM
Proud of any American team, especially Southern California, that takes the World Series. But my Mexican roots couldn't be prouder of finding this history. As a Buckeye born '59 son of a Southern Texas born 1926 son of a Mexican born Morales, a long timd ago, thank you for your information and photos.
Posted by Carlos Morales on December 27,2012 | 02:14 PM
I wish I was there to see the game. After all these years we still talk about the 1957 little league world series. What a team for Mexico to be proud of.
Posted by ron hernandez on August 28,2012 | 07:29 PM
I really enjoyed the movie "The Perfect Game".I was on the Bisbee Ariz. Little League All Star team in 1957, and and we were, Arizona State Champions. We played La Mesa Calif., for the winner to go to the Little League World Series. La Mesa won 4 to 3 and went on to play Monterrey Mexico. We missed our chance to play Monterrey Mexico, by one game. I did recognized a few of the players from La Mesa Calif. in the movie, from back in 1957. Fond memories.
Posted by Edward Lopez on August 13,2012 | 01:44 AM
I was watching the movie with my 2 sons a 16 year old and a 4 year old who both play ball and the story made them both believe that great things could happen to those who believe in themselves and thanks to the people who helped the team
Posted by Patrick coyne on August 11,2012 | 02:13 PM
I was an 11 year old passenger in the Immigration and Naturalization Service bus that took the team to the motel and the baseball park. The motel in which they stayed refused to let the players swim in the motel pool. It was located on the old miracle mile in McAllen on the North side of Business 83. It is no longer there. I can't recall the name, but it might have had a western theme name.
Posted by Dan Garza on August 1,2012 | 02:42 PM
It's sad that someone would post this is a fiction story. I am glad for the comment of a person writing he was there. I am discussed with Wikipedia who posted the team was first in North Carolina and then moved to Mexico. This is not true!!! Why would they write this. To the person who said this is fiction do your homework you are wrong. You get a "F" for not doing so and writing something that is not true. Why would you make this a political thing. You must be hurt that the Mexican team beat all the other teams and the finial game was a Perfect Game and still holds the record today.
Posted by Anita on June 20,2012 | 11:51 PM
The movie was so great. Tucumcari, N Mex had loss to La Messa in six innings or maybe Tucumcari would have been there. The move was excellent. I used to live in Tucumcari and remember the game well.
Posted by Leonardo Garcia on June 17,2012 | 09:29 PM
I recall a story about this a long time ago, maybe when it happened. I vaguely recall it was on the Wonderful World of Disney.
Posted by Robert Ewalt on June 7,2012 | 04:44 PM
The movie, "The Perfect Game" is terrible, so much PC stuff brought in. The movie is pure fiction, With such a great story, too bad Hollywood wanted to make a political statement.
Posted by the dr on May 27,2012 | 03:56 AM
I watched the movie the Perfect Game and fell in love with the story. Such an amazing group of boys and such incredible amount of faith and joy they seemed to have had.
Posted by on May 14,2012 | 11:37 PM
Awesome movie!!!! I felt chills wayching this movie, knowing this kids from monterrey struggled financially, but gave their hearts in the field. Simply proud to say that I was born in monterrey.
Posted by irma saenz on May 12,2012 | 02:57 PM
This movie is now on net-flicks
Posted by Clay Cadle on May 10,2012 | 10:39 AM
Just finished watching this great movie about overcoming all possibilities with strength, courage and dedication.. I will be showing this to my son and soon and his old enough to hold a bat and glove..
Posted by Joe on May 9,2012 | 03:55 PM
I love this movie and all the real deal story;all i can say is this is a movie for everyone, a real "feel good" story and best of all to know the spirit and the courage and the hang in there attitude that these young ballplayers had back then and especially with none of the luxuries that young players have today , i was cheering these players on throughout the entire movie; watch this movie and you will be so inspired!ps.,actually just came from my grandsons' baseball game (he's ten) and he and his dad are going to check out the movie for tonight.
Posted by anita mohler on May 5,2012 | 07:17 PM
What an inspiring story, my nephew 10 years old and I watch it for the very first time and he like I did not know this wonderful story excited. He played Little League Baseball last season 2011, and he has all his trophy's in his room and now that he has seen The Perfect Game those trophy's and Baseball have a lot more meaning for him than ever. He has come to appreciate what great historical meaning Baseball holds in the heart of our great Nation America, and in other parts of the World as well. Si se Puede, and America can give any one who is willing to work hard the opportunity to make great things come to pass. The perfect Game record in Little League is held by the Mexican Team from Monterey for the past 55 years and beyond, only time can tell how much longer. Baseball is a Celebration of Life in America and it's root's are cemented in the Baseball fields all across our Nation.
Posted by Rey Salcedo on May 3,2012 | 05:06 AM
Great story and movie! I watched it all by myself last night; my Grandson is too young to really appreciate it yet. But, he is in little league and this will be his second summer at T-Ball. I raised him and am still teaching him right from wrong. The movie brought a tear to my eye - just thinking about those boys and their Love for the game and how good they have been raised - just makes me wish and hope this will inspire many more young growing boys around the world.
Posted by Joe on April 28,2012 | 03:38 PM
Thank you for the pictures.vidio and story on the pequeno giantes from Monterrey. My cousin, Alfonso Cortez played with the team. He was and continues to be my idol (passed away}. He was all heart and always shared with us his memories and experiences with this great team.
Posted by Maria A Cuadra on April 15,2012 | 12:18 AM
I was 10 years old, living in South Williamsport and remember that game well. I also remember Angel, who all the girls were swooning over. We all had our little autograph books and having the players sign our books was the highlight of the games for us. Wish I still had those books. Attended Little League games till 1977 when I moved to Texas. Those were the days!
Posted by madonna on April 15,2012 | 02:00 PM
The Perfect Game is absolutely the perfect movie for all ages!! Inspiring!! I have 3 boys and all three are pitchers (two righties and one lefty). We are having our first movie night at the baseball park for Valley Little League in Santa Ana, CA and my vote is "The Perfect Game!"
Posted by Anita Casas on April 11,2012 | 12:30 PM
The Perfect Game is now my 8-year old son's favorite movie. He is a big baseball fan and recently joined little league. When nervous before a game, we remind him about the odds the Monterey players faced in the movie. They have become a source of inspiration for him. I wonder if there is a way to send a message to Angel Macias? The movie is a must-see for every family!
Posted by Fides M. on April 3,2012 | 03:20 AM
I have not yet seen the movie but look forward to it.
I remember those days pretty well. I was on a McAllen All Star team that was elimintated pretty quickly. We all knew there was some team coming from Mexico somewhere but to put it politely, we didn't hold them in high regard.
My Father, F.H. Bergh was the President of McAllen Little League and a friend of Lucky Haskins. It was through his efforts that Lucky was able to get team together to come to the US and make it a real World Series and we followed them as far as Waco where we had to stop.
While in McAllen we had them over to our house for hotdogs and some birthday cakes before they started out on the playoff road. We all had a good time but danged if they didn't take most of my comic books that I offerd them. Didn't to seem to matter that they were all in English and none of them spoke anything but Spanish.
I have a newspaper clipping with a pictue of Angel Macias holding a ball in each hand and Don Drysdale holding one and Duke Snyder holding the other.
They were an amazing group that taught some pretty rude gringos a lesson in manners and baseball.
Posted by Paul H. Bergh on February 19,2012 | 11:40 PM
The movie is playing on Show Time right now for those who are looking for it. I have taped it to watch again with friends and family.
Posted by john carroll on February 16,2012 | 01:33 PM
i love the movie. im waching it right now
Posted by luke on January 31,2012 | 12:18 PM
I had a hard time finding this movie, and finally got to see it. It is a feel good movie. No matter how big or small you are, the only thing that matters is how big your heart is. For me, the best part of the movie was the actually footage and pictures of the actuall team. Love the movie, and it doesn't matter if it's "based on a true story", we all know the end result and I really like this movie
Posted by Roger S. Torres on January 21,2012 | 03:24 AM
I watched this movie with my father in Houston TX in Jul of 2011. It was special to me because we shared the love of baseball. He shared all his memories of listening to the games on the radio and what it was like for him during that time. My father had cancer and we were in Houston for treatment. My Father passed away in Oct 2011 and I will forever hold this wonderful memory of watching this movie and reliving his youth with him. I also got to give him his wish of going to a major league baseball game!! Thank you for Baseball and the Little League Team from Monterrey!
Posted by Valentina Aguilar-Garcia on January 20,2012 | 09:26 AM
I'm 68 years old. I remember very much when all this this was going on. eventhour I was born in calif- ornia I was routing for the team of mexico. I never forgot angel macias name When my brother told me about the movie " the perfect game" I knew it was about angel macias. It took me over a year to fine the movie "brain book store" in Riverside calif.
Posted by lucio a camacho on November 25,2011 | 05:35 PM
great movie
Posted by stephen capps on November 8,2011 | 12:06 PM
I saw the new movie about "The Perfect Game" and loved it but I remember the TV movie and it was alot different.The pitcher Mancias was throwing rocks to kill chickens for his family for dinner. He was asked by the person forming the team at his house to show him how he killed the chickens. He responed "right of left handed". That's when he found out that he could throw from both hands. That TV movie showed how the kids had no gloves and yes did play in the street with a rag ball and stick. I have been looking for that TV movie and can't find it anywhere. I was wondering if someone can direct me with a way to find it or obtain it. Thank You Big Gil
Posted by Gil Sotelo on August 30,2011 | 06:29 AM
when faith,talent,heart and desire is in your life,miracles will happen.to pitch a perfect game against other very talented batters is such a miracle.the movie was great but the theme is what made it great.
Posted by raymond perez on August 28,2011 | 04:10 PM
i loved this movie---i was not even born yet but its the hearts of these players that i love about Little League Baseball----I got to own it----
Posted by ruby millspaugh on August 27,2011 | 10:45 PM
The best movie i've seen in a long long time. (I found the movie at walmart)I recommend to take time to see this powerful true story of what we can achieve in our lives.
Posted by esperanza on August 24,2011 | 12:24 PM
My wife and I saw this move at the theater when it first was released in '08, I love this move and for what it showed me and open my eyes to all the different prejudice's that was going on, I remember telling my mother that at this time I was on my way into this world, I was born Dec. 7th 1957, I am going to go out and buy this move and share it with everyone that I know, since I was a League President in my home Little League it hit a home run in my heart.
Posted by Nacho Gonzales on August 23,2011 | 04:49 PM
My husband and I have been waiting to see this film. We saw previews about it quite a while back. I checked online yesterday and Walmart had it. We watched it last night and LOVED it! Great movie that I will be recommending to my friends and family.
Posted by nancy v on August 22,2011 | 12:38 PM
My Grandfather Harold Lucky Haskins had 14 children and 3 wifes and was never devoriced. He finally found himself as an responsible adult with family in Montteray. I feel his being left out of the film has to do with the hard line chistian feel good view that somebody who walks out on 2 wifes deserves no repentance in his life. I never meet the man but he seems to have made somthing of a reversal of his bad luck and depression era living on shoe string and walking away from 2 previous families. I will not judge the man the way the movie did; he is family; and hopefully I will someday meet the rest of the relatives.
Posted by Cecil Coulter on August 14,2011 | 11:08 PM
wonderful movie .... definitely shows the true power of DETERMINATION !!!
Posted by IGNACIO A. LLANOS JR. on August 10,2011 | 03:34 PM
I just saw the film "The Perfect Game". I have been waiting for this film for well over a year and I was not disappointed. Although it was "based on a true story" it keeps the same spirit from the book and it is well done by telling the story. I am so proud to be originally from Monterrey now living in Chicago.
Posted by Jose L Saldana on August 5,2011 | 10:41 PM
I agree with Alma Sagastegui. Why must Hollywood deviate from the facts of these wonderful and miraculous stories. Had Mr. Winokur stuck with the TRUE story, it would have served as a fantastic storyline. After watching historical movies,I often find myself researching the true facts that surround the actual story. Will there ever be a movie that is not "Based on a true story", but rather "True story"? With that being said, I am truly proud to be a Mexican American and have had a wonderful incident like "The Perfect Game" happen to my people.
Posted by Sarah Sanchez on August 3,2011 | 07:19 PM
My good of my friend Mario Arrelano (retired fire dept) told me that most of the movie was not accurate as mentioned by the above comment by Alma Sagastegui. Mario played Little League and the Pony League and was very familiar with Coach Faz and his brother George, the coach stayed at his home in San Antonio, Tx. His has numerous pictures of Coach Faz. I also remember a special documentary done by a TV station on the team from Monterrey around 1957 or 1958. At the end, all I can say is: why not stick to the original story.
Posted by Jim G. Aguilar on July 30,2011 | 05:32 PM
I went to school at Pan American in Monterrey Mx in 1960. Our PE teacher-Mr Harold Haskins as I remember played a big part in this game and with this team. I watched the movie and not til the end saw that it was dedicated to him.
I wish I could come up with the info telling of the part he played.
Posted by Donna Self on July 10,2011 | 10:33 PM
Just finished watching the Perfect Game and it was terrific. I got a lump on my throat and very happy to see that they played with heart. I was surprised that there was no movie trailers advertising the movie. I got the DVD from my sister and brother in law who are baseball fans.
Posted by Reyes Torres on July 5,2011 | 12:21 AM
I just saw the movie, The Perfect Game. I loved it very much, saw it twice and paused it several times because i did not want to miss a second of it. I did not know what it was about, i put it in and saw it was about Monterrey, which is my home town , and could not stop watching it, it even had the mountains in it, afterwards looked it up on the internet, and found your site , the actual pictures and news reels were amazing and the story was great and very informative, and i had to add a comment. well, again I loved the movie, loved the actors and the story was great entertainment, then to find out it acctually happened was even better. GO MONTERREY GO!!!!!!! Thanks again, Perla
Posted by Perla Murillo on June 23,2011 | 05:40 AM
I just watched the Movie with my 3 sons very inspiring and a good selection of actors, my boys play little league baseball so they were really into it. We loved the movie especially that its based on a true story, Thanks to all who helped bring us such an amazing original movie. P.S Viva La Raza Unida.
Posted by Jose Cristian Arreola on June 22,2011 | 05:50 PM
i would have like to play with them.
Posted by Raymond Govea on March 17,2011 | 10:05 AM
where can i buy los pequenos gigantes video.i have spent years looking for it.
Posted by david rodriguez on November 12,2010 | 06:12 PM
Is it possible for me to purchase a DVD of the 2010 release of this movie? I have ordered the original copy, but would really love to have the more modern version too.Also, I can't seemto find a copy of the book anywhere.Can someone please help me order it?
Posted by Barb Limoncelli on October 21,2010 | 09:53 PM
why is'nt there any theaters showing the perfect game in riverside, ca
Posted by dolores on August 30,2010 | 09:25 PM
I have been asked when Laredo, Texas was sanctioned by Little League Baseball? I think it was (951 or 52.
Posted by Alfredo R. Gutierrez Jr. on June 23,2010 | 06:20 PM
I was the 2nd baseman for the National Little League All-Stars from Laredo, Texas We lost to Monterrey 5-0 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Winner advanced to Waco. We were 5-0 at the time. Even though the score was 5-0, they only had three hits. The problem was they had a three-run homer that was catchable in centerfield. It was an unforgetable run. Freddy Gutierrez
Posted by Alfredo R. Gutierrez Jr. Laredo, Texas on May 21,2010 | 04:00 PM
"The Perfect Game" is a feel-good movie based on a wonderful true story. The kid actors are so endearing. But I take exception to Mr. Winokur's work: he chose to deviate from facts in serious ways. I know because I have the original book and movie (now on DVD) and have watched RECENT INTERVIEWS with the surviving players and Mr. Faz.
False but harmless: a kid did NOT play cupid to Coach Cesar Faz; Padre Esteban'S character NEVER EXISTED.
More serious: 14 kids made up the team, 5 were deleted by Mr. Winokur. Coaches Jose Gonzalez and Harold Haskins (an American raising his family in Monterrey who brought the Little Leagues to town A YEAR before) were ignored. Both helped Faz take the team every step of the way.
The drunken-loser personality attributed to Cesar Faz is COMPLETELY FALSE. His disciplined and exemplary conduct on and off the field guided the boys; no parent would have trusted him otherwise. Angel Macias' father was NOT an embittered brute estranged from his son.
No Mexican player stole a pen. Eisenhower's souvenir for ALL his visitors were pens saying "I stole this pen from the White House". When Faz translated this to Macias, the boy REFUSED IT, until Eisenhower explained it was a joke and ADDED HIS PERSONAL PEN. All boys and coaches got one.
Why this need to 'improve' on what needed no improvement? The movie is fun, but would have been a REAL treasure if it had stuck to facts, so new generations would have a reliable source to refer to. Alma Sagastegui firstname.lastname@example.com
Posted by Alma Sagastegui on May 19,2010 | 12:35 AM
Having been on the team La Mesa I have a special appreciation for what my friends from Monterrey did. Thanks to Angel Macias and Jose Maiz, I have a special collection of keepsakes from the 1957 Series and what the three of us have exchanged over the years. After learning what the game meant to Monterrey, our team was glad that the game turned out the way it did. My friendship with Angel and Jose is invaluable and one of the best things that has happened in my lifetime. Everyone must see "The Perfect Game" and read the book. Mr. Willam Winokur did a wonderful job with both. firstname.lastname@example.com
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Posted by Gilbert Rodriguez on April 19,2010 | 08:35 PM
Just saw the movie with my two kids and we thought it was wonderful! I wanted to see a little more of Paty Manterola and baseball but, the story is great!
Posted by Luis on April 17,2010 | 05:08 PM
I was the Canadian umpire on 2B when Danny Almonte pitched his "perfect" game in the 2001 series. Regretfully, the result was reversed after the Series as his age was 14 not 12 due an altered birth certificate.
I do take umbrage with the author of this article in that he claimed the Canadian teams that advanced to the World Series in the early years (50's) were American ex-pats. I am sure that the Canadian boys in the 1953 LL team and later on the Canadian boys in a team from Montreal would NOT like to be called American ex-pats children.
Posted by Len Brown on April 13,2010 | 08:53 PM
The coach is an important part of the win. Why isn't he mentioned anywhere in this article.
Posted by Kacy on April 12,2010 | 12:00 AM
This is such a wonderful story and the movie coming out April 16th portrays it beautifully. I saw an early screening of The Perfect Game in Los Angeles and Cesar Faz is a central character in the movie, without whose contributions the team would never have succeeded.
Posted by Jane Day on April 10,2010 | 11:59 AM
This kids were seriously amazing at baseball, too bad mexican goverment is not as supportive as others, If they would've been american I'm sure they would have become BIG stars and I mean as big as Babe Ruth or something, they were that good,
but anyway, things happen for a reason and the ones that are still alive are really amazing people, and here in Monterrey we love them and are very proud of them
very inspiring.
Posted by Melannie on April 9,2010 | 01:46 AM
Interestingly, the San Jose Mercury News (California)sports page lead story this very morning concerned the 1962 no-hitter pitched by 12 year old local, Ted Campbell, to win the Little League Championship that year. Serendipity?
Posted by Dan Dagelen on April 9,2010 | 05:08 PM
To this date, Mexico has won the title 3 times: 1957, 1958, and most recently 1997 which was played, again, by another underdog team consisting of kids from Guadalupe, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
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Posted by Amado Sierra on April 9,2010 | 04:14 PM
I love this kind of story. Of course I like rooting for an underdog. This is probably more unlikely than the Rockies fabulous run in 07. Kid's playing for the sport of it is of course as pure as a sport can be.
Posted by Jerry on April 8,2010 | 04:33 PM
I remember watching a Mexican film about this with my grandparents sometime shortly after this feat. I believe it was "Los pequeños gigantes" from 1960.
Posted by Esteban Zapiain on April 8,2010 | 12:42 PM
I enjoyed reading your story but you did not mention my uncle Cesar Faz, their coach. If it was not for him teaching the children, what baseball was all about from understanding that the goal of the game is to score points (runs) by advancing players around three bases and back to home plate, to what each team member is responsible for infielders, the pitcher, catcher, first baseman, second baseman, third baseman and shortstop. About defense, offense, errors, innings, etc. These kids did not know anything about the game until my uncle taught them that winning was something you have to fight for, and that's exactly what they did. In fact he wrote a book about his adventure with this group of boys, "LOS PEQUEÑOS GIGANTES" and a documentary movie was released by Hugo Butler of the same name. Our families are excited Hollywood would recreate his story, but please give credit where credit is due.
Posted by Catherine Faz on April 8,2010 | 10:45 AM
The movie 'The Perfect Game' with Jake T. Austin, Moíses Arías, Ryan Ochoa, Jansen Panettiere and MANY others, opens Friday, April 16, 2010 in U.S. theaters!
Posted by Keith Tyras on April 7,2010 | 12:31 AM
Great History¡¡¡ I knew the history when I'd child. My frist school and Liga Pequeña Industrial was in Colonia Obrera.
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Mario Gomez hit a 90th-minute winner as Bayern Munich beat Real Madrid 2-1 at the Allianz Arena in the Champions League semi-final first leg.
Franck Ribery gave Bayern the lead in the 17th minute on Tuesday night, but Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil levelled early in the second half.
Bayern dominated for large parts of the game and found a deserved winner in the last minute through the prolific Gomez, giving them a slender advantage to take to Spain next week.
Madrid had the better of the first 10 minutes, but all they could produce was a shot from Karim Benzema which Manuel Neuer tipped over the crossbar after Bastian Schweinsteiger uncharacteristically gave away possession in midfield.
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Franck Ribery felt he should have had a penalty when he went to ground under a challenge from Sergio Ramos inside the area, but referee Howard Webb waved play on.
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The hosts were looking dangerous every time they came forward, and those attacks were becoming increasingly frequent, with Arjen Robben marauding down the right and Ribery causing confusion in the Madrid defence down the Bayern left.
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The reason double sided axes most likely came into use is because, like a majority of other weapons, they were tools. As mentioned above a double sided axe was used to cut wood, and the lumberjack would switch blades when one grew dull rather than having to pause to sharpen. In war this remains true; a blunted blade acts as a mace would, but a sharpened blade with the same weight acts at a level higher than a mace. Were a man to survive long enough to blunt his axes blade and it was double sided he would then still be permitted to engage in successful combat rather than just wailing on someone.
But wouldn't you rather be guarded by plate when someone's bashing you in the chest with an axe? Maybe it's just me, but even if it's penetrable I'd like that little bit of extra defense. Lamelarr armour, such as scale mail, was the most effective at defense and it is still used as a basis for some armour today.
A wooden Linden shield was effective enough that it could catch bladed weapons, turn away blunted weapons and when braced with steel tangs survive a whole battle. Wood is superb at absorbing and releasing energy; wood fibers can stretch and pull so that the blow of the weapon is taken by the fibers not the user. Viking traditionally used these kinds of shield and they did quite well for themselves didn't they? (prior the conversion to christianity)
In regards to the argument for spears doing well against armour, I think the poster's above videos best demonstrates the usefulness of some, but not all spears. A simple leaf bladed spear for example does little against western medieval armour as it's likely to glance of, perhaps hook onto something but likely do little damage. Halberds, dagger-axes, pole-axes, the spear mentioned in the video above; these are all spears that handle armoured foes exceptionally well. But again a spear is limited in that in a clustered battle it becomes difficult to use.
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NBA@2: Rajon Rondo And The Utah Jazz?
Ask Boston Celtics GM Danny Ainge about All-Star point guard Rajon Rondo and he will say all of the right things. Rondo is the heart of the franchise, an invaluable part of the team's foreseeable future . . .well, let's take a quick look back at some recent quotes from Ainge:
"I'm not (trying to trade Rondo), no," Ainge told ESPN in December. "Rondo will be fine, Rondo knows that we love him. He knows that we like him. He's excited to come back and play basketball, in my opinion. He gets a lot of attention. He's a great player. There's a lot of people that call me and ask me about Rondo. So, how these rumors get out, it's unfortunate, but we didn't leak those rumors out."
"I was not trying to trade Rajon Rondo," Ainge told WEEI's "The Big Show" in January. "There's a big difference between trying to acquire a player and trying to trade a player. I know that some people say, 'Oh, that's just semantics.' No it's not. Rondo knows what I was trying to do, and he knows I wasn't shopping him around and trying to trade him, like has been reported. There's a big difference."
At the time, the Celtics were actively engaged in an attempt to acquire Chris Paul from the New Orleans Hornets, and were exploring all kinds of options as part of that effort. Since then, however, Rondo's name has continued to come up in trade rumors, most recently involving Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol. A player's name doesn't come up in ongoing rumors unless someone is making calls involving that player, and multiple front office sources have confirmed to HOOPSWORLD that the Celtics are initiating these talks.
The issue in Boston is clear; their older core of Ray Allen, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett is in its final season, and they have to start thinking about the future. Rondo is a great talent, but he is not a team leader. He's not a communicator who rallies the team on the court, and he's not a personality that's going to draw free agents to Boston. In short, the Celtics may be better off using him as a trade piece that lands multiple key pieces rather than counting on him to lure additional talent into town next summer.
Enter the Utah Jazz.
The Jazz also have an All-Star point guard, though Devin Harris has had a hard time finding the mojo that got him into the All-Star game as a member of the New Jersey Nets in 2009. During that All-Star season, Harris averaged 21.3 points and 6.9 assists per game, but this season he's struggling to earn minutes while managing just 8.7 points and 4.3 dimes. Of late, he's been losing minutes to both Earl Watson and CJ Miles, and February is shaping up to be one of the worst months of his career.
This is a great time to acquire Harris, and the Jazz have decided he's not in their plans and they are therefore motivated sellers.
What the Celtics need, among other things, is a strong front court presence to replace Garnett, and the Jazz happen to have a great candidate in Paul Millsap. They also have Millsap's presumed replacement in the wings with Derrick Favors. As great as Millsap has been for the Jazz organization, they're going nowhere fast in the Western Conference. They need an All-Star injection at point guard and Rondo could be just the ticket. His inability to communicate would be less of an issue, as Corbin is currently calling all the shots, anyway.
Despite a recent stretch of wins, the Celtics are still among the worst of the East's playoff teams. The emergence of Jeremy Lin has the New York Knicks ready to take over the East's seventh seed, currently occupied by Boston. As constructed, the Celtics are a one-and-done team, destined to be dropped by either the Chicago Bulls or Miami HEAT in the first round, making this the time to make a dare-to-be-great move. They send Ray Allen (ending contract) and Rondo to Utah and bring back their front court player of the future in Millsap and take a chance that Harris can get back to All-Star form with a change of scenery.
The Jazz, who at 14-14 have fallen out of the West's playoff picture, get back in the thick of the playoff chase with Rondo and Allen. The Celtics cash in one piece they don't want and one they'll lose at the end of the season anyway, and the worst-case scenario is they're still the eighth seed in the East with better prospects going forward.
Here's a look at how this projected trade would impact each team financially, as well.
Lin/Anthony Debut Delayed?
Tonight was expected to be a big night for the New York Knicks, with Carmelo Anthony rejoining the team after missing a stretch of games due to a groin injury. Unfortunately, that return now seems to be on hold, as the Knicks have listed Anthony as "doubtful" due to the ongoing injury. There has been a great deal of anticipation surrounding Anthony's return, as people are anxious to see how well he might fit in with a team that now has Jeremy Lin featured prominently in the offense . . .so prominently that Knicks fans are starting to think Carmelo might best serve the team as a trade piece.
The reason for the concern is clear, as Anthony has spent his career as the back hole in his team's offense. The ball swings to Anthony and everyone else stands around and watches while he goes to work. It's not a winning game plan, but it is one that has made Anthony one of the league's leading scorers and most popular players. How well will he fit in with a point guard who is now providing a significant percentage of New York's offense?
While the concern is understandable, let's not forget that Anthony and Lin did play together at the beginning of the Knicks' current seven-game win streak. Carmelo went down in the second game of the streak, after Lin had scored 25 points and dished even assists in the first game and then 28 and eight as a starter in the second. Since then, Lin has been on a tear, but that doesn't mean he and Carmelo can't co-exist.
"I've been hearing reports, 'can Jeremy coexist with Melo' and everything like that," Lin said in an interview with WFAN in New York. "I'm just confused because he was the one who vouched for me in the first place. So, we want to play together and want to work together and are buying into that. Some people call Melo selfish and say he doesn't buy into the team. That's just tough for anyone to hear, especially when we don't think it's true."
"I laugh at that," said Anthony in a separate interview. "I laugh at that. It is what it is. You just take it in stride. I am enjoying the time right now and watching Lin and the team do well. Guys are stepping up. I got hurt and guys are stepping up. We winning basketball games, but that's the most important thing. As far as what other people are saying? That's somebody else's opinion. I know what I can do and bring to the court and know what I bring to the game. My teammates know that. Will I have to make adjustments? Yeah maybe. My adjustment is going back to playing my natural position and not try to be a point guard. That's the adjustment. I'll figure out. I am very smart basketball player and I want to go out there and play ball. I can't worry about what everyone else is thinking."
It now seems that that Lin and Anthony will be reunited on Sunday instead, when the Knicks host the defending champion Dallas Mavericks on ABC . . . Now stop it right there, conspiracy theorists. There is no way the Knicks would delay Anthony's return just so it would coincide with a nationally-televised game against the champs instead of a local broadcast against the abysmal New Orleans Hornets . . .right? No, of course not!
Whatever the reason, it seems Anthony will rejoin the Knicks on Sunday, which will also bring the Knicks their first real test of their current winning streak. Of the seven games they've won consecutively, only one came against a team that is currently in the playoff picture, and the Los Angeles Lakers aren't what they once were. It will be interesting to see how the Knicks fair against the Mavs. It could be their wake-up call to the league. It may be a little later than they hoped, but the Knicks may finally be a force to be reckoned with.
Clippers Shed Tears Over Billups
When the Los Angeles Clippers signed Chauncey Billups prior to the start of the 2011-12 NBA season it seemed a strange fit. After all, the Clippers already had Chris Paul and Mo Williams at point guard, and didn't seem to have a definite role for a third, even one as good as Billups. To his credit, Clippers head coach Vinny Del Negro had an idea that Billups and Paul would work well together in the backcourt, and they absolutely did. With Billups in place the Clippers looked like a team that could challenge the Oklahoma City Thunder in the West.
That all ended when Billups tore his Achilles' tendon. The Clippers lost him for the season, leaving a gaping hole in their backcourt.
Enter Randy Foye. No, he doesn't have a catchy nickname like "Mr. Big Shot," and he has no championship hardware, but he did get the starting nod from Del Negro in the wake of Billups' injury, and he's been playing well in that role. In four starts he's scored in double-figures three times, and the Clippers have won three of their last four even without Billups.
"It's definitely unfortunate when someone goes down, but the saying is when someone else falls it's and opportunity for someone else," Foye tells HOOPSWORLD. "Chauncey was like a brother to me in that short span. I know him through KG (Kevin Garnett) and KG used to tell me I remind him of Chauncey my rookie year because we have similar games, similar build. Then when we played Detroit I had a good game against Chauncey and I remember him coming in the locker room and saying: 'hey, man, you're the real deal.' Just to be on the team with him and talking about KG stories and then for him to go down like that after we were building a bond and everything that we were trying to build as a team … it was tough on everybody after the game. We beat Orlando, but everybody was in there … it was some tears in there. It was a lot of tears in there just because he was a guy on the team that was great on the court, but even better off the court."
For Foye, having a player like Billups, with All-Star and NBA Finals credentials, express a vote of confidence in him made quite an impression.
"Like you said, he has done everything that I want to do," says Foye. "I want to be a champion, win a championship, want to be MVP. Everything he has done, growing up are things that you want to do. It's unfortunate that the injury happened to a guy like that. That's one thing I said to him on the plane; I said, 'why does things like this always happen to great guys?' And he said, you know, I was in the same situation in Minnesota when Terrell Brandon got hurt and he was like all I need was an opportunity, and he was like, 'I know how good you are. All you need is an opportunity to go with the playing time and it's going to show everybody how good you really are.'"
With the expectations around the Clippers at an all-time high, Billups' knowledge and experience will continue to be invaluable, even though he won't be playing.
"It's weird that you say that because actually, me and Chauncey spoke and he said, 'after every game I am going to critique you and tell you what you need to do,'" reveals Foye. "We have been doing that, so even though he's not here he is still here with me. He is here with Chris, and I know he talks to some of the other guys, but he's here even though he is doing whatever he's got to do to be healthy."
That's just one part of the remarkable chemistry that permeates the Clippers' locker room, something Foye attributes to the character of the players.
"We've got a lot of unbelievable, great character guys; guys who you want to be around. There is really no riffraff, no one talking loud or trying to out do others. It's all about hanging out and being close. Last night we went to go see a movie and we basically had the theater rented out. There were all these other seats, but all of us were in line sitting together, laughing and joking with each other. Chris said, 'there's all these seats and you guys are sitting next to each other,' but that's just the love we have for each other. I've been with (Ryan) Gomes for four years. I've been with DJ (DeAndre Jordan) and the guys, and Blake (Griffin) was a rookie last year, so they're under us and they listen to us. But the biggest thing is we've got great character guys all around the board."
As much as great talent wins championships, great character plays a significant role, as well. With that in mind, Chauncey Billups will continue to have a significant impact on his new team, and might even help them contend while he's sitting on the sidelines in street clothes.
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Two Fortune 500 companies have announced efforts to hire veterans and military spouses in the Cape Fear region.
Home Depot and The Pantry Inc., companies with histories of supporting veterans, separately announced their efforts in early February.
The Pantry, which operates Kangaroo Express convenience stores, is looking to hire 614 people in North Carolina, including 130 among the 83 stores in the Cape Fear region. The company's efforts are focused on finding veterans and military spouses to fill those positions, officials said.
The company already partners with more than 10 military employment groups, officials said, including the Military Spouse Employment Partnership, part of the Department of Defense's Spouse Education and Career Opportunities initiative.
"More than one-third of our associates have a direct connection to the military as veterans or with family members serving," Dennis Hatchell, chief executive officer of Kangaroo Express, said in a news release. "Joining the Military Spouse Employment Partnership is one of the many steps we at Kangaroo Express have taken in our ongoing commitment to actively recruit and hire military members and their families."
More than half of Kangaroo Express stores are within 25 miles of a military installation, officials said. And the company has helped raise millions of dollars for military charities in recent years, including nearly $3.2 million for the USO, Wounded Warrior Project and others during a summer-long "Salute Our Troops" fundraising campaign.
Home Depot will look to hire at least 40 people at its Fayetteville store and another 350 at stores near Raleigh during seasonal staff hikes, officials said. The spring hires won't necessarily be veterans, but company officials said they want to get the word out to veterans, those transitioning from the military and military spouses.
In 2012, more than half of the company's seasonal hires earned permanent positions.
Currently, more than 35,000 veterans and service members work at Home Depot, company officials said. Last year, Home Depot hired more than 10,000.
In addition to the hiring program, Home Depot has sponsored programs aimed at teaching veterans skills that can be used during job searches. The company's charitable arm, the Home Depot Foundation, has committed $50 million to helping veterans build homes.
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AMD to Gain From Graphics-Processor Growth in Notebooks
NEW YORK (Trefis) -- While AMD(AMD) lives in the shadow of Intel(INTC) in the PC microprocessor market, it competes neck-and-neck with Nvidia(NVDA) in the discrete graphics processing unit space.
AMD has a market share of close to 50% in the business of supplying discrete GPUs for notebooks. Going forward, the company will not only benefit from the growth in global notebook shipments, but also from an increase in discrete GPU penetration in notebooks. We estimate that the discrete notebook GPU business constitutes about 12% to AMD's stock. Let's take a look below at why this penetration will increase.
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Discrete GPUs in notebooks (sold as a percent of notebook shipments) increased from 25% in 2005 to 33% in 2011. We expect this to steadily increase to close to 46% by the end of our forecast period, close to the figure witnessed for desktop GPUs.
As the economy improves, gaming enthusiasts will have better ability to afford GPUs. Emerging markets also represent a tremendous opportunity to expand the GPU sales. The middle class income is growing and with wider availability of PCs and higher income, we expect more customers to purchase GPU loaded notebooks. China, especially, has a high GPU-attach rate and its GPU market is growing faster than the U.S. We expect Nvidia and AMD to get competitive on pricing or introduce more features on same pricing in order to boost their GPU sales.
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Furthermore, the consumer preference is shifting from desktops to notebooks for almost all purposes including work, video entertainment and gaming. This shift in preference implies that more notebooks will be equipped with GPUs capable of enhancing these tasks. However, the advancement in accelerated processing units from Intel and AMD could potentially make the entry-level graphics cards less desirable to some customers.
Nevertheless, the overall outlook looks good.
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MAXWELL — The Collins-Maxwell-Baxter and Prairie City-Monroe volleyball teams made it pretty obvious Friday night that neither one was ready for their season to end.
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The Raiders pulled off a dramatic rally over their fellow Heart of Iowa Conference rivals, coming all the way back from a 2-0 deficit to beat the Mustangs 3-2 in a match that was about as close as possible throughout. Game scores were 23-25, 22-25, 25-23, 25-21 and 15-13.
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