Journey with Boerne: Game day with Bill Taylor!

e e e go we're on are we on right now I think we're on it's Bill Taylor live Williamsport PA Championship Saturday we're less than an hour away from when Bernie takes the diamond to represent the United States in the World Series right now they're in the bottom of a sixth and that's going to be uh Chinese Taipei 4 nothing over Venezuela right now but Venezuela is trying to make a go at it they've got Runners on second and third only one out so they might do it but we're going to find out we'll see people coming hey look who's here let's go let's go Bernie let's go let's goie yall ready for this I'm ready for this tell us where you from I'm from POI Texas South of San Antonio I'm fromen Texas South in Texas South Coast got it Houston Texas wow from all over did y'all meet here or y'all met in San Anton we flew up here together just for this just for this when you found out how far they were going you said we got to go or how did that happen well we've been planning it for years and it just so happened that Bernie was in here so we said we're going is that yes it is our husbands are retired firefighters God bless them well thank you to your husbands thank you guys I know you're out there God bless you thank you for serving where you serve yeah this is exciting this is way exciting I'm telling you I I met the boys and they seem poised they seem very calm and they're like we're just playing baseball we're having a good time I know I'd be a nervous wreck I would be I would be yes have another all the hey whoa look at this 1962 Little League World Series Del Rio Texas Del Rio Texas is are you one of these thank you girls great to meet you thank you ladies love y'all no this is the team from Del Rio who in 1962 made it to the World Series you weren't on this team you're not in Born in' 66 come on okay come on I know I know look bro I was born in' 67 come on brother we we're together right here lavel blanks he ended up playing in the major leagues what's his name LV blanks wow he played with Atlanta Cleveland andas William Fort PA 1962 this is incredible so they was this back when they played only us teams cuz I know the World Series at one point was only us I looked it up and they did play International Teams as well they did and so they beat an international team and did it well they ended up I think in the constellation so they didn't win it but they they were here okay cuz I know the last Texas team to win was 1966 oh wow I didn't know it's been a minute I didn't know that wow that's awesome so I didn't know maybe it was you know one because I didn't look but the last time we made it to the finals was 2017 with lkin okay wow tell me your name brother uh Felipe cardinas Felipe nice to meet you I'm Bill Taylor nice to meet you sir so you live in Del Rio now actually I live in San Antonio now oh okay yes I just I'm a retired counselor from georgo high school very cool look at William look at it look who's here William was a big star in our like uh live last night and he's back you get in in the stadium we're going to be in the game you can you get me in well they won't let oh let you in you don't have a ticket I got to s next you I got to I got to s next we need one we need one we need we need three oh we need three actually all right we need three we need three no nothing come on man we got come on bro we're going to work on we got to get you in there we got to get in well I maybe you get a uniform why don't you get a uniform real quick can I get no cuz see that's my picture did you see my picture can you let us in look at that picture come on that's a good picture I can't maybe what if you're working security I am you're my detail think all right so Felipe tell me about San Antonio how long youve been there brother I've been about 20 years now and you're from Del Rio yes sir Del real that's so cool man and what do you think about this Bernie team isn't this awesome this is exciting this is exciting it's such a you know obviously they're neighbors right down the street and it feels like they're part of our kids yeah you know cuz a few years ago mallister was here that's right that's right so they got to this game and they lost yeah you know but again it's just it feels like it's our kids I this team is is so good I I really I'm going to be honest I'm not just saying this I would be shocked if they lost today well we met a couple from California actually their brother's a second based umpire today and she said hey you know what I think it's Texas and China and she's pulling for Texas so yeah China just about to wrap it up yeah so Texas is making I mean they're impressing people and they've had a couple of days of rest that's the other big thing all their pitchers are are ready to go oh bro and they had this big party in Downtown Williamsport last night our team wasn't there they were home wrestling nice fipe I got to take a picture of this shirt my brother absolutely yeah let's uh let's get it uh can you get it for me let's watch this I'm I'm double duty he's he's Axel he can do this there you go see that see look at and he even gave us a countdown this is the man right here Axel deino my man my photo journalist doing a phenomenal job God bless you brother I'm so glad you're on this trip all right so Felipe tell me this why did you come I I forgot that question what's your connection hey I'm just I'm a lifelong baseball fan I was here last year okay um because that was my retirement gift to myself I gave myself a baseball tour then this year um my my brother-in-law who he's not around I think he's getting food he retired so I said let's go and so being and my brother up here we were in Pittsburgh last night for a game then we drove in this yeah drove in this morning and then we'll be who who do they play uh Cincinnati OH nice good game yeah it's good 65 for Pittsburgh oh that's a good game yeah oh good and the home team won yeah yeah that's well Felipe God bless you man for spending time with us my brother nice to meet you let's go Bernie let's do it say it right there let's go Bernie let's go Bernie we're going to do this uhoh this is enemy territory look at this look at this enemy territory watch out y'all watch out y'all watch out now I hope you're coming you know who's coming let's go bro let's go bro how you feel how you feeling about today my man I'm feeling very confident today Florida's bringing it baby Florida's bringing it I feel I feel you all right who's pitching who you got on the hill Feliciano all right all right so did we face him when we played y'all already or yeah this I don't remember I really don't know it's been so many games I don't even remember who know y'all hey y'all turned it up cuz here's the thing we beat Florida but then you guys had to get two more wins right before coming back today three more so they're playing hot they're hot right now yeah three three win congratulations what do you think about all this are you guys are you dads of the team I am one this is this is one of this is one of our Mains from back home in Orlando that's so cool I mean give me the you know take on this whole experience I mean seeing these 12-year-old kids isn't this pure crazy it's it's like you see one moment one night and it's like this is the greatest thing in the world yeah and then the next night it's like no this is the greatest thing in the world the next this is the greatest it's like I don't even remember games that have happened that at that moment I thought was the best day of my life and nobody's talking politics nobody cares what's going on in DC or could care less right now kids playing and having a great time you know it is I don't even know what day of the week it is and I haven't known for I've had to tell Axel like every 10 minutes he he thinks it's Tuesday right now right yeah it's crazy it's good stuff well hey man we're going to enjoy this game either way all right God bless yall good to see you guys y'all take care y'all take care oh there they go they came strong that's wow oh wow Lake Mary we got to find some Bernie folks real quick y'all from Bernie help us we no we're from Pennsylvania oh really where from we skookul County okay very cool thanks for having us we have two little league players right here what's your name Lucas boxer hey Lucas hi Benjamin good to see you guys what do you think Texas vers Florida what do you think Florida Florida really room for Florida okay Florida Florida okay all right I got a lot of that just there we go all right see we're showing up one at a time right now we're kind of outnumbered you know but that's how it was at the Alamo too for that matter right hey my man what are you doing say what are you doing what are you say hi to everybody right there yeah that's what I'm talking about see cutest fan in the building right there that's right come on somebody on Texas yes let's go let's go hey I want to give you guys an idea of the sights and sounds of this little leag complex remember something in 1939 Little League Baseball started right here Williams for PA is the home of Little League Baseball that's why hey there it goes berie where y'all going come here guys seriously I just got outnumbered they almost beat me up over there I'm not even kidding one guy was going to take a swing at me those Florida people are crazy my see is he looking at me he's looking he's still looking at me all right you guys got my back yeah okay seriously all right tell me how you're are you related to a team a member no no no we just like Texas yeah where youall from here no way yeah oh wow you guys are PA and you pick Texas tell me what it is are the boys cute or what some of them uh oh there it is okay but no really what what is it about this Texas team cuz Bernie Texas is smaller than Williamsport oh yeah I mean it's a small little town outside we're from San Antonio we're the CBS affiliate so you're on live by the way we're on Facebook and YouTube say hi to everybody hi all right tell me your names Lea Kenny okay great to meet you and thanks for stopping by but I want to know like what was it when did you say we want to root for Texas when did you make that decision about a year or two ago are you serious right now yeah wow what is it about Texas we just like it I mean there's just a good team they're a good team and the area is very similar I promise you we've South Texas is beautiful this this area is beautiful all right so you're from a town Williamsport itself or where okay very cool well thanks for talking to us let's go say let's go Texas let's go Texas yeah that's what I'm talking about out even people there we go what's up Bernie where'd you get that money bro it's pins oh oh it's pen oh it's pins you're collecting pins yes sir I wish I had one for you somebody asked me if we had one that's we got to get a Ken's 5 Pin it's kind of like a fiesta medal oh right where you from I'm from Texas whereabouts Bernie right outside of San Antonio is that right well come on my man how you feeling about things today I'm feeling really good now do you have somebody you're related to on the team yes sir my brother is Greg Collins number eight all right the oo how's he feeling did you talk to him this morning I actually didn't get to see him this morning but I I think he's feeling good I think he is too what position is he playing he's playing Outfield I think most that's an important spot maybe pitcher okay oh whoa who very important spot now this Florida team we already beat him once how do you feel about today I feel good yeah mhm it's hard to beat a team twice that's what they say yeah it's hard but I think we'll be able to pull it out out okay I love your confidence it looks like we're going to be playing Chinese taipe if we win did they did they already win mhm they already did yes sir it's over uh-huh okay that game's over so it's a final International China Taipei will represent the international bracket in tomorrow's World Series game tell me about what you have on the cap what are these guys I actually I've been collecting all the of the koalas I have every single color of shirt of um the koalas and so we're actually actually for Texas we've got Ducks so we clip those onto our hat so well here's what I'm thinking I'm wearing the same cap you are but yours is a higher quality quality did you see what I do with that yeah that's what I'm talking about come on my man let's go Texas let's go Texas all right here's what we're going I believe say I believe I believe that we that we we'll win we win I believe that we will win I believe that we will win I believe that we will win win I believe that we will win that's what I'm talking about let's go let's go Texas thank you my man have a great time hey guys all right so let me give you an idea this is okay LED right am I right I've been mispronouncing it's lamama Stadium I've been saying lamama I I'm more than half Italian grew up in New Jersey sorry my man yeah and we've got I I was saying lamati but it's l stadium and we're on the back side of it right now okay it's a beautiful beautiful complex but look at all that's here okay this is obviously The Concourse here all right Southwest let's go Texas you see how he there we go we got an Astros fan look tell me where you from my man Crystal City Texas Crystal City the home of popey yes sir the spinach Capital sir there's a statue in downtown Crystal City of papy yes sir my daughter went to mathur so oh really oh she's a brma yes all right yes so did you come up here when you saw Bernie getting closer and closer how' this happen I booked the flight and the hotels way way before Oh and luckily I did the same last year and I got lucky Texas is playing both both years for the championship so I know this has been fun so this is something you've done several times just last year oh okay okay it it's awesome so aw really what about this town and dis experience yeah well the complex you know speaks for itself it's it's incredible what they do for little leag here I played little leag like so many years ago 40 years ago or so but yeah it's awesome it's an awesome experience it really is and I think we're going to take it back to Texas my man I hope so it's going to be a good game go Bernie let's go Bernie let's go Bernie thank you my brother God bless you all right let's take a look there goes some Southwest what's up Bernie are you from Bernie no where you from Pennsylvania see I'm telling the Texas fire has been lit in Pennsylvania so live nearby here yeah and why' you pick Texas why you rooting for us cuz I like their colors and like any everything about them yes everything about them what's your name my man Landon Royer all right Landon let's go say let's go Texas let's go Texas that's what I'm talking about let's go Texas let's go Texas this is what we do let's go Texas let's go Texas where are you from uh Taiwan and how do you enjoy Williamsport PA oh very much yeah yeah I watch watch the game since I were like 10 10 years old in Taiwan okay yeah so tell me about the big win congratulations uh you know last we last time we get into the the final is uh 2012 so it's 12 years ago oh wow and last time we win the championship it's 28 years ago so uh tomorrow we might see you again and that time I will cheer for our team I know you okay but today I will say let's go Texas yes all right say is that good say it again good let's go Texas yeah that's what I'm talking about an international phenomenon uhoh uhoh all right now here comes the president of the United States of America no is it the president I think so I think it might be now are you from where are you from I'm from Taiwan oh wow what do you think about this is this the first time you're in Pennsylvania oh actually I live locally oh you live I'm originally from Taiwan but I live locally I live in the town like well this must feel great to have the home team of course of course definitely aren't you excited they won I'm super excited this is the third year that they made it and then the past two years were always our third place and so today we actually break that curse and then we got international division championship and tomorrow we're going for the world champion you got it you might have to go through Bernie Texas to do that I'm afraid and then she my sister here oh wait where did she go she said I know I've heard she is like she's literally fly here from Texas oh come on so yeah so she I picked her up yesterday and she's from Texas and she's coming here but she's your sister so who's she cheering for right now we're cheer for Taiwan so tomorrow is hard to tell she might have to sit on the other side now tomorrow she's not your sister for about six Innings y y that's that's right that's awesome all right so you yeah that's awesome so tell me what has it been like living in Pennsylvania experiencing this and all these people I mean they they talk about $30 million to the local economy this is incredible um yes definitely we got a lot of more crowd but I think after um the pandemic I think people are more watch on their spending the budgeting because the travel expense is so expensive everything grocery everything is so expensive so you can tell I think it does Br help the local economy but it's definitely not to where it was like before pandemic I would say that yeah because I own a business downtown oh you do oh you're a business owner okay so we own like Ichiban Japanese um Steakhouse and Habachi Sushi Habachi oh wait a minute we might be Axel you hear that we just made dinner plans yes that sounds delicious yes definitely oh wow yeah so we definitely see more people coming and then we see different teams um yeah by this year we haven't seen that many yet okay we're waiting Texas to come all right they're coming we're tell me your name again my name is Lisa Lisa so nice to meet you I'm Bill God bless you thanks for talking with us take care all right let's head around this way we're going to go on the other side sir I want to show you guys a little bit more how you doing brother what's going on so this is veteran stadium so there's another big beautiful stadium that backs up to LED stadium and this is only two of several fields in the area I mean this entire complex is loaded with baseball and then up this way you can kind of see it where we're standing that's what they call The Grove so media is restricted from that area that's where all the players are staying during this 11-day event okay 11-day event oh wait you know we've got our Southwest team playing there's Bernie and Florida the first go around they've got it up on the big screen here cuz again we're now less than 30 minutes from first pitch here take a look at that screen up there oh that's true we might not be able to show that good move okay all right let's take a look over here oh what's what's going on here what's what's going to happen What's Happening Here the Taiwan team's going to come out and they're going oh the Taiwan team oh I see okay so this is look this is the bracket and they're going to come taiwan's coming out and they're you're going to be uh making move from the international bracket to the championship game right now tell me why why are you rooting for Taiwan because they're good ball players yeah are you a ball player mhm and where you from what's your name I'm from around here and my name is Ryland nice to meet you Riley I'm Bill you play baseball in what position anywhere anywhere that's what I'm talk all utility that's what I'm talking about and what do you think about Bernie's team the Bernie Texas team what do you think I think they might get second to who to Asia okay so you think we win today okay all right but you don't think we could beat taipe huh you seen our pitching Riley you've seen all our pitching Riley you seen our bats bro we can hit we got some sticks you know all right we're here you know on a little business trip from Bernie Texas we're going to conduct a little bit all right there's the Taiwan team here we go you get yeah absolutely I don't see why not nobody's St they're all here they see us we're good all right so the Taiwan team congratulations congratulations my man there he is one more let's go Texas let's go Texas yes yes thank you my friend there they are congratulations guys so now the official they're going to go up and they're going to move into that champion ship spot for the final you know again this is something we're going to get to do if we win today we're about 20 minutes away from our game wow you can see all the kids getting up there this is really cool what a great moment for them [Music] you can see Asia Pacific that's what they represent they're China taipe and now they're going to represent the international side of the bracket in the World Series isn't it cool that it's only in Little League Baseball that you have a true World Championship right I mean You' got a US bracket with regions all over the country and or and then you've got an international bracket with countries all over the world so yes the United States has a 50/50 chance of winning the world title every year but remember Little League Baseball started here in 1939 in fact started not far from where I'm standing okay in beautiful Williamsport PA we're going to get up to about 84 today I know that hurts down in South Texas when's the last time we had a low at 84 right never mind a high and everything's orange by the way I went all orange look at this and look at this show them Axel come on somebody and I even I've been on I'm all hopped up on orange Gatorades how many of I put down about three of those four all right I'm I'm not driving hey guys what's going on how you doing my man good where you from Welsley where Welsley Mass well Massachusetts yeah oh wow and so tell me about the Caribbean I love that color that looks really sharp on you man now why do you like the Caribbean team um I've just liked the Caribbean all my life so is it the Caribbean or Caribbean how do you say it I think I say Caribbean okay but it's pirates of the Caribbean right see is that weird yeah yeah it's kind of weird you like Johnny Depp no pirate he's a pirate yeah I know you don't like him no why what did he okay you just don't like him yeah what's your name Leo what Leo Leo Leo nice to meet you Leo all right we're gonna what do you think I want to ask you Leo your professional opinion you're a baseball fan right you play baseball yeah okay so Texas versus Florida who wins this game to today Texas yes say it again Texas that's what I'm talking about why do you think we win better team all around better team and now we just saw China taipe that's a good team they're loaded so if Bernie wins today that's who they're playing tomorrow for the world series title what do you think happens China tyo wins what so is as good as we are they're better what is it about pitching or hitting what do you think both both see that's a big combo in baseball hey great talking to you Leo God bless you enjoy that Italian ice thank you very much he was awesome so this is Ken 5 Facebook if you guys want to see that it'll live there all right it'll be on there yeah great God bless yall that's so cool little Leo come on my man how are you Frank pñ San Antonio Frank absolutely good to see you good to see you did you make the trip up you're from Del Rio originally Del Rio and we're here because of the 1962 Del Rio team that made it to the World Series so I love it there there's a gentleman wearing a shirt did you see him yes uh the picture got yes that was him I I already took the picture so I love it yeah we're here there's uh five of us from Del Rio we've been wanting to make this trip since we were in little Le first time here huh absolutely what do you think tell me your experience so far unbelievable they have this really well done this is a dream come true for all of us we're doing a little baseball trip we started Chicago Pittsburg here Cooper town uh Yankees Mets uh we were at in Boston yesterday so we we drove in so just a little bit of everything I saw you I said I know yeah good to see you thank you my brother thank you very much to meet you God bless you enjoy the game yes you too let's go Bernie let's go Bernie here from Arizona wait a minute where Arizona Arizona Wow first time what do you think of this weather we love it it's cool go much cooler much cooler so tell me what is your love about Baseball and Little League Baseball we watch it every year my husband and I right here we watch it every year on TV and we just always wanted to come here and watch it and we've never been to any of the states around here and so today day 23 on our road trip of 35 days oh good for you yeah yeah we've been for a long time so uh we got here Thursday night here yesterday here today here tomorrow and here tomorrow yeah yeah don't don't miss tomorrow tomorrow's the big one we're getting up early going to get here early tell me about this little league experience for these 12-year-old kids I mean isn't it just gold and to see how pure it is right this is a pure piece of America it is it's it's amazing you know and my husband plays senior song yeah so so to you know go from watching that all the time to watching the little kids is just it was a bucket list was a bucket list item for us yep so I love it I know it's was very exciting to be here and we love all the camaraderie all the people all the stuff going on and nobody's talking politics nobody's talking world affairs we're just embracing baseball in America it really is I love it y great to talk to you tell me your name my name is Kim Kim great to meet you God bless you safe travel thank you brother good to see you my man I love it thank you for the time yeah so this will be on our Facebook take a picture it'll be on our Facebook page we're live right now so say hi to San Antonio all South Texas we were there last year we did a tour of Texas last year oh what' you think 10 10 days we love San Antonio Boardwalk or the oh yeah the river yes oh we loved it yeah no we did 10 days all just through Texas it great so now this time we're doing you know Louisiana 5 days in Washington DC uh Charleston Savannah it's the world it's the world tour it is a world tour right here in our backyard that's awesome hey great to see you guys thank you so much all right let's walk this way I want to give you guys a view down this way 3:15 all right we're getting out we're we're about 15 minutes away from first pitch I I would love to see some uh yeah um some Bernie folks but I think everybody's in the seats you know every everybody's getting ready 15 minutes out want to see how much you can see look at this the memorial Pavilion is beautiful I mean everything here is first class and remember everything here is Little League Baseball that's what I love about this there's no place like Williamsport look at that hello ladies hi how we doing where y'all from good um we're we go to Buck now we're from different places though oh okay excellent well what what brings you to the Little League World Series um we actually played here really last fall yes very cool and we thought it'd be cool well my dad's from Florida and when he moved me in he was like you got to go yeah so I dragged them you listen to your father and I like hearing that as a father of three daughters I like hearing that yeah well and we play softball at buck nail so oh wow softball team the buck nail softball team everybody all right that's really cool we're on in San Antonio Texas we're live on our Facebook YouTube our website everything right now so say hi to Texas hi Bucknell softball we got something to root for how's the season is it underway where are you guys we Spring sport spring got it okay yeah we just moved in a couple days ago so oh okay all right well great to meet you enjoy it who you rooting for in this game 15 minutes Florida really you to yeah sure yes sure no no it's okay look we're not letting you go with a yes sure this is Tech yes Tech you just made the decision there it is cuz you got to decide there's no sitting on the fence yeah know all right okay so don't sit next to her I know I won't nice to meet yall take care all right so let's go over here and see what we got perland Texas there's the Southwest shirt can't really see but as you go down these Hills there's a huge it's called Flag ship store it's an incredible merch place you can get a good idea there that's the wellness center for the players and again that's the beginning of what's called where are housed that's where I stayed when I came here for baseball camp when I was 12 years old I came here to Williamsport they had an incredible twoe baseball camp you eat drink and sleep baseball and I was a lefty I was a pitcher and so my mom and dad were like we're sending you to the best baseball camp I was like awesome it was awesome now it wasn't you know the Little League World Series kind of awesome but I got to play on I did get to play there all right so let's see what else I can show you because we're going to we're going to go head in it's about game time how you doing my man that's good coffee there brother yes sir good to see you you too are you from Texas I'm from uh Richmond Virginia okay are you rooting for Texas I'm rooting for uh everybody have a day there you go Roo for baseball baseball man love the game isn't this great this is great this is uh what baseball is about man is this your first time here you 11th year here oh wow okay a veteran so I come here all the time uh my wife's from ween sport so every time I come here I say man I got to stop here and I finally did and uh we're hooked it's so good it is it's great man this is like I said for the love of the game Right Here For the Love of the Game for the love of country seeing this the pure baseball these kids are playing for the joy of the game this is like back in the day neighborhood against neighborhood sandlock I'll meet you up at the field we'll see who's going to win I like that that's exactly right that's what this this game's about right here love and uh these kids are playing their hearts out they'll never forget this ever right ever this is a lifelong experience for everybody man I mean look at the crowd 23,000 today today yeah by the way first game 23,000 probably going to be more in the US final you probably yeah of course you remember the year when Pennsylvania was here Keystone Pennsylvania I think was 125,000 people here yeah that that was awesome but it's incredible uh I come here every year just for the joy Mee people it feels and I I get to get autographs from all the you know announc Todd Fraser Julie fower and all them man so it's a great time man it's a great time tell me your name brother Ricky Barker Ricky Bill Taylor pleasure to meet you my man God bless you thanks for the time thank you thanks for the time that's so cool he put it perfectly right like neighborhood vers neighborhood on a world scale but it's still just 12-year-old boys playing the great game of baseball all right we're going to wrap things up because we're going to go in the stadium and see how our boys from Bernie do we're going to be back we're going to come right back to you with the victory come on somebody good Lord bring it to us we're going to make sure this happens okay we're going to play their hearts out win or lose they've had a phenomenal year and we are so super proud of our Bernie baseball team all right signing off from Williamsport PA Bill Taylor we'll see you soon on Ken 5 we're going in