<\/div>\nThey won a World Championship, and have been honored by the Long Beach City Council, the Armada, the Angels, and next week, the Dodgers. But the Long Beach PONY All-Stars received their greatest recognition tonight when they sat down with your local SportsNight idiots. We talk to three coaches, four players, and one waitress, about baseball, high school, and Thomas Walker’s impending presidential candidacy (he’s got our vote).<\/p>\n
The interviews took place at Smooth’s, after a jointly hosted parade down Pine in a Big Red Bus. Great stuff! So great you’ll want to listen to all these interviews… but if you don’t, check out the time guide below if you want to skip ahead.<\/p>\n
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13:00<\/span> – Coach Rick Romo
21:00<\/span> – Irie Elizalde
24:37<\/span> – Oliver “Mr. Walk-Off” Van Buskirk
29:07<\/span> – Coach Victor Merill
40:26<\/span> – Ty Provencher
43:50<\/span> – Thomas Walker<\/p>\n