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The 9/11 legacy of a Little League girl

On the ball fields of Cooperstown, her spirit lives amid the patriotism, possibilities

Updated: September 10, 2011, 9:35 PM ET
By Marty Dobrow | Special to ESPNBoston.com
"I want America to be as good as she imagined it."
-- President Barack Obama on Christina-Taylor Green, Jan. 12, 2011

Amid the rolling green hills of Cooperstown, N.Y., 22 diamonds are glittering with children at play. The tunnels of fog from Tuesday night have burned off, opening to a sun-sparkled Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 17, a perfect day for baseball.

One-hundred-four teams from all over the country are here for Week 11 of the Cooperstown Dreams Park tournament. They ...

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