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Toms River Little Leaguers face a tall order

Ten years after their town's magical Little League World Series run, Toms River's young baseball players are trying to live up to the past. Story

Updated: August 20, 2008, 1:23 PM ET
By Mark Kreidler | Special to Page 2

The Toms River Little League legacy? Let's begin with a story. One day a few years ago, a baseball player named Chris Cerullo, on a trip to New Orleans with his college team, pulled on a T-shirt and headed out to the French Quarter to take in the scenery. He didn't make it very far before a passerby stopped him and pointed at his shirt.

"Mike Gaynor?" the man asked. "The Little League Mike Gaynor?"

It happened again, and again -- Cerullo looked at his chest in silent ...

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