Toms River Challenges The Odds From: The Washington Post | Date: August 26, 1999 | Copyright 1999 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Once again, the team from Toms River, N.J., is two victories from winning the Little League World Series. And this time they're defying even greater odds.

Consider: 7,500 teams worldwide began tournament play this summer, and only eight made it to Williamsport.

Then, factor in that only two members of last year's title team from Toms River are back in uniform, and the chances of repeating are even more remote.

The only numbers that really matter, however, are on the scoreboard, Toms River Manager Mike Gaynor says.

"You're not going to win every game. But when it has meant something and it has ...

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