willie mayes, ozzie smith, a few great players who hailed from inner cities throughout america. year round inner city leagues have been hard to find the game's popularity has been undergoing a bit of a slump among urban can youth. however, in atlanta, baseball has been good for children, coaches and families. (cheer (cheers) >> the atlanta thunder is one of several teams playing at atlanta's east pointe area and children play year round, there are many benefits of being involved, such as making sure to stay good in school. >> make sure that we relate the baseball skills to life skills, so, the hard work, staying-- and the same things in the classroom. biology, you don't get it the first time around, you have to do, read that passage over, that paragraph over and kind of practice. and treat people the way you want to be treated and those are life lessons, not just sports. >> doing good, all a a's and-- >> all a's and high five on that, that's great. baseball is a sport that takes a lot of work. can't sit out a year and expect to get back in the game with the same skill set. like