No pick up games around here, despite two fields couple blocks either way. Kids and baseball mean minivans and gear bags full of multiple three digit aluminum bats, Oakley eyeshades, special water bottles, coolers with Gatorade, latest model cleats, etc. but nothing as sophisticated as a Nocona glove. Another fun sport that used to be easy and not require parents to play lost to the arms race.
The good thing is that my neighbor's oldest, who I've taken to his games, rode with to to the Bike to Baseball Pirates game (and to Ohiopyle via the GAP on both the tandem and singles), and sat in the ED waiting for the ENT physician after catching a throw to third in the nose while sliding into third on a steal on his 13th birthday is trying out for his high school's baseball team this afternoon. Despite the distractions of material and parental involvement, he gets it and really wants to play at the next level. Andy Cheatham Pitttsburgh On Sunday, March 4, 2018 at 4:09:14 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: > > I recall the days of curved-top-tube cruisers and leather ball gloves; age > circa 7-8, and my cruiser was a JC Higgins with 24" wheels; a basement > model with no chrome: white bar and rims. But that bike was still at home > when I left at 18, and we'd all thrashed it, and it never, ever got any > maintenance. I think my glove was a department store glove, too, but I > recall loving the feel of the leather and the way it fit my hand during the > pickup games in the dirt lot across the street from our house. > > Does anyone play baseball any more? In those days -- early '60s -- > baseball was, as far as I remember, *the* big sport, and we kids played > it as a matter of course -- no sissy softballs, either; always a > "hardball". My parents didn't buy us gum, but I recall other boys swapping > the baseball cards inserted in the packages. > > Is baseball still a major sport? Do elementary school-age boys still play > baseball in vacant lots, as opposed to parent-dictated Little League and > company or church softball leagues? > > On Sun, Mar 4, 2018 at 7:16 AM, MartyG <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> Years ago, not sure when, Grant introduced me (and whoever was around >> then) to a company called Nocona - a Texas company that makes ball gloves. >> Might have been an early reader article. Such a cool story, and they are >> alive and well today. Good for them! I don't have one. Yet. But years ago a >> leather glove hanging from my bars was an everyday thing. >> >> >> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-disCkxfvUQM/Wpv--89b0XI/AAAAAAAABas/6v9hw5lzNDYcGhTuKiciOQWyPGn8MmBJACLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_0109.jpg> >> >> Go Nocona! >> >> <http://goog_1887506809> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=358&v=K3P3gSCSKlI >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. > Other professional writing services. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, New Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique > ************************************************************************** > ************** > *Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania?* > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
