Wish I still had my old glove....a hand me down Brooks Robinson that had been doused with so much sewing machine oil that it felt like a FootJoy Stasoft. 😄
134th opening day for the Cincinnati Reds tomm
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We grew up just like the kids in The Sandlot.
Now, we have a nice park close to us, with three really nice diamonds that we would have killed for as kids. Nobody is ever there except for organized little league games. No one is out there just playing pickup games or just playing catch or anything.
Several s***** fields and even an area where there are guys playing cricket, of all things. SMH.
Backyards...parks....wherever.
We built a perfect wiffle ball field in the corner of Crestview Elementary. Painted the top of the fence yellow and erected foul poles. Designed a portable strike zone before that was even a thing. Even put stupid measurement signs on the fence. 😄
Video games and mommies can’t let their little frail kids out of their sight.
Who knows?
I'd scan the stats page of the sports section until I could almost rattle off the entire AL and NL hitting leaders in order.
Would play one on one baseball with my brother where we'd type out stats and standings based on how the game went, and which team we represented that day.
Turned a weed eater on it's side to carve out foul lines in the grass. 😄
Now, I have two of these ****ers set up on opposite sides of the back yard, and the kid rarely uses them...
That’s a great set up!!!Who knows?
I'd scan the stats page of the sports section until I could almost rattle off the entire AL and NL hitting leaders in order.
Would play one on one baseball with my brother where we'd type out stats and standings based on how the game went, and which team we represented that day.
Turned a weed eater on it's side to carve out foul lines in the grass. 😄
Now, I have two of these ****ers set up on opposite sides of the back yard, and the kid rarely uses them...
Had our roof redone a couple years ago...backyard at lunch looked like friggin Estadio Azteca. 😄
When the framers were working on building the house next to us in 2020, I'd roll a couple basketballs out on the driveway at lunch...effing Amish kids were ballers. Tested the shit out of our breakaway rim. 😄
I don’t see kids playing outside period. At a pool, some. But we would play kickball, 4 square, Red Rover, Red Liget Green Light for hours. The little ones in my neighborhood do come out to skateboard, hover board, scooters, etc, but that’s about it. Hardly any bike riding either. I’m ranting too. It’s sad.
I could probably hit a pickle ball to the Fifth Third Bank building.
It's BS this wasn't reviewable. Almost cost the Rangers the game. Heim ended up hitting the walkoff winner in extra innings.
"Ball don't lie".
"Ball don't lie".
Full contact 21 with 3-5 people (basically whenever we had an odd number).
Didn't play a ton of baseball growing up for some reason. All soccer, basketball (duh), and golf.
Played 21 allllllll the time. True story. A few of my friends older bros went to mizzou. We went up for a weekend and were playing 21 when this little shit asked if he could join. I probably had 5 points my buddies around the same. When the game ended we had the same points and he had 21. He’d go left and shoot deep. Then right. Hit his free throws. And keep going. It was Travis Ford
We had a legit plastic golf ball course around the house as well. Driveways and streets were water hazards. Couldn't cut over the peak of the roof, but could play over the gutters on the side. Two traffic cones were the "holes". We'd cut the yard at various heights...basically scalp the "green".
Had a full Par 70 (only one Par 5 per side) course from various tees. One club...usually a 7 iron.
We were magicians like Trevino with those open-air (holed) practice balls. Could move them both ways, stingers where we would hit it a bit thin for distance...even were able to purposely hit those low risers like the pros did back in the day with balatas. 😄
Built a fake Masters-like leaderboard (we'd add an extra par 5 to each side when we played "The Masters". 😄
Probably the best pure shot maker I ever was....at 13.
I only had a sister, with a bad attitude. We're irish twins, so there's that.
We did have a chalked out Assembly hall "court" in my neighbor's driveway (I had gravel growing up, which explains my never great ball handling skills but sweet sweet jumper).
That’s hilarious. I’m the opposite. Solid ball handler but streaky shooter more off than on. I do remain one for one in assembly hall from three in a championship game tho. Bitter to this day over a lack of minutes. That they went to Cortez is even more disgusting
Our "corner baseline jumper" was like an 8 footer. 😄
We wanted to replace our old half moon backboard with a rectangle one, so we stole a plank of particle board from a local construction site, and mounted it....untreated.
Lasted about a season before the rim busted off and the thing disintegrated. 😄
By request...
A good bounce off the federal courthouse and you just might
Aren't pickle balls light, like a wiffle ball? The wind conditions would have more to do with the distance than any power you provide. So the distance you might get would be roughly the same as some limp-wristed girly man, like DANC for example, might get.
Tell that to the 72 yo lady I tattooed in the face the other day when she tried to crowd the kitchen after her partner hit a slow lob that bounced about shoulder high. The whiffle marks will go away in a couple of weeks, but the lesson learned will last a lifetime for her.
Worse yet, I cannot believe I am not in Detroit right now. WTF was I thinking?!?
This is the round you skip. If they lose, you don’t want to see it. If they win, you go to the FF.
The Card’s were the closest MLB team to Dallas before the 1962 expansion. That was the era of clear channel AM radio where you could pick up stations on the ionospheric skip.
Rece Hinds was called up from the minors a few days ago. Was a bit of a surprise he was called up but the Reds needed a body.
He’s played five games now. In those five games he’s 9 for 19, with three home runs, a triple, three doubles, and two stolen bases. One home run went 421 feet and another went 458 (longest so far this season at GABP). Tonight he hit a grand slam.
Unreal.
He’s played five games now. In those five games he’s 9 for 19, with three home runs, a triple, three doubles, and two stolen bases. One home run went 421 feet and another went 458 (longest so far this season at GABP). Tonight he hit a grand slam.
Unreal.
Explosive for sure. Reds have good pitching, hitting power and running ability. Let’s hope it translates into several winning series.
I would clarify running ability by saying they have great speed. Their base running has been a disaster this season. Way too many guys getting thrown out at third or at home. Third base coach needs to be replaced. Injuries though will be what keeps them out of the playoffs. Spiers struck out nine last night and then went on the 15 day with a shoulder impingement. And he’s a young guy. Still, if they win today and tomorrow they might be buyers rather than sellers in the trade market.
There have been some base running mistakes, but overall I like their aggressive style. The third base coach has made mistakes. I think he made a mistake by stopping the runner at third with EDLC right behind him. The runner may have been thrown out at home, but EDLC would have been on third instead of being tagged out trying to get back to second. The base stealing ability and success is superb.
They have excellent potential and their best players are still relatively cheap to pay.
Did you see the game earlier in the week when he waived Stephenson to third, trying to stretch his double? That was really, really bad. Base stealing has been great. It’s the other bae running that has been bad.
