Vintage Baseball
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- mattyd04
i am playing in a vintage baseball league this year. its unbelievable. you gotta play like they did in the 1890's. so that means: the glove is like an isotoner, there are 7 balls an at bat, fouls dont count as strikes, hit batsman dont take their base, no helmets, the mound is closer, the bats look like tree trunks and there are no balks. also, you have to dress like those crazy bastards did.
i am the starting pitcher for the boston team (its our first year). anyone in the boston area should head on down to the field in cleveland circle at noon. its free too. should be a complete shit show to watch as only two of us on the team have played vintage before.
- ********0
That sounds hilarious!
Make sure you have your flask of bourbon in your big poofy pants, then you'll be really playing like you're from the 1890's.
- mattyd040
im checking with the ump to see if i can smoke a butt while i pitch. coach says its entirely possible that it would be fine.
- blastofv0
that sounds awesome – grew up down the street from that field and used to play Park League over there... is there a league site or anything? do you play other Boston teams, or is it a regional thing?
- mattyd040
im actually in charge of the website. it will be up after a game. need a few pics.
but, its a regional thing. we play teams from western mass, new hampshire, connecticut, and rhode island.
in a few weeks we play the hartford team where lou gehrig started. and at the end of may i think we play teams that (boston fans get ready for this) butch hobson coaches and bill 'the spaceman' lee plays for.
- mattyd040
my dream is to body slam the spaceman. my life would be complete.
- ********0
Jesus ... they aren't dead?!
- nocomply0
Only in boston! Sounds like a great time. I want to see pics or maybe some video footage.
- mattyd040
ill see if some pics can be taken. we wont have the tops to our jerseys by tomorrow though. which really sucks. so maybe ill hold off til you guys cans see the full effect.
- blastofv0
Bill Lee – nice! One of the greatest characters in pro sports ever.
- ********0
No one on your team should wear a shirt.
At all.
Big poofy pants, stirrups up to the knees, spikes, small hats that barely go over your head and no shirts.
That would make it even more bizarre for someone walking by having no idea what is going on.
My suggestion ... grow a moustache. Not some wimpy moustache, but one that curls a few times at the tips and stuff.
That would be ideal.
- mattyd040
hahaha, i was actually saying to the coach that we should do the no tops thing. but, any time we slide the results would be less than ideal.
for the moustache thing, i wish i could. but i still havent hit puberty and cant grow facial hair very well. however, this hasnt stopped people in the league.
- ********0
Haha, matty, I thought the same thing.
Then I just gave up and grew one... it literally took months, but now I can't get rid of it.
I highly recommend it if you want people to know you are a shady character before ever being formally introduced.
- harlequino0
Neat! I was actually developing a low budget documentary about people who play in vintage leagues, but it got shelved for the moment.
What is your team name? Will you be playing any NY games, there are several vintage teams here.
- mattyd040
we are the Boston Colonials. but, i dont think we have any NY games. we play a tournament in pittsfield, mass, which is pretty close to NY/
- mpfree0
you're balls are gonna itch from the burlap and you better be wearing fucking burlap!!
- mpfree0
if I were in that league I'd hit 75 homers, spit tobacco in your faces and kick all your asses after the game
now fucking play ball!
:O
- mattyd040
thats a not my package you see, but a flask of bourbon.
- nocomply0
That's so rad. I wish we had leagues like that on the west coast. I think you need some baggier, more flanel-like pants though. That would complete the look.
- ********0
take roids