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Post by Max on Mar 7, 2024 12:22:31 GMT -5
Actually sounds ok. Putting a ball in the pocket of a "conditioned" glove and wrapping it with a rubber band worked as kids...kinda sorta. In the Rizzo recipe a meatball is placed in the pocket and the glove wrapped with string brasciole sytle !
lol! I used to put a ball in my new glove and tie it with rope. But for me, nothing broke in a new glove better than playing catch.
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Post by ypaterson on Mar 7, 2024 13:11:26 GMT -5
In the Rizzo recipe a meatball is placed in the pocket and the glove wrapped with string brasciole sytle !
lol! I used to put a ball in my new glove and tie it with rope. But for me, nothing broke in a new glove better than playing catch.
Playing catch and the scores of games we contrived taught fielding. No doubt youngsters are better athletes today but lots of them would benefit from that old school style of practice. |
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Post by azbob643 on Mar 7, 2024 14:09:21 GMT -5
lol! I used to put a ball in my new glove and tie it with rope. But for me, nothing broke in a new glove better than playing catch.
Playing catch and the scores of games we contrived taught fielding. No doubt youngsters are better athletes today but lots of them would benefit from that old school style of practice. I spent hours practicing fielding ground balls throwing a Spaldeen against a wall. Also, I was always a very good hitter and attribute much of that to playing a lot of stickball (wallball). |
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Post by bomberhojoe on Mar 7, 2024 15:40:37 GMT -5
lol! I used to put a ball in my new glove and tie it with rope. But for me, nothing broke in a new glove better than playing catch.
Playing catch and the scores of games we contrived taught fielding. No doubt youngsters are better athletes today but lots of them would benefit from that old school style of practice. Has anyone mentioned the pitchback? Or drawing a strike zone on a brick wall.  |
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Post by azbob643 on Mar 7, 2024 15:52:56 GMT -5
Has anyone mentioned the pitchback? Or drawing a strike zone on a brick wall. Drawing a strike zone on a wall is how wallball stickball is played. Several years ago I visited a place we played the game. 40+ years later the strike zone was still etched into the bricks. |
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Post by inger on Mar 7, 2024 16:58:37 GMT -5
Playing catch and the scores of games we contrived taught fielding. No doubt youngsters are better athletes today but lots of them would benefit from that old school style of practice. Has anyone mentioned the pitchback? Or drawing a strike zone on a brick wall. I wore a panel out, creating a hole in the garage door of our landlord. He never complained about it except once when he came home from work I heard him ask his wife if I had been out there all day again… And yes. I played a game I had contrived, day after day… my friends grew out of it, but if the garage door had survived and I still lived there, I’d probably still be playing it. It was how I became so slick with the glove and quick and string of arm… Hitting rocks with a stick made me a good hitter and also allowed me to be able to switch hit a bit… |
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Post by pippsheadache on Mar 7, 2024 17:18:28 GMT -5
Playing catch and the scores of games we contrived taught fielding. No doubt youngsters are better athletes today but lots of them would benefit from that old school style of practice. Has anyone mentioned the pitchback? Or drawing a strike zone on a brick wall. Oh man, good one. The pitchback. Trying to get those funny angles I haven't thought about that in a long time. Right in there with the slip and slide and the dangerous lawn darts for backyard entertainment. |
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Post by inger on Mar 7, 2024 18:20:14 GMT -5
Has anyone mentioned the pitchback? Or drawing a strike zone on a brick wall. Oh man, good one. The pitchback. Trying to get those funny angles I haven't thought about that in a long time. Right in there with the slip and slide and the dangerous lawn darts for backyard entertainment. I sold a few of each of those back in the day. Pitch back would have saved my landlord’s wooden garage door panel, which was still the same the last time I saw it perhaps 7-8 years ago, though perhaps a bit more decayed. It’s part of a warehouse for an Ace Hardware now…as is the house … |
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Post by jiminy on Mar 8, 2024 13:14:18 GMT -5
4th best line-up in baseball: 4. New York Yankees ©Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Aaron Judge and Juan Soto. That's all that really has to be mentioned. The Yankees boast arguably the two best hitters in baseball. Among all active players, Judge and Soto rank second and third in career OPS (first is Mike Trout who is entering Year 14 and coming off his worst season). Since 2021, Judge ranks first with a 1.009 OPS (second is 41 points behind) and Soto ranks first with 561 drawn walks (second is 174 behind). The rest of the lineup isn't very trustworthy, but we wouldn't be all that surprised to see bounce-backs from Anthony Rizzo and Giancarlo Stanton. www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/mlb-in-2024-ranking-all-30-lineups/ss-BB1jvXQu?ocid=msedgntp&pc=DCTS&cvid=fbeebbf03ab0414d8eec5bf5f844565f&ei=33#image=283. Texas Rangers 2. LA Dodgers 1. Atlanta Braves |
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Post by jiminy on Mar 8, 2024 13:15:28 GMT -5
Bryan Hoch: Aaron Boone raved about Austin Wells' improvement behind the plate: "I've been so impressed with how good of a catcher I think he's becoming. Can he catch? There's no doubt in my mind I think he can, and not only that, he's good."
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Post by ypaterson on Mar 8, 2024 13:17:26 GMT -5
Playing catch and the scores of games we contrived taught fielding. No doubt youngsters are better athletes today but lots of them would benefit from that old school style of practice. Has anyone mentioned the pitchback? Or drawing a strike zone on a brick wall. Brick walls were great for stickball and for learning how to play tennis too !!! |
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Post by jiminy on Mar 8, 2024 13:17:47 GMT -5
CBS Sports: Oswald Peraza has been badgered by shoulder tightness and pinching for a good chunk of spring, and was finally sent for imaging on Thursday. The infielder didn’t seem to be particularly concerned in speaking to reporters, but a nagging injury after a bit of an underwhelming rookie season is a topic of concern for the youngster. A late report by Joel Sherman noted that the Yankees were in on Amed Rosario (as well as Kiké Hernández, which was known) before they signed elsewhere, so their confidence in both Peraza’s health and future is worth monitoring.
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Post by Max on Mar 8, 2024 15:01:02 GMT -5
Playing catch and the scores of games we contrived taught fielding. No doubt youngsters are better athletes today but lots of them would benefit from that old school style of practice. I spent hours practicing fielding ground balls throwing a Spaldeen against a wall. Also, I was always a very good hitter and attribute much of that to playing a lot of stickball (wallball). I used to practice fielding, and pitching throwing a baseball size rubber ball against the wall chalked drawn strike zone. Yep, Stickball aka Wallball was a great way to practice hitting. Stoopball was a great way to practice fielding reflexes. And, Run and Bases was a great way to practice run downs whether being in the rundown or fielder. |
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Post by Renfield on Mar 8, 2024 15:30:55 GMT -5
In the Rizzo recipe a meatball is placed in the pocket and the glove wrapped with string brasciole sytle ! Make sure you apply a generous amount of garlic and olive oil in the pocket prior to adding the meatball.  Ahh...Wilson catch-atore. |
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Post by kaybli on Mar 8, 2024 15:35:26 GMT -5
Make sure you apply a generous amount of garlic and olive oil in the pocket prior to adding the meatball. Ahh...Wilson catch-atore.  |
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