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“Welcome to the match between the Filmore Fungi and the Menomonee Bluecaps.”
And by pastime…
I really mean past-time.
“Back in the 1860s, nobody had invented baseball gloves, so everybody was barehanded.”
Bill Olm is the manager of the La Crescent Apple Jacks’ team that plays baseball true to the rules set before the Civil War
“The ball is pitched, not hurled. It’s generally a softer delivery.”
“The idea was for the batter to hit the ball because everybody was out here for exercise.”
“You can over run first base but your susceptible for being out.”
The game may be older, but the team is open for any new talent–believe me.