Its a douche off with those two.
- Elbows15

Gonna pound each other.

Look at it this way Mo. The more the merrier. It keeps the cap going up. Woh dat with dem there hips?
- Elbows15

I don't mind them and the money is great, but the rarity helps sell them. At some point the newness will wear off. But I am happy to be watching.

I don't mind them and the money is great, but the rarity helps sell them. At some point the newness will wear off. But I am happy to be watching.
- mohel

They need to do a better job of getting more teams involved. That will keep it fresh. Natural rivals too.

yep...my house was 2 doors from a protected viaduct...
- Glenman12

Did you guys flood the viaduct too for a pool when you opened the hydrant?

I can see the point on overkill. I do find the LA one interesting because it is different than the northern games. Once they have played in the good venues from football and baseball I think it will begin to play itself out.
- mohel

They're becoming addicted to the revenues - 100,000 at the Big House, 55,000 in LA, 65,000 at Soldier Field - at premium prices - plus NBC likes it.

yep, we called it pinners too...had strike zones painted on walls all over the place...
- Glenman12

This - didn't really call it anything - used tennis balls.

Did you guys flood the viaduct too for a pool when you opened the hydrant?
- Elbows15

no but we did open some hydrants in the summer...there were actually train tracks atop our viaduct...trains would come by slowly...we would yell to the guy in the caboose, " got any flares" and most of the time they would throw some down...

Da (frank) is ledge ball? you mean pinners? You guys bought the wrong rubber balls. There were two brands. The ones that had major league on them were poop. There was another brand that were the tits. Last forever.
- Elbows15[/quote


Are you thinking of "pinky" balls. They would go a mile. However, they were mighty painful when you got hit by a line drive. In our neighborhood it was called ledge ball. You had had one batter who would pound the ball against a low ledge of a brick building. if you aim the pinkie ball just right on the angle of the ledge the ball would take off like a rocket. We had an infielder about15 ft from the lege to catch the missiles and an outfielder about 30 ft away to catch the long ball .

[quote=Elbows15]Da (frank) is ledge ball? you mean pinners? You guys bought the wrong rubber balls. There were two brands. The ones that had major league on them were poop. There was another brand that were the tits. Last forever.
- spanky[/quote


Are you thinking of "pinky" balls. They would go a mile. However, they were mighty painful when you got hit by a line drive. In our neighborhood it was called ledge ball. You had had one batter who would pound the ball against a low ledge of a brick building. if you aim the pinkie ball just right on the angle of the ledge the ball would take off like a rocket. We had an infielder about15 ft from the lege to catch the missiles and an outfielder about 30 ft away to catch the long ball .

Stoop ball - used a Spaldeen rubber ball.

[quote=Elbows15]Da (frank) is ledge ball? you mean pinners? You guys bought the wrong rubber balls. There were two brands. The ones that had major league on them were poop. There was another brand that were the tits. Last forever.
- spanky[/quote


Are you thinking of "pinky" balls. They would go a mile. However, they were mighty painful when you got hit by a line drive. In our neighborhood it was called ledge ball. You had had one batter who would pound the ball against a low ledge of a brick building. if you aim the pinkie ball just right on the angle of the ledge the ball would take off like a rocket. We had an infielder about15 ft from the lege to catch the missiles and an outfielder about 30 ft away to catch the long ball .

No not the pick ones. Totally different. We called it pinners in our neighborhood. Its the same game. The rubber balls we used were just like the ones you used. They were a different brand. They were way better than the ones sold at Woolworth's. Can't recall the name though. They sold them at the local grocery store. The balls were durable and lasted forever. We just liked them bright white. There usually was a clunker in the box. You just had to test them out in the store to avoid buying that one.

Edit: We used the same rubber ball to play pinners and fast pitch.

No not the pick ones. Totally different. We called it pinners in our neighborhood. Its the same game. The rubber balls we used were just like the ones you used. They were a different brand. They were way better than the ones sold at Woolworth's. Can't recall the name though. They sold them at the local grocery store. The balls were durable and lasted forever. We just liked them bright white. There usually was a clunker in the box. You just had to test them out in the store to avoid buying that one.
- Elbows15

if I remember correctly the pink balls weren't solid, had air inside..the others were solid rubber...after a while they would crack but never break in half..

No not the pick ones. Totally different. We called it pinners in our neighborhood. Its the same game. The rubber balls we used were just like the ones you used. They were a different brand. They were way better than the ones sold at Woolworth's. Can't recall the name though. They sold them at the local grocery store. The balls were durable and lasted forever. We just liked them bright white. There usually was a clunker in the box. You just had to test them out in the store to avoid buying that one.

Edit: We used the same rubber ball to play pinners and fast pitch.
- Elbows15

Our two man game was Home Run Derby on the tennis courts - overhand fast pitch with a 12 in soft ball.

Stoop ball - used a Spaldeen rubber ball.
- StLBravesFan

Were they the pink ones?

Were they the pink ones?
- Elbows15

As I recall yes.

if I remember correctly the pink balls weren't solid, had air inside..the others were solid rubber...after a while they would crack but never break in half..
- Glenman12

Yep. Exactly Glen. And the solid ones were made by two different companies. One was really cheap and last an inning. The other were about as durable as a league ball. Lasted forever or until some schmuck hit a foul ball onto a roof.

Our two man game was Home Run Derby on the tennis courts - overhand fast pitch with a 12 in soft ball.
- StLBravesFan

Tennis courts? An aristocrat, huh?

Yep. Exactly Glen. And the solid ones were made by two different companies. One was really cheap and last an inning. The other were about as durable as a league ball. Lasted forever or until some schmuck hit a foul ball onto a roof.
- Elbows15

how about when we graduated to league balls...lots of broken bats...had dad use nails and screws to make them usable again..

Tennis courts? An aristocrat, huh?
- Elbows15

Suburbs, man - courts at the junior high school across the street from our house.

how about when we graduated to league balls...lots of broken bats...had dad use nails and screws to make them usable again..
- Glenman12

And tape. Remember yelling at a kid about the label? It had to be facing you or else the bat was going to break for sure. I still have my Willie Mays model. What a sweet bat. Has a nice thin handle. Hated the freaking bats that the thicker handle.
The places that bat has been.

how about when we graduated to league balls...lots of broken bats...had dad use nails and screws to make them usable again..
- Glenman12

Had a guy on my hockey team whose dad did this to his stick. The refs gave him a penalty on the opening draw and took his stick away.

if I remember correctly the pink balls weren't solid, had air inside..the others were solid rubber...after a while they would crack but never break in half..
- Glenman12

You are right, the pink balls had air inside and slightly smaller and lighter but went further. We use to play also baseball in the ally's using a very beat up old clincher. The game lasted untill somebody smashed a line drive into a garage window and everybody scrambled, The roof of the garages was considered fair play. A lot of older people got the cops after us for playing in the alley.

Suburbs, man - courts at the junior high school across the street from our house.
- StLBravesFan

The only tennis courts were at the parks in the city. Its where, as my Dad would call them, the hopheads were.

And tape. Remember yelling at a kid about the label? It had to be facing you or else the bat was going to break for sure. I still have my Willie Mays model. What a sweet bat. Has a nice thin handle. Hated the freaking bats that the thicker handle.
The places that bat has been.
- Elbows15

Clearly remember that - always made sure the Louisville Slugger oval faced me.

Wonder if that was really necessary b

And tape. Remember yelling at a kid about the label? It had to be facing you or else the bat was going to break for sure. I still have my Willie Mays model. What a sweet bat. Has a nice thin handle. Hated the freaking bats that the thicker handle.
The places that bat has been.
- Elbows15

what neighborhood did you grow up in cause I thought this stuff was only in mine?

Just caught up on back-reading the past several hours of this thread, and you guys are phucked up! But I'm pissed I missed it! The cool thing - I don't believe I saw Jack Nicholson, which surprised me a bit. And "Hudson three two seven hundred" to all of you (apologies if it was posted and I missed it). Again, what a bunch.....
- mohel

Hudson three two seven hundred? yeah I think that was the one with the big truck moving at the bottom of the screen.