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I went out to watch my 3 kids play softball in a men's league and was coerced into playing because they were short a player. I walked the 1st 2 times at bat because quite honestly having not swung a bat hard in over 10 years I was afraid of what damage I would do to this 50 year old body. The 3rd time up after hearing a smart ass from the other team yell he won't swing I singled hard up the middle. Now the beauty of this particular league is they let you have a runner after you reach bade which I was all to willing to accept since I was wearing sandals and was a minimum of 25 years older than anybody else there. Then of course I am feeling pretty good about the hit and the 4th time up I grounded to short and not wanting to let them turn 2 I ran as hard as I could. I should have known better. They got the double play and I got a a two day trip to my bed trying to recover from a sore back and Achilles strain. I did enjoy playing on the same field with all three of my kids however. I found out all three of my children can flat out hit and that softball is a youngsters game.

Baseball/softball is a horrible sport for old men. It's do nothing do nothing do nothing do nothing RUN REALLY FAST SOMEWHERE. Not good on the old body.

wait, what about all the movies and pics I've seen of ol Mike crushing the ball over the fence?

lukethedrifter wrote:wait, what about all the movies and pics I've seen of ol Mike crushing the ball over the fence?

That's exactly what I thought when I agreed to play. I figured hell this will be easy..

lukethedrifter wrote:wait, what about all the movies and pics I've seen of ol Mike crushing the ball over the fence?

That's exactly what I thought when I agreed to play. I figured hell this will be easy..

lukethedrifter wrote:wait, what about all the movies and pics I've seen of ol Mike crushing the ball over the fence?

That's exactly what I thought when I agreed to play. I figured hell this will be easy..

What did you think when you agreed to play? Did you figure it would be easy?

I'm an old fart, & still at it, playing league ball, though now it's just softball. I'm holding my own, on a team with guys mostly 20-25 years younger than me. My legs are alright, I still run the bases better than most of the young guys.

I hit ok, but lost some power due to shoulder issues, which also gave me Steve Sax Syndrome on my throwing. so I now play first base. I do have fun picking the errant throws out of the dirt....happens quite a bit In fact, they've nicknamed me "Glove".

But since running & "catching" the ball are now my only strengths, I'm frustrated at the loss of other skills. I miss gunning throws from the OF or SS, or hitting deep. This probably will be my last season.

st.lewis11 wrote:I'm an old fart, & still at it, playing league ball, though now it's just softball. I'm holding my own, on a team with guys mostly 20-25 years younger than me. My legs are alright, I still run the bases better than most of the young guys.

I hit ok, but lost some power due to shoulder issues, which also gave me Steve Sax Syndrome on my throwing. so I now play first base. I do have fun picking the errant throws out of the dirt....happens quite a bit In fact, they've nicknamed me "Glove".

But since running & "catching" the ball are now my only strengths, I'm frustrated at the loss of other skills. I miss gunning throws from the OF or SS, or hitting deep. This probably will be my last season.

My first couple throws I felt like I was throwing a brick. Then my arm came back to me. The loss of power at the plate though is very frustrating. The only reason I played was to hit the long ball and to hang out with my buddies.

st.lewis11 wrote:I'm an old fart, & still at it, playing league ball, though now it's just softball. I'm holding my own, on a team with guys mostly 20-25 years younger than me. My legs are alright, I still run the bases better than most of the young guys.

I hit ok, but lost some power due to shoulder issues, which also gave me Steve Sax Syndrome on my throwing. so I now play first base. I do have fun picking the errant throws out of the dirt....happens quite a bit In fact, they've nicknamed me "Glove".

But since running & "catching" the ball are now my only strengths, I'm frustrated at the loss of other skills. I miss gunning throws from the OF or SS, or hitting deep. This probably will be my last season.

My first couple throws I felt like I was throwing a brick. Then my arm came back to me. The loss of power at the plate though is very frustrating. The only reason I played was to hit the long ball and to hang out with my buddies.