As a child growing up in Queens co.,I played many
baseball related games. One was stoopball where I
would pitch the ball on the steps catching the rebound as a grounder or fly.It was practice
pitching, but I was really simulating pitching
for a big leauge time, wearing my number 41 jersey
like my idol, Tom Seaver. I also played intersec-
tion ball, where all 4 corners were used as bases.
We used a standard bat and a tennis ball, with
self pitching.In the lawn behind 3rd base was a
HR with a “roofer” going for a loss.