Paul V., I’m glad your kids…
Paul V., I’m glad your kids see that quality in the Mets and Yankees. I see it, too. As a native New Yorker, of course I’m proud of the Yankees, but I’ve always been a big Mets fan because they have so much heart. This year they were true champions. They didn’t win, but they demonstrated for sure that it’s not whether you win or lose but how you play the game. They came out from way behind, never gave up and were just amazing. For me, that’s the definition of a hero.
I had my first little green…
I had my first little green turtle for a long time – a year or two. He rode with me on the #7 train and was my little companion. I gave him milk baths, and my friends and I used to let him out of his aqua-condo (the little tub with the plastic island and palm tree I kept him in) to crawl around the house, with careful supervision of course not to let him stray underneath the heating baseboard. One day, alas, a schoolmate came up to the house to see my new bike and accidently knocked the tub over with the turtle in it. I was so sad. He was a goner. Broke my heart to say good bye. Two weeks later I had another couple of little green turtles, Heckle and Jeckle, but I really loved my other little guy the best.
Does anyone remember how…
To All- I have two…
To All- I have two cards that I want to sell. both are worht 60 dollars and iam looking to sell them for about 40-50 dollars. One is a Mike Piazza 1996 Leaf Preffered Steel GOLD and the other is a Sammy Sosa Leaf Preffered Steel GOLD also. If anyone is interested or if anyone things someone might be interested e-mail me at .
Mick- This is Mike….
Mick- This is Mike. The one you have sent the E-Mails to. I just foward it all to Kyle by word of mouth. People that have acheived the true long ball in right- Justin B and hes right handed. He has true opposite power. Joey McD. Hes a lefty, pretty good power. I think there is a couple more but those are the only two I personally have seen. W/B Mike P.S- Visit The Pages. www.geocities.com/dukefan08/stickball.html www.geocities.com/dukefan08/players.html www.geocities.com/dukefan08/fields.html
That’s the beauty of punchball…
That’s the beauty of punchball and slapball. They were always impromptu and unstructured, in large contrast to today’s organized sports. That’s what made it fun. We did it on the spur of the moment, when the mood struck us, and often made up rules as we went along. (Yeah, sure, there were “official” rules, but they were always very bendable depending on the situation.) I have no doubt that kids will love this stuff once they’re introduced to it. What’s not to love? In fact, several of my friends’ kids have already tried skully and punchball and are hooked.
I went to my daughter’s…
I went to my daughter’s 3rd grade class last week to demonstrate the games. The kids really loved playing skully, catch and an impromptu version of punchball/slapball. I think many of these games could have great appeal to kids again. Hopefully we will get a chance to bring it into classrooms in the coming year.
In our neighborhood in Queens…
In our neighborhood in Queens we called it single, double, triple. There was no batter. The person up threw the Spaldeen against the side of a building (no stoop) and it would ricochet toward us into the “field” (cement and dirt). Of course, with a really good shot, we would all shout single, double, triple, home run! as we all scrambled in vain for the ball.