Streetplay Discussions
Deadbox. I remember that…
A variation of corner ball…
A variation of corner ball which was played at the intersection of two streets was “triangle” which was played across any single street (less traffic and required fewer players). You had home and essentially first and third. A pitch bouncing on home was a strike-out. The hit had to land between the curbs or it was out. The pitching was similar to box baseball with lots of english.
One of the strategies of…
Michael, I’m very sorry…
Michael, I’m very sorry to hear that your Dad has passed away. He really was a great guy. I am thankful for having the opportunity to spend some time with him and hear some of his stickball stories. For those who didn’t know Vito, please see http://www.streetplay.com/stickball/halloffame/vitogiannone.shtml – the article we did on him for the Stickball Hall of Fame. Michael our thoughts are with you and your family. – Mick
My father Vito Giannone,…
My father Vito Giannone, a member of the Stickball Hall Of Fame, has passed away at the age of 69. He died peacefully, with myself and his wife of 41 years at his side. He left this world quietly, but not without the memories of his past 7 decades of playing stickball, and the many friends he made during that time. I would like to say thank you to all of the great friends he had, many of which I had the pleasure to meet over the past 20 or so years at stickball games and tournaments. My father was a great guy, a true friend, a terrific ballplayer – and most of all a fantastic father. I will miss him, and will never forget how wonderful he was. I know those of you who knew him will never forget either. Michael Giannone
After reading some of the…
After reading some of the articles (messages) I have a suggetion for all those rich people and what to do with their excess money. Give it to me in check form and I will write a receipt for mone- tary donation andthey can write this donation off on their income taxes and I will give half of what you give me away by standing on the corner and handing it out to needy people in my town.
As I recall, the game was…
As I recall, the game was basically crazy eights. You can look up the rules in any card book. The specail part was what was done after the game was over. I used to play with my brother only so I am not sure what happened for more than 2 players. You counted up the number of cards left in the losers hand. You then cut the deck and if a red card came up, the knucks were hard, a black card called for soft knucks. I remember that you hit the knuckles with the flat deck for each knuck. There were other variations, I seem to remember scraping knuckles being worth 5. One significant feature is that if the winner got carried away and dropped any cards, he got knucks for each card dropped (52 if the whole deck dropped)
I just read today’s NY Daily…
I just read today’s NY Daily News and the story about the push to re-name Stickball Blvd after my cousin, Steve. I just wanted to thank all of you from the league who are involved in this drive, as well as Joviana, and the Bronx Borough President. Whether the Parks & Recreation Dept sees fit to pass this bill or not, you should all be proud of your efforts to honor Steve. Although I’m 7 years older than he is, he is still my hero, and I thank you all. God Bless You.