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In reply to the discussion: Trump Fumes Over Mic Issues At Wisconsin Rally: Want Me To 'Knock The Hell Out' Of Someone? [View all]rasputin1952
(83,252 posts)this idiot never played baseball in his life!
We'd go to a local ballpark or empty lot, ask other kids if they wanted to play. Eighteen kids, some without gloves, without any umpires, occasionally a half-filled cement bag for 2nd base, if we were lucky, we had three bats (usually there was only one). We didn't give a damn about religion, color, place of origin, or anything else that "is different". We knew strikes and balls, and we knew when we were safe or out, no arguments, accept it and move on.
In the above pic, I'd say someone lobbed an underhand, underpowered ball in his direction, and he looks terrified.
None of us went on to be in much more than Little League, but some of the kids I played with really had an arm, Left Field to 1st Base without hitting the ground, didn't happen much, but it was amazing when it happened.