August 24, 2007

The Vintage Base Ball Federation : Vintage base ball is a fast growing sport (225 clubs from 32 states), which features amateur clubs adhering to the rules, uniforms, equipment and gentlemanly competitive play of baseball's 19th century roots.

read story | posted by catfish to Baseball at 4:22 PM CDT (11 comments total)

The article on yahoo. Also the Vintage Base Ball Association. Wiki.

posted by catfish at 4:29 PM CDT on August 24

I think it's a brilliant idea personally. I mean people are getting so sick of millionaires bitching and moaning etc... Returning it to it's roots is a great idea. (Though since I'm allergic to wool I couldn't play unless I was naked:))

More power to these guys I say. Nice post.

posted by Drood at 5:57 PM CDT on August 24

Cool. That must explain these guys the three guys I met in Rochester. The uniforms look right.

posted by geekyguy at 6:01 PM CDT on August 24

Huzzah! Huzzah!

posted by tommytrump at 8:48 PM CDT on August 24

i'm sure it was link dumped before, but it seems appropriate to link it here too. Conan O'Brien plays 1864 baseball.

posted by goddam at 9:43 PM CDT on August 24

goddam that was great. Now if we could get them to play vs. the player haters ball

posted by catfish at 12:00 AM CDT on August 25

Anti-Bonds post in 3...2...1...

I think this is pretty damned neat. I wonder if there are any participants north of the border?

posted by wfrazerjr at 8:23 AM CDT on August 25

From what I read on one of the lines wfrazer, yes, there are people in Canada who play.

I'd be all for this, except I'm allergic to wool so couldn't wear the uniforms sadly.

Conan is just one of the coolest mofos alive.

posted by Drood at 1:00 AM CDT on August 26

A league that is not only tagged as "old school" but displays it proudly? We could use a few more like these guys.

posted by NerfballPro at 4:37 AM CDT on August 26

How odd that you posted this one year to the day after I posted this.

posted by mr_crash_davis at 1:16 PM CDT on August 27

I'd play - but I fear that I cannot grow the appropriate mustache.

posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 3:24 PM CDT on August 27

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