Deadball lives!

Modern Relic · 08-24-2006, 11:11 PM

I saw this article on REALLY old-school base ball. I've heard of this before, but it seems as if it's gaining popularity.

link

LivnLegend · 08-24-2006, 11:19 PM

Ah yes, baseball the way it was played when I was a kid.

Sincerely,

crackpott · 08-24-2006, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by some dude in the article

"The game the way it was meant to be played," Bouton said during a news conference at Delmonico's, a restaurant that opened in 1836. "No batting gloves, helmets, wristbands, elbow pads, shin guards, sunglasses. No arguing with the umpire. No stepping out of the batter's box. No charging the pitcher or posing at home plate. No curtain-calling, chest-thumping or high-fiving. No black people. Just baseball."

/fixed for historical accuracy.

magnet · 08-24-2006, 11:28 PM

clutch

This seems like a really cool idea

Erik W. · 08-24-2006, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by crackpott

/fixed for historical accuracy.

If you're doing that, you should also take out the no arguing with umpires or charging the mound, because those things were pretty frequent, as was spiking instead of today's pussy-by-comparison double play breakups.

magnet · 08-24-2006, 11:52 PM

Yep. Careers were ended by spikes quite often.

crackpott · 08-24-2006, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Azamien

If you're doing that, you should also take out the no arguing with umpires or charging the mound, because those things were pretty frequent, as was spiking instead of today's pussy-by-comparison double play breakups.

Frankly I'm impressed they're not using helmets...

magnet · 08-24-2006, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by crackpott

Frankly I'm impressed they're not using helmets...

wonder what Ray Chapman thinks of this from the grave?

rudel.dietrich · 08-25-2006, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Azamien

If you're doing that, you should also take out the no arguing with umpires or charging the mound, because those things were pretty frequent, as was spiking instead of today's pussy-by-comparison double play breakups.

Or beating the hell out of each other and the fans, holding players around the waste while rounding the bases, fand forming the outfield 'wall' and interfering with balls in play etc etc.
And don't forget rampent game fixing and fixing a world championship!
Boy, oldtime baseball sure was grand.

Nukester · 08-25-2006, 12:12 AM

Ive read about this for a few years and have wanted to go to a game upstate, but the closest one is about 2 1/2 hours away

Modern Relic · 08-25-2006, 01:33 AM

Yeah, I'm several hours away from the nearest games too. It's on my list of things to see, though.

mikev · 08-25-2006, 10:34 AM

So, where exactly would one find the nearest games? 80% of their website isn't finished.

CONN CHRIS · 08-25-2006, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Modern Relic

Yeah, I'm several hours away from the nearest games too. It's on my list of things to see, though.

Definitely go if you can. We had a two day tourney in Hartford that ran over the 4th of July weekend for a number of years (but not since 2004).

It was great fun! They even had a living history angle to it with a guy that walked around in an 1870's Baltimore uniform and would talk with anyone in the crowd about 'his' life as a ballplayer.

canadiancreed · 08-25-2006, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by magnet

wonder what Ray Chapman thinks of this from the grave?

that he'll have company soon?

Kekkonen · 08-25-2006, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by mikev

So, where exactly would one find the nearest games? 80% of their website isn't finished.

I don't think they should have a website. Newspaper, printed leaflets and word-of-mouth are the way to go.

MorseMoose · 08-25-2006, 04:56 PM

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Before each plate appearance, a batter will declare his "desired strike zone preference" — belt to knee or belt to armpits. If the umpire misses a call because his view is blocked, a team captain can ask for a "gentleman's ruling," in which players involved in the play are to truthfully say what occurred. If a dispute remains, the umpire may ask the cranks for their opinion.

That is awesome!

Modern Relic · 08-25-2006, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by crackpott

Frankly I'm impressed they're not using helmets...

From the article: "There will be some allowances for modern times, such as protective gear inside uniforms for catchers and lining under the short-billed caps when players bat."

I'm assuming the lining they refer to would be rigid. Otherwise, yikes!

I also think there was a mention of pitches topping out at 70mph.

...ok, I went and looked. Here's the quote: "Because catcher's gloves are tiny and don't have much padding, most pitchers throw about 70 mph to avoid passed balls.

"The pitching game is less a power game and it's more a skill game: changing speeds, moving the ball around, deception," Bouton said."

What I don't understand is, why, if injuries are a concern, are they pitching overhand in the first place?

When did overhand throwing become the norm? 1880s? 1890s?

08-24-2006, 11:11 PM	#1
Modern Relic All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,266	Deadball lives! I saw this article on REALLY old-school base ball. I've heard of this before, but it seems as if it's gaining popularity. link __________________ American Folklore Baseball League (closed): Commissioner/GM - Mudville Nine (ruled!) Former member of Boys of Summer: GM - St. Louis Browns (doormats!) Former member of the OTBL: GM - Gashouse Gorillas (also ruled!) "People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." Rogers Hornsby

08-24-2006, 11:19 PM	#2
LivnLegend Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: 100% pure adrenaline! Posts: 5,624	Ah yes, baseball the way it was played when I was a kid. Sincerely, __________________ Excess ain't rebellion. You're drinking what they're selling.

08-25-2006, 01:33 AM	#11
Modern Relic All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,266	Yeah, I'm several hours away from the nearest games too. It's on my list of things to see, though. __________________ American Folklore Baseball League (closed): Commissioner/GM - Mudville Nine (ruled!) Former member of Boys of Summer: GM - St. Louis Browns (doormats!) Former member of the OTBL: GM - Gashouse Gorillas (also ruled!) "People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." Rogers Hornsby

08-25-2006, 10:34 AM	#12
mikev Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 4,014	So, where exactly would one find the nearest games? 80% of their website isn't finished. __________________ Global Unified Baseball Association - Vice Commish and Oakland Oaks GM

08-24-2006, 11:28 PM	#4
magnet Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,029	clutch This seems like a really cool idea

08-24-2006, 11:52 PM	#6
magnet Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,029	Yep. Careers were ended by spikes quite often.

08-25-2006, 12:12 AM	#10
Nukester All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Newburgh, NY Posts: 1,934	Ive read about this for a few years and have wanted to go to a game upstate, but the closest one is about 2 1/2 hours away