In celebration that baseball is back...post your favorite Little League pic/stories

[AustinMike]

The 1965 Pirates at Anderson AFB Guam. I'm on the front row, far right. Middle of the pack finish with no famous people. We had to run a lap around the field after practice. The manager and coach thought it was a good idea that I run with the shin guards on since I was the catcher. The only problem was that whoever finished last had to run again. Since I've never been accused of being "fleet of foot" in my life and having to run with the shin guards on after catching a full practice, guess who almost always came in last. This was my last year of catching.

[carlsonjok]

All these league champions here. Let me tell a story from the other end of the standings.

I started out playing youth soccer (specifically Little Guy Soccer in Chili, NY) back in the early to mid 1970s when leagues were just starting upin the US. I was a horrible soccer player, so after 6 years I finally convinced my mother to let me play baseball. I wasn't very good at that either. My first year, I was on the worst team in the league. I mean really bad. We would lose by scores considered blowouts in football. There was one game where we were down by something like 24-0 after 4 innings. After our turn at bat, I grabbed my glove and headed out to my position at first base. After I got there, I turned around and realized I was the only one out there. All my teammates were sitting in abject misery on the bench. They did eventually take the field, but the game didn't get any better afterwards.

Also, in one of the games I actually got on base, I managed to get fooled by the hidden ball trick. 40 plus years later, I still remember it was Tim Abel that got me.

Thankfully, high school was just around the corner and I got involved in track and cross country, which I had some success at.

[OldSchoolBaseball]

Originally Posted by AustinMike

The 1965 Pirates at Anderson AFB Guam. I'm on the front row, far right. Middle of the pack finish with no famous people. We had to run a lap around the field after practice. The manager and coach thought it was a good idea that I run with the shin guards on since I was the catcher. The only problem was that whoever finished last had to run again. Since I've never been accused of being "fleet of foot" in my life and having to run with the shin guards on after catching a full practice, guess who almost always came in last. This was my last year of catching.

That’s funny and cruel at the same time. Sweet, giant LL logo on those shirts