That's a lot of innings
I covered a lot of ground this weekend, and even though I slept late, I admit I was really tired today. But then I heard a story on the radio that made me realize I have absolutely no right to feel even the slightest lack of energy. I would be happy to be doing anything at 93, let alone playing softball. I hope they have a lot of cheerleaders at the game tomorrow - these guys deserve them.
Pitchers Ages 93 and 86 Faceoff in Senior Softball League
BALDWIN HARBOR, N.Y. (AP) -- As Yankee fans wonder if Roger Clemens still has what it takes at age 44 -- two pitchers in the Long Island Senior Softball League will be facing off -- 93-year-old Mickey Werner going against 86-year-old Paul Rotter.
The game is at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Baldwin Park in Baldwin Harbor.
Werner, a retired New York City Phys-Ed Teacher, has been playing ball since 1927 --the year Babe Ruth hit 60 homers.
Rotter, a resident of Woodmere, is a retired Special Education Teacher and has been playing ball since 1936 - when Joe DiMaggio was a rookie with the Yankees.
The teams are sponsored by the Bristal Assisted Living Communities and are made up of players at least 68 years of age.
The combined ball-playing experience on the two teams is 2,880 years, according to a spokesman for the teams.
Link to the article
2 comments:
Sadly, the Yankees could actually use them.
Hi Joan! Wow, another one! What a great club to be a member of, huh?
Looks like your surgery was recent, but you seem to have the necessary irreverance for it all that makes it all work out. Mine is about 15 and half years back; there's a link to the story on my page.
I read about the BAHA, but there was something about it that wouldn't work for me ... oh, right, the hearing in my good ear is deteriorating with age, and you need good hearing in your good ear for it to work. I'm still working on getting the wonder hearing aids to work; I've written about them lately and will write more when they come back from the shop.
I'll keep reading. Nice to meet you.
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