Looking: Gold Glover Outfielder   

May 28th, 2004 at 12:08 am in Sports

I’m searching like hell for a local base/softball team to join for the summer. There’s surprisingly more activity up here then I had originally thought, but most of it seems like it’s older men’s slow-pitch softball leagues. I can technically join them….but it’s slow pitch softball. I really wish I could find a fast pitch or even full out baseball league around here, but honestly, baseball isn’t the biggest sport in this area. There’s a few local summer leagues that are for college players only, but I can’t get into any of those since I don’t play for an NCAA school. God, what I would give to be able to go run out and play in Duncan Park again. I remember how huge that outfield used to seem and how fun it was to roam center field back in high school. I swear though, if they would just hold tryouts, I would be there in a flash.

I know I’ve said this a thousand times, but I really miss playing baseball competitively. Not going out for my high school team honestly is the biggest regret I have. I never even went and tried out because I was scared of not making the team. Jesus Christ, how pathetic is that? And now I sit here practically begging my way into a slow pitch softball league. Go figure.

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3 people have added their glowing criticism.

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    Shipman

    May 28th, 2004 at 12:38 pm

    I miss the days when ‘Spartansburg’ had a team. They had an article in the HJ a couple weeks ago. Basically it said that Mayor Barnet didn’t think Spartanburg could host a team yet. Duncan park would cost too much to renovate, and even if it were renovated, there wouldn’t be many teams willing to play in it. Maybe after our little renaissance gets under way better . . .

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    Goob http://www.shyzer.com

    May 29th, 2004 at 12:43 am

    Lol, I wondered if anybody would catch that typo he uses throughout the pictures. But I agree, I miss the days when we had our own team. But I heard recently how the G’ville Braves are leaving now. It’s gotten to the point where I doubt if the upstate can even support a little league baseball league, much less a minor league team or two. I agree with Mayor Barnet that we couldn’t support a team, which is a shame. Minor League Baseball is easily the purest of all forms.

    Maybe one of these days…

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    Fellner

    May 31st, 2004 at 11:31 pm

    aw, goob, take comfort in knowing that your school won the tournament of the toughest conference in college baseball and is expected to go on to the college world series, so at least you are related in some way to baseball fame

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