Staci and I had a quiet, but fun, birthday weekend. We started out on Friday night going to see "The Dark Knight," a fantastic movie that is worth seeing even if you're not a fan of superhero movies.
On Saturday, we drove 10 miles up the road to Limeport, PA to see an old amateur stadium that was celebrating its 75th anniversary. Limeport Stadium truly looked like it was from "Field of Dreams," down to the cornstalks past left field. It also has a very unique feature- centerfield (above) is on a high slope, as it has a huge boulder underneath it that could not be removed with 1933 technology. It is also 485 feet to deep center, and trees and flagpoles are in play. It was great seeing such a preserved piece of history, and they also had a game starring the New York Mutuals Vintage Baseball Team. The Mutuals (see pic below) are part of a league that follows 1860's-1880's rules. Such as:
- no gloves are used
- anything caught on one bounce is an out
- pitchers can throw under- or over-hand
They also wear original wool uniforms, and the umpire stands on the first base side instead of behind the plate. It was really neat to see baseball played in this way. Afterward, we enjoyed a nice dinner and went home to watch "Semi-Pro" and drink a bit.
On our birthday yesterday, we went to an Iron Pigs game. Even though it was standing room only, and they were playing the Scranton/WB Red Barons, or whatever they're called now, we had a good time. All in all, a low-key but eventful birthday weekend.
3 comments:
I can't believe you are 45, how time flies. Happy birthday to you old man.
45!? It thought he was 305!
Happy Birfdae! Glad you had a great time - sorry we couldn't come up.
Mari and I saw "the Batman" movie this weekend also - f'n awesome. Although I hope two-face didn't die and that he ended up going to the asylum so we can see him some more in the future.
If anyone should have died somehow, they should have done in the Joker - but not by Batman, but by someone else.
Thanks for a great weekend baby!
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