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Wednesday, March 05, 2008

Our Pastime , Bring it on !


OK it's that time again , oil your mitt, get your bat ,

Also , check the batteries in the remote control

posted by Rob @ 7:57 PM  

7 Comments:

  • At 3/05/2008 10:31 PM , Blogger steve kiv said...

    Hey!

    I can't wait for the all invalid team (NY Mets) to start the season. Shea Stadium is as decrepit as the players are right now. A perfect match.

    I can still play left field but I still can't hit. Jackie, can you still catch or do you wait for the ball to reach the backstop and then pick it up?

     

  • At 3/06/2008 10:47 AM , Blogger Storch said...

    What amazes me is that the new Yankee Stadium is being built so quickly in a city that takes 2 years to fill a pot hole. Go figure! Baseball is rapidly becoming the sport of America of which, Mr. and Mrs. America can no longer afford to go to. To go back in time...I hope that Milton cut the grass on the softball field and that the stench of the cesspool is blowing the other way! One thing about that field...There were so many gnats in that outfield that one could inhale and get a mouth full! Who are we playing? Majestic? Sondak? Lee-Ri?

    Steve..The Metsies are in need of assisted living. The season has not started yet (officially, that is) and they have a disabled list that one would expect to see in late August. At least Ralph Kiner is coming back!

    Stickball anyone?

     

  • At 3/06/2008 8:32 PM , Blogger Rob said...

    Steve has the unique distinction of knowing each blade of grass on the softball field. From the left field drop off , thru 'death valley' centerfield to 'pop up home run' right field and back. He's got the knees to prove it.

    Actually, Larry would often run into the Left field woods for those long fly balls, I heard they're still looking for him , HA.

    My greatest pleasure were those weekend warrior softball games. I began playing with the men at 13 along with Mitch . larry , jackie and many others. Pure heavenly fun

     

  • At 3/07/2008 11:09 AM , Blogger steve kiv said...

    Rob,

    I still have my original mit that I used for all of those years.

    (I got it from your father when he gave up softball for tennis)

    The pocket has rotted out but I still use it. Unfortunately now I can only play "catch"

     

  • At 3/26/2008 9:17 PM , Blogger Rob said...

    "BEZZBALL bin berry good to me"

     

  • At 3/28/2008 11:25 PM , Blogger Bob Hutt said...

    Well it's another season and by now we should all be aware that my little guy Stevie Kiviat is a JUICER.

    How else can we explain away we're all retired and Stevie is still playing like he's Dorian Gray as if he was 12?

    Come to think of it, Mitch told me that when Stevie was 16, 20, 30, 40 & 50 he was still playing like he was 12.

    Is there anyway to understand how Stevie hit 62 homers in one season? Of course I'm too old to remember if that was in softball or in kickball?

    C'mon Stevie come clean. Were you juicing back then? And we're not talking about OJ.

    As for you naysayer's, if you truly believe Roger Clemens never did steroids then you also probably believe that Bill Clinton never had sex with that woman too!

    And I'm not talking about Monica but rather about his witch, Hillary. I'm telling you if you give that Queen of Mean a broom she can take off on Halloween. Talk about your wicked witch of the east...

    And this just in... If you look at that Hutt's Nuts photo from our reunion two years ago, who is it wearing Eliot
    Spitzer's Client Number 9 on his back. C'mon Rob, publish the photo for all to see.

    Who else but or course, my little turkey, Stevie! And you thought he loved Ted Williams? Esther Williams maybe; but Jackie and Larry always wondered about our Stevie?

    Especially when Milton brought the stripper to our casino on Labor Day. Wasn't that Stevie with his nose pressed up against the window?

    Is it just a coincidence? Judy surely wants to know??? Judy is too late to get the marriage annulled?

    LOL

    Stevie, do you have any other sarcastic things to say about my beloved METS?

    So what if they take Geritol and most of them are on Social Security. And how old is El Duque really? About 70!

    And Stevie don't be knocking the Mets as I hear Omar Minaya is looking for a new leftfielder. Can you speak Spanish Steviello?

    Let the games begin! Stevie here comes my fast one high and tight.

    Seriously, I really do miss you guys! Just to have you out there for one more summer chasing down my atom pitches that were belted.

    I probably took 10 years off of Larry Brown's life chasing those rockets hit off me into the woods.

    And Larry that catch at Sondak to preserve my no hitter when you ran onto Rt. 209 to catch that pop up! Wow, those were great days!

    Mitch, Lenny, Laurie, Jackie, Bernie, Kenny and the rest you guys really knew how to play the game.

    And no one ever tried harder than Stevie. He is, and will always be, despite my abuse, my number one draft choice.

    Love ya all,

    Bobby

     

  • At 3/29/2008 9:16 AM , Blogger steve kiv said...

    Gee Bobby!

    What did I do to deserve such accolades.
    But I will confess:

    1) Yes I was a "juicer" but not much of one. After all they only gave you 1 lousy little cookie first and then had you wash it down with a thimble cup full of juice. (orange pineapple was my favorite!)

    2) As for my 62 home runs: Yes I did hit 62 in one season. However my season ran from 1960 until 2000! That's right! I averaged 1.55 home runs each year. In fact the first one I hit went over Kup's head in left field because he thought I was going to right field. Most of my later home runs were hit against old men who couldn't run. I'd hit a single and just keep going because my creaky old knees had only one spurt to them.

    I miss softball but I still use my 45 year old glove. An original Harold Shilling model with six fingers.

    I miss you guys and maybe we can all "catch up" with each other soon.

    Thanks Bobby, you made me smile.
    By the way....I can't hide behind Jackie anymore. Now he can hide behind me!

     

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