Olde Skool Baseball
George's Island will host some old-fashioned baseball games this weekend. And we're talking really old baseball here...complete with uniforms and rules dating back to the 1860s. That means the players field bare-handed, the pitchers throw underhand, and you may hear people shouting things like “We need a well-placed daisy cutter, Mr. Cunningham," (translation: we need a ground ball) and “Well hurled, Mr. Sheehy,” (translation: Nice pitch!).
On Saturday, the Melrose Pondfeilders will play the Fitchburg Rollstones. Then on Sunday, the Essex Base Ball Club will take on the Lynn Live Oaks. The games start at 11 a.m. on both days. Admission is free.
For details and information on how to get out there, check out the Boston Harbor Islands events page.
[via Boston Magazine]
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