Kalina Leiling
05/02/2013 5:28 PM
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Old Dominions Vintage Baseball Team wants you!
Hello,
I'm the captain of the Northern Virginia vintage base ball team, the "Old Dominions." We’re currently seeking new and interested players for our league. Below is a brief overview of our sport, our team, and where we play. For more information, please visit our website at www.capitolconference.org where you can find information about the game, including rules, lingo, pics, and videos.
Vintage base ball in a nutshell: Vintage base ball is a reenactment of base ball the way it was played in the 19th century. The most familiar style played in the Mid-Atlantic region is 1860s (Civil-War era) base ball. The game back then was largely similar to the way it is played now—90-foot bases, 9 players in the field, 3 outs per inning, etc. There are, however, several differences that make the game fun and distinct: (1) players don’t use gloves; (2) the ball is just a tad larger than a modern day baseball and a tad softer; (3) you can catch the ball on one bounce and the batter (striker) is out, which makes fielding without a glove a bit more manageable; (4) and the ball is pitched (hurled) underhanded to the batter like in softball. For more information about the rules, please visit http://www.capitolconference.org/?page_id=281
Conan O’Brien did a skit on vintage base ball that pretty much sums up the game. According to Conan, it was the most favorite thing he ever did http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Aax2V7a3S4
Team overview: Our team consists of former and current baseball/softball players ranging from high school age to retirement age. We have both men and women that play in our league. We play about every other weekend, with special events mixed in. That said some people will come out 1-2 times per year, others once in a while, while some come to every game. The level of commitment is completely up to you. That’s why we try to have a lot of players to make up for the variance in players’ busy personal lives and weekend schedules. The game is similar to softball, but unique in that it truly is a gentleman's (and gentlewoman’s) game where teams play hard against each other, but celebrate each others' success and enjoyment of the game. We are always looking for interested players and would welcome you to play with us anytime.
Uniform: You don't even need a glove! Just a pair of carpenter/navy blue slacks and a white button down shirt. We'll supply you with an old-style cap and shield.
Dues: Our dues are $50 per year, but we don’t collect any dues for first-year players, dubbed affectionately as “muffins.” This gives them a chance to try the game out a bit before fully committing.
Schedule & Locations: Below is our current schedule. We play several times this year in the general northern Virginia area: Millwood (Historic Long Branch Museum) on 5/11; Leesburg (Oatlands Plantation) on 6/2; Bristow (Brentsville Courthouse Historic Center) on 6/15; Manassas Civil War Days on 8/24-8/25; and a special event at the Potomac Nationals stadium in Woodbridge on 9/15. We also travel up I-95 north of Baltimore for some matches. We're still a new team in the area so we don't yet have a home field, but hopefully we’ll identify one soon. Our full schedule can be found at http://www.capitolconference.org/?page_id=22
4/14/2013 Sunday Excelsior BBC of Arundel 326 Greenway Road SE, Glen Burnie, MD 21061
4/28/2013 Sunday Chesapeake Nine 2813 Jerusalem Road, Kingsville, MD 21087
5/11/2013 Saturday Chesapeake Nine Historic Long Branch, Millwood VA
6/2/2013 Sunday Potomac Nine 20850 Oatlands Plantation Lane, Leesburg, VA 20175
6/15/2013 Saturday Potomac Nine 12229 Bristow Rd., Bristow, Va. 20136
7/27/2013 Saturday Potomac Nine 314 South Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD
8/24/2013 Saturday Excelsior BBC of Arundel Manassas VA
8/25/2013 Sunday Excelsior BBC of Arundel Manassas VA
9/15/2013 Sunday TBD 7 County Complex Court, Woodbridge, VA 22192
I hope you find it interesting and are able to come out to play with us!
Cheers,
Josh “Lightning” Leiling
Old Dominion Captain
314-255-7273
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