Play Ball!
Looking for something to do this summer. Check out the latest team in or near your local town, just look out for folks dressed in Victorian-era style clothing, maybe a canvas tarp, and a game that looks similar to the baseball you know of today!
Summer is just around the corner and there's a new local team in town! If you haven't heard, Richmond is now the home of a Vintage Baseball Team, the Richmond Bees Baseball Club is just in the beginning of it's 2015 season. Last week they hosted the Detroit Early Risers and will play many others throughout the Metro-Detroit area.
It's not the baseball you are use to, it's baseball before it became "America's game". The league plays under rules that were developed in the mid 1800s, back then the game was a gentleman sport. There's no cussing, spitting, and even no gloves! It's a high pace game with a lot of offense, the only defense was fielding since pitching at the time not how we see it today. Look around for these teams, they play at local parks in Royal Oak, Port Huron, to retired fields in Detroit, and especially Greenfield Village. It's a great time for the family and the curious!
