Ballist of the week 3/9- Smiley

Good people, please accept our humble apology for the absence of last weekโ€™s Ballist of the Week dispatch. Our faithful purveyor of news and correspondence had ventured westward and was, alas, laid low by a troublesome bout of dysentery upon the trail.

Yet fear not, for the presses once more turn and the tidings resume!

Without further delay, we are most pleased to present this weekโ€™s Ballist of the Week, a stalwart of the field and a credit to the noble game of base ball.

We are proud to present Smiley from Franklin Farriers Vintage Base Ball Club.

Huzzah!

๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐›, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ (๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ ๐ฎ๐ž)๐ฆ๐ž๐š๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ?

During covid, I saw an ad online for a โ€œvintage base ball gameโ€. This was the perfect event to go check out and enjoy being outside. My wife and I sat behind the Franklin Farriers bench for a game against the Maroons at the Bicentennial Mall. When I spoke to a few Farriers players, we instantly had a connection. I sat back down and told my wife โ€œI will 100% be playing for this team next yearโ€. Thankfully I was able to do just that

๐ƒ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ ๐š ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ?

I love playing in the outfield. I didnโ€™t have much of a choice, they stick the young guys out there no matter whatโ€ฆthe young legs give you an advantage! I love chasing down fly balls and playing the geometry/angles of the bounce to make the catch. Watching one get ripped your way and watching the wind push it 3 different directions before it gets to you is quite a sight.

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐š๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐›๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐›๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ

100% the people who play it. The ladies and men of this league are some of the best you can ask for. I especially love the team I play for, the Franklin Farriers. Every year The Farriers have to turn away folks because our roster is full, I think that says a lot about how we treat people and how we approach the game. We play as gentlemen, and play to have a great time.

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐š๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐›?

If you hate fun, donโ€™t join. If you like having fun, get out on the field with us! Itโ€™s such a privilege to get to know your fellow players. This league will change your life for the betterโ€ฆI guarantee it.

๐•๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐›๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐›๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ก๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญโ€”๐ฐ๐ก๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ?

For one thing, it is historically accurate. The game at the time was played for victory, but for victory in a fashion that you could be proud of and walk away with honor.

Additionally, it makes the game and league that much more enjoyable when you have a positive experience while playing. Giving it your all, and doing so with a spirit of camaraderie.

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐›๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐›๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ?

The Sulphur Dell Cup is always the highlight of each season for me. This is our tournament at the end of the season when all of the teams get together and play multiple games a day. You can see team fortunes won or lost in the span of a few games, and the camaraderie is at an all time high.

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