"Base ball"

[Joel S. Berson]

At 7/19/2010 08:57 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
>My guess
>is that when grownups played it, they frequently did so out of silliness and
>nostalgia.

Do they not still?  For one bit of evidence, see last weekend's "Old
Timers' Day" at the new Yankee Stadium.

Joel

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