Katy Combine Manager Tom Fores (L) and Houston Babies Manager Bob Dorrill square off on the ground rules as their two clubs prepare to meet in the vintage base ball tourney scheduled for the Katy Spring Festival today, Saturday, May 5, 2012, in Katy, Texas.
Good morning, Pecan Park Eagle readers, and welcome to Saturday, May 5, 2012, Even as we speak, depending upon when you finally get up, the Houston Babies are either preparing for vintage base ball action, playing the games, just finishing up, or long gone home. The answer depends largely upon your age and, I guess, what kind of Friday night you jut had. At any rate, if it’s early enough come join us. The action starts at 10 AM and we will most likely play two games against Katy whatever other team shows up before the day is done.
The Babies take an undefeated record into this one and are hoping to keep the streak going. Playing by 1860 rules, our role models just happened to the all time champions of perfect seasons, the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings.
Here’s a link to further information on today’s Katy Spring Heritage festival. It also contains an easy to find address for the city park site of all festivities. It’s a lot of good clean family fun, complete with music, food, drink, arts & crafts, vintage ball, and other things to do. So, come join us. The Babies also welcome the presence of additional “cranks” in the crowd. (“Cranks” was the 19th century word for “fans.”)
http://katyheritagefestival.com/w/
Houston Babies General Manager Yours Truly (Bill McCurdy) is shown here modeling an alternate road jersey that we may addd to our team wardrobe if we ever move up to the time in which primitive gloves are used, but for now, we have no immediate plans to make the leap into that level of modernity. Please note that we are acquiring may different logo suggestions for the Babies, but the only official one, so far, is the running and throwing baby by Patrick Lopez that is featured here, just over my right shoulder in the picture.
Happy weekend, everybody. Hope we see some of you today at the Katy Heritage Festival road trip site.
Look for a full report here tomorrow on today’s field action.
The Pecan Park Eagle 
May 5, 2012 at 3:59 pm |
Great photo, Buff! Hmm…how about a little baseball stitching across the bottom of the diaper? …As I sat through three hours of loud electronic NOISE at the Juicebox last night, I yearned for a game with only the natural sounds of fans, er, cranks, and the quiet space between innings. My friend brought up vintage baseball & I mentioned the Babies. Please keep us posted about future games!
May 5, 2012 at 8:56 pm |
Thanks, Sue. Look for changes in that diaper by tomorrow, if not sooner.
May 6, 2012 at 12:25 am |
Great fun ttoday as the Babies continued our unbeaten streak. Couldn’t have beaten a nicer bunch of guys (and gals). There are really no losers in vintage baseball. Thanks to Tom Flores for all his hard work and hospitality to make this happen.
Mike
May 6, 2012 at 3:38 pm |
Sorry I missed the fun! I had planned to be there, but an expired bank card and slow service at the bank office kept me away. Next time….
I agree with Sue: the noise (“music”???) at MM is very unpleasant.