I don't know why I never asked this before. I know I've posted about my involvement in historical base ball on here for years and no one's jumped in and said they play or umped or whatever, but I've never asked as a thread title that might reach out to more on here.
I've been involved with it since 2007. My team is the Welkin BBC of Port Huron, we play teams in the Metro Detroit area and Ontario Canada.
We're an original team, in that we're modeled after a team that played in Port Huron in the 1800's, in fact, in 1867, the Detroit area hosted the World's Base Ball Tournament, and 24 clubs from the United States and Canada took the field to compete in the game that was fast becoming the national pastime. And we were one of the teams involved.
In 2009 our team hosted the VVBA's annual convention. And we had a great match with 200 costumed players taking the field.
I'm the team's umpire, and I also ump on occasions for other teams as well. If anyone is familiar with Mackinac Island, they started hosting Vintage Teams from around the country 3 years ago, last year I went up to ump for one of the tourney weekends, and this year I will going up to do it for at least 3 weekends.
On my team we have 2 other homebrewers. Actually one of the wives of a player on another team homebrews and was on here for awhile.
Here's my base ball card.
Umping on Mackinac Island in the shadow of the Grand Hotel, with Jason "Gypsy" Kladiva the creator of Vintage Base Ball at the Grand Hotel, and former team mate.
Our spouses and Gf's often get involved too.
Our team at a Tournament at Greenfield Village.
Anyone else on here involved????
I've been involved with it since 2007. My team is the Welkin BBC of Port Huron, we play teams in the Metro Detroit area and Ontario Canada.
We're an original team, in that we're modeled after a team that played in Port Huron in the 1800's, in fact, in 1867, the Detroit area hosted the World's Base Ball Tournament, and 24 clubs from the United States and Canada took the field to compete in the game that was fast becoming the national pastime. And we were one of the teams involved.
In 2009 our team hosted the VVBA's annual convention. And we had a great match with 200 costumed players taking the field.
I'm the team's umpire, and I also ump on occasions for other teams as well. If anyone is familiar with Mackinac Island, they started hosting Vintage Teams from around the country 3 years ago, last year I went up to ump for one of the tourney weekends, and this year I will going up to do it for at least 3 weekends.
On my team we have 2 other homebrewers. Actually one of the wives of a player on another team homebrews and was on here for awhile.
Here's my base ball card.
Umping on Mackinac Island in the shadow of the Grand Hotel, with Jason "Gypsy" Kladiva the creator of Vintage Base Ball at the Grand Hotel, and former team mate.
Our spouses and Gf's often get involved too.
Our team at a Tournament at Greenfield Village.
Anyone else on here involved????