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Old Fri Jul 13, 2007, 02:23am
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Originally Posted by PeteBooth

That's the BIG difference between today and "back in the day" When I played there were no coaches/ no umpires and MOST IMPORTANT No parents. We simply played and had fun. Made up our own rules depending upon how many players we had.
Honestly, Pete, it was fun but it was also a constant argument. In all of this having fun, the competition to win was still fierce. Better than today? Yeppers and noperrs. Few played, only if chosen, today many play with being chosen forgotten.
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