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Chapter 7: The Games – PLAY BALL
The Central Park Softball Leagues – A BLOG SERIES BY ALEC RILL
Keeping Score
Now that we met the players and learned where they come from and how the Central Park fields culture created over 100+ years gave birth to this beautiful community, let’s see them play and remember: no pain no gain!
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Batting while bending the bat
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Stealing base
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Safe!
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Who said softball is strictly for humans!
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Your gonna need bigger shoes!
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A coed game
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Some use their heads
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Ballet dancers are welcome
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To wash…or… not to wash, that’s the question
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No pain… no gain….. he gained A LOT!
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Friends don’t let friends have pain
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Napping?
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Resting
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