tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7240193375654745928.post6768203608445469554..comments2024-03-26T11:08:24.729-04:00Comments on foul bunt: Ebay MysteryWilliam Regenthalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06802296646537948234noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7240193375654745928.post-19045404099363714522011-08-17T22:08:49.637-04:002011-08-17T22:08:49.637-04:00First time I saw one of these was 1981. It had be...First time I saw one of these was 1981. It had been used so much that it was very soft. At college we played an intramural sport called: mushball. Like softball, but the sphere was rarely hit out of the infield.<br /><br />In fact, we would have two games going on at the same time on the football field in opposite corners. Never any interference from the other game.<br /><br />When I moved to Chicago in the mid 1980s it was <i>the</i> game to play.Mark Aubreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03022715354021247303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7240193375654745928.post-78514984492038032092011-08-17T21:27:59.724-04:002011-08-17T21:27:59.724-04:00Very cool piece. I wish I had a man cave.Very cool piece. I wish I had a man cave.TheRealDFGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12124717470072185198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7240193375654745928.post-21271687783423099112011-08-17T21:19:11.149-04:002011-08-17T21:19:11.149-04:00Wow, thanks guys. I was a little disappointed at ...Wow, thanks guys. I was a little disappointed at first, but now, I'm kind of amused at it. I'm going to add it to the man cave as a conversation piece.William Regenthalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06802296646537948234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7240193375654745928.post-61220589842179951382011-08-17T19:36:24.584-04:002011-08-17T19:36:24.584-04:00We called them moonballs and we played softball wi...We called them moonballs and we played softball with them, gloveless, at recess in grade school (late 60's, early 70's) If it was all boys playing, we'd usually throw the ball *at* you to get you out. We couldn't do that to girls, the nuns would have beat us silly with that pointer stick they used to whack our knuckles!Anthony Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12235433322648199652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7240193375654745928.post-77392627924679966362011-08-17T19:21:15.902-04:002011-08-17T19:21:15.902-04:00I agree with the others...a 16" Clincher. Th...I agree with the others...a 16" Clincher. That brings back memories of church picnics and sore hands. Out of the box it is as hard as a 12" softball, and with no gloves, it can sting! It softens up some after being hit a while, but it's no "soft" ball. I brought a new one with me when we moved to Michigan, and when I break it out to play, I get some strange looks and lots of questions. "What is that?". "Where is your mitt?"Wrigley Waxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04609243184562074109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7240193375654745928.post-3651895314248708702011-08-17T19:02:52.384-04:002011-08-17T19:02:52.384-04:00I played it as a kid. If you weren't good it ...I played it as a kid. If you weren't good it caused a lot of jammed fingers. Here's a link to a picture of a ball with the classic red box: http://static.upillar.com/pictures/resources/384589/scaled/151.JPG?1274298708Hackenbushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15507810776309048794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7240193375654745928.post-23285012510935127982011-08-17T18:54:13.934-04:002011-08-17T18:54:13.934-04:00What you have there is a good old Chicago style 16...What you have there is a good old Chicago style 16 inch softball. The game is played without gloves and still lives on all over the Chicagoland area. Not sure if it's popular anywhere else, but in Chicago it's as much of a staple as the deep dish pizza.gritz76https://www.blogger.com/profile/14716689554072581505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7240193375654745928.post-10545447740258229882011-08-17T18:30:55.675-04:002011-08-17T18:30:55.675-04:00Looks like a "clincher" softball used mo...Looks like a "clincher" softball used mostly in adult softball leagues. The softball you have pictured looks like the smaller size used in youth girls softball. There is a larger size used in high school much closer to the same size as the ball you got. they can be found at most all sporting goods stores, Modells, Dick's, Sports Authority, etc.BA Bennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08150345904848914238noreply@blogger.com