Bruce Boisclair

Born on today's date, Bruce Boisclair.

If I was the umpire, I would just check it for dents and then let it go.*

*Ever it a softball with a dented bat (flat spot) aluminum bat? Forget steroids.

Bruce Boisclair

Born on today's date, Bruce Boisclair.

If I was the umpire, I would just check it for dents and then let it go.*

*Ever hit a softball with a dented (flat spot) aluminum bat? Forget steroids!

Larry Biittner

Born on this date, Larry Biittner.

"Bruse Boisclar hit a sinker at my feet. I caught it, but my glove opened up when it hit the ground, the ball rolled out and my cap covered it up. Jerry Martin came running over from center field. He's laughing into his glove and yelling, 'It's under your bleeping cap.' The Bleacher Bums are shouting, 'Hat! Hat! Hat!' Boisclair must have been confused too, because he hesitated rounding second. That gave me time to pick the ball up and throw him out at third. I'll bet no one remembers that."

Bruce Boisclair

Born on today's date, Bruce Boisclair.

If I was the umpire, I would just check it for dents and then let it go.*

*Ever hit a softball with a dented (flat spot) aluminum bat? Forget steroids.

Bruce Boisclair

If I was the umpire, I would check it for dents. Otherwise, I would let it go.*

*I played softball with a guy who had an aluminum bat severely dented in a few spots so much that parts of it resembled a cricket bat. Once in a while, the umpires would tell him to get a new bat but usually they didn't notice and let him hit with it. Let me tell you, hitting a softball on the flat spot of that bat was the equivalent of hitting a super ball. The ultimate weapon.