Do You Remember… Little League Baseball
Yesterday, as I was watching the University of Hawaii baseball game on TV, I starting thinking back of when I used to play Little League baseball.
Back in our day – unlike the 5 and 6 year old kids that play in today’s leagues – we had to wait until we were 8 years old. And then we’d have to start at the T-ball level. For those of you who may not be familiar with T-ball, a pitcher didn’t actually pitch a baseball for the batter to hit – rather the ball was placed on an adjustable tee and the batter hit the ball off the tee. And the “T” also served as home plate.
No, that’s not me…
Then after 1 year of T-ball, we graduated to the “minor” league. But instead of hitting off a tee, we were batting against a real pitcher. We didn’t get to wear metal spikes on our shoes and couldn’t take a lead off of the base until the pitched ball passed the batter. But we felt so “big time” compare to T-ball.
In fact, here’s a picture of the team I was on – the Yankees – that LostHawaiian recently sent me. (Mahalo, LostHawaiian). I won’t tell you which one he is. There is also Shoyu Burner in the picture too. And that’s my dad on the right – who was the team manager.
The Yankees – Kainalu Minor League Champions
After playing in the “Minors”, most moved up to play in the “Major” league. But I opted to stay in the Minors and spent my three eligible years playing on the Minor Yankees, then the Cubs, and my final year back on the Yankees. And my dad was the manager for all three teams. And we were first place champions all three years.
Then from Minors, when I turned 13 – I started playing in the Senior league. Now we’re talking. Metal spike shoes, taking leads, stealing bases, and especially – our uniforms were full on jersey, pants, and even leggings. Of course I had my mother cut my leggings and put elastic on the bottom so I could wear my leggings up high – as that was the trend back then. We so wanted to be like the big league players. Heck, we even tried chewing tobacco. Okay, I didn’t. But my friends did. Their face started turning red as they were chewing it. And they said it was hot – that it burned their mouth. That’s when the began spitting it out.
I played 3 years in Senior league on the “Islanders”. We were an okay team but the Red Sox was the team to beat.
As for my positions – in the Minors, I played catcher. I loved wearing all that gear and getting all dirty. Plus, that position never got boring because I’d be in on every play (or pitch). And in the Seniors, I played left field as I was second string catcher behind of Billy Cooper.
And like all little league baseball players – we had our idols. Since I was a catcher – my idol was Johnny Bench – catcher of the Cincinnati Reds. I even wore number 5.
But eventually baseball lost out to surfing and that was the end of my baseball days.
Did you or your brothers play Little League baseball? Maybe you continued on to high school baseball or even AJA baseball? What do you remember about playing little league baseball? The field? The smell of the leather glove? Getting beaned while up to bat? Share your little league baseball memories with us.
Keoni
February 20th, 2012 at 12:53 am #
I never played little league. I did play a little bit as a small kid in our teams from different units at MHS, but not a lot. I was miserable at the sport – couldn’t hit, nor catch, and I was lucky if I got the ball within 15 feet of whomever I threw it to!!!
Needless to say, I was the last picked for teams in gym class.
But I was an excellent bench warmer!
volleymom2
February 20th, 2012 at 4:39 am #
My brother started with t ball, then moved to minor and then to major league. Used to go watch him play all the time as well as some of the other guys ( what an excuse, huh?). He also played baseball in high school, too. I used to get jealous cuz I wanted to play and there was nothing for girls back then. How the world has changed now!! I like watching baseball in person, but on tv- bor- ing….
ankleBYTERS
February 20th, 2012 at 6:46 am #
Little League baseball….boy I have many fond memories of playing, even thou I only played two years
The glove I used was ordered from the Spiegel catalog. I still have that glove, the leather stitching is broken in a few place. I played intramural softball with it for many years.
I didn’t start to play organized baseball until I was 10, ‘minor’ league on an army base, for the Dodgers, in Japan. I’ve played with the neighborhood kids in pickup games so I was familiar with the game. They stuck me out in right field in the beginning…I was the original LINSANITY
….seems to be no mans land for players coaches have never seen play before. It wasn’t long before I became one of their pitchers and when I wasn’t pitching, 2nd/SS since our team was like the Bad News Bears, maybe worse 
Some games our coach wasn’t there and we’d have one of the parents man the dugout and we’d handle everything else….lineups, 1st/3rd base coaches…it was like the Key Stone cops out there sometimes. I threw a no hitter in one game, not because I had heat or a wicked curve ball (I could barely get my fingers around the ball)…the mercy rule helped, one of the few games that we won 
I was just plain WILD in the beginning. The coach would tell me “that’s ok, they’re afraid of you now”….he was right, as I beaned so many batters, it must have worked. Eventually the other teams pounded the heck out of me as my location improved during the season….when you’re like 4′ tall, 50mph is a dream. Our pitchers would try all sorts of pitches anyways…most didn’t work…one, two, three finger fast balls, side arm, and we even tried to throw knuckle balls…pitches were bouncing up to the plate, behind the batters, over the catcher’s head….many HBs. We came in dead last that year but we had a lot of fun playing together. There were no parental pressure back then…heck, most of our parents never showed up…my dad never saw a game that season.
I made the All Star team but didn’t play in it as I quit before the game…the coach of the team was unlike anyone I’ve met before….F-bombs all the time, lots of yelling. I look back at it and this is one of the things I’ve regretted doing from back then.
The next year I moved up to the ‘Major’ league (11-12 years old) and was drafted by the Cubs….the start of how I became a die hard Cubs fan. The coaches were Puerto Rico, brothers who knew their baseball. No pitching for me anymore as I was slotted for 2nd base and leading off, not because I could hit like Ichiro, but because I was the smallest player on the field. I drew many walks and could swipe a few bases…no watching the pitchers move to the plate as we couldn’t lead or leave until the ball reaches the plate. We ended up 1st in our division and played for the base World Series against the other divisional winner in a 3 game playoff. We won the first game, lost the second and became champions by winning the third game. I remember hitting a single in the last game but have no recall on what happened in the first two games. One thing I do remember is that our pitcher’s dad had a 45rpm record player in his car, hanging below the dashboard – just like the removable 8 track players that we use to have in our cars – and we would listen to R&B music on the way to/from the games.
That was the extent of my Little League play…we moved to HI in the fall and I never played again except for pickup games with friends and against other social clubs. I remember playing hardball and softball games at the school field next to the Bay View golf course. It had an outfield fence and we would all try to hit homers over the fence.
Only my oldest played in Little League…T-Ball and already I could see the parental influences on their kids to be the best and “win” at all costs. The coach was a work of art…favored his son in playing time and once blamed me for losing a game as a 3rd base coach
He played one year and then it was on to hockey…so it was with my youngest son from the beginning as he never played an inning of baseball.
sally
February 20th, 2012 at 8:25 am #
We should make a MLC game. LOL Yah, ankles, we’d do that for you!
ankleBYTERS
February 20th, 2012 at 8:26 am #
Seawalker:
Knicks vs Nets today at 17:30 ET…same site as the one from Friday evening…I think Carmello will be playing tonight…should be interesting to see how he assimilates to the offense…
Speaking of Asian names…one of my co-worker’s grand parent immigrated from Europe to the US. On Ellis Island during registration they asked for his full name… _______ Moy…well, the immigration peeps transposed it to Moy _______, so his surname is ________ instead of Moy .
Lin Seawalker….Seawalker Lin….same same
sally
February 20th, 2012 at 8:28 am #
Mine was a football family. Didn’t learn about baseball until my 20′s, someone explained the strategy to me then it became not so boring.
As with any other sport I have ADOS. Can’t just sit thru a game, I’ll watch here and there. The only exception is Little League Baseball World Series when Hawaii kids are playing. Those have got to be the most exciting and pride swelling games evarrrrr!
ankleBYTERS
February 20th, 2012 at 8:49 am #
Hey, have you notice these days that the stirrups can no longer be seen on most ball players. The bottom of their pants legs goes all the way down to their shoe tops….ugly looking
ankleBYTERS
February 20th, 2012 at 8:59 am #
Sally:
OOOOOOHHHHHHH WOW
The Annual COED MLC Softball Tournament….the winning team will receive a case of salonpas, bottles of Ibuprofen and Tylenol, and band aids for blisters…. 
The losers – BL Lime 
LINDA KATO
February 20th, 2012 at 9:09 am #
Good morning MLCers
Happy Monday 
Enjoy your President’s day Holiday
LINDA KATO
February 20th, 2012 at 9:16 am #
My brother played baseball at Aiea High School. I don’t remember his teams name, don’t know how he played in the late 60′s, never went to any games but he told me they were consistent, they lost every game. He also played football but loved to swim most of all. My first daughter, played baseball in the 80′s before girls played on any teams. I objected to it, thought it was a “boy’s sport” but she played well. Eased up on sports when my other daughter got into basketball and soccer. Changed my mantra to if the kid wants to play something, let them if it doesn’t affect school work.
LINDA KATO
February 20th, 2012 at 9:19 am #
Our youngest son tried little league baseball until someone hit him in the head with the baseball. End of that sport for him. He was too afraid the pitcher would hit him in the head again. He became master of the computer games, still does today to “relax” he says. I don’t like to watch any sport game but like to watch hubby enjoying a game. I have more fun watching him jump up and down and get all excited over a ball game
LINDA KATO
February 20th, 2012 at 9:21 am #
Rod: Your Dad is a handsome man
LINDA KATO
February 20th, 2012 at 9:24 am #
Keoni: You’re great with taxes and mental stuff
You have other talents 
ankles and Seawalker: we all know love their football and other sports
Rod: Now I know you played baseball then loved surfing
Fun history
M
February 20th, 2012 at 10:13 am #
Guud morning MLCers!
I only played softball for my church years ago.
Mark'75
February 20th, 2012 at 10:31 am #
I played PAL baseball, which was very competitive in town back then. A lot of great ball players came from that league…except me. Yep, I was the kid who trotted out to rightfield late in the game and heard my mom go, “oh no” under her breath. Gloves? Right away I knew I was in the minority being left-handed. We were so limited in the choices of gloves (still so today).
I played for the KBA (Kapahulu Businessmen’s Association) Giants, and from the next year, we became the Kapahulu Alii’s. Over time, I did get better, but baseball really wasn’t for me.
Mark'75
February 20th, 2012 at 10:40 am #
I took my lumps, literally tankobu style, getting hit in the head from pop flies to getting beaned on the head at bat. We didn’t have batting helmets ’til much later, only the hard press-board like ear phones that wrapped around the back of the head with elastic straps over the top.
Mark'75
February 20th, 2012 at 10:52 am #
Our son played baseball through high school. I recall in his second year of minors, there was a small boy who was really afraid of the ball. Every time a ball was thrown or hit to him, he’d step aside and chase it down. The coach was getting frustrated with him, so I took him aside.
I started rolling the ball to him and slowly built up his confidence in getting over his fear. It was one of my proudest moments when in a game, a grounder passed between his legs (he didn’t bail). Late in the season, he caught his first flyball in a game. He started to cry. My son ran out from his first base position to get his throw in. There was silence, until I heard my son go, “Oh my god!”
Mark'75
February 20th, 2012 at 11:06 am #
In the ’60′s our baseball uniforms were the old fashioned flannel ones. Shirts with the sewn on team name and numbers and piping. The pants were baggy. I remember using elastic garters to bind the bottoms of the pants to the top of the leggings to keep the pants from covering the leggings.
Mark'75
February 20th, 2012 at 11:14 am #
We used wood bats back then (was no such thing as aluminum bats). Had to hold the bat with the label facing you so the ball won’t crack the bat. But sometimes that didn’t matter. Remember you had to hit the ball right with wood bats or else it would sting?
In one of my son’s leagues, may have been Babe Ruth, they had a wood bat tournament. Had to teach him how to hold the wood bat. Wow, the sound of a wood bat hitting a ball, now THAT’s baseball!
Mark'75
February 20th, 2012 at 11:32 am #
Some little league laffs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXLUncbZKbs
sally
February 20th, 2012 at 12:11 pm #
I had the honor, privilege, and pleasure of knowing baseball great Wally Yonamine. He was a most humble, kind, gentle man and never used the accolades to push his weight around.
When I first met him I had never heard his name (not a sports nut, remember?). He said he played baseball in his younger days. I asked questions and he told me stories… but none of those stories included his honors nor his greatness.
So I googled him. Next time I saw him I apologized for how ignorant I was and he was so humble, even playing down my ignorance. I asked more questions, he told me more stories. I loved hearing them.
Then one day he said he was going back to Japan, I thought for a vacay. He returned and told me about his induction to the Japan Hall of Fame. He went on to tell me of his days with the 49ers.
I saw him on and off thru the years, then I met a gentleman who was a friend of his and said Wally was not well. He passed away a couple of years later.
Wally signed a baseball for me that I keep on display at home. He actually signed three, one to donate to my Kaimuki High School Foundation Fundraiser when I chaired the Silent Auction committee, the other I gave to my friend/attorney.
He flies with angels now, and is surely running bases in heaven.
Wally Yonamine… long vid but so worth the watch.
http://youtu.be/7lp5j1upTWw
Seawalker
February 20th, 2012 at 2:31 pm #
Hey @ankles, you ready for some basketball? Yup, same link works. Even Mrs. S is hovering over the computer. What gives? Must be the young Chinese boy looks of Lin. Talk about robbing the cradle.
ankleBYTERS
February 20th, 2012 at 2:36 pm #
Game is on now…
ankleBYTERS
February 20th, 2012 at 2:36 pm #
Seawalker:
Mz. Cougar
hemajang
February 20th, 2012 at 3:20 pm #
yeah, Wally Yonamine was a huge nisei sports star along the likes of Tommy Kono and Ford Konno. I didn’t play any organized sports growing up in a rural community. The closest league was too far but we played a lot of pick up games at our park. Was good fun playing until you cannot see the ball, making up rules as we go along, no adults, just small patots having good fun. I was junk at all the sports so just as well I didn’t play on a real team. The closest I came was playing softball in my early twenties on a industrial mountainball league team… we were junk, losing like 33-4, etc.
My daughter played bobby sox, and boys played some pinto baseball but focused on soccer which became an all-year round sport for them. Grandson playing pinto baseball now. Coach pitches. You be surprised on how good these 7-8 year old players are. Previous season he played Shetland which is t-ball if the player can’t hit a coach underhand pitch. No 3 outs and change sides, they just go through 6-7? batters then change sides.
Seawalker
February 20th, 2012 at 3:45 pm #
I dunno, @ankles, the Nets look pretty tough. What, Lin has 9 points so far? And Melo is a dud. Maybe the second half will be different.
ankleBYTERS
February 20th, 2012 at 3:48 pm #
Seawalker:
Maybe they are tired….3 games in 4 days. Doesn’t help with Chandler out with 3 fouls….
ankleBYTERS
February 20th, 2012 at 4:24 pm #
Seawalker:
Williams is LINconscious with his 3 pointers
LINDA KATO
February 20th, 2012 at 5:41 pm #
Good evening everyone
Enjoyed your stories
ankleBYTERS
February 20th, 2012 at 5:49 pm #
They used pitching machines when my son played….pitched as WILD as I did at times
Seawalker
February 20th, 2012 at 6:59 pm #
When you’re young and Pake, all the world’s a stage. So as an ultimate insult, my friends used to say my glove was elcheapo, as in “duckie” glove. But if you think Mario Mon(i)co was a hitting machine for the Bows, I could hit the hell out of the ball.
Seawalker
February 20th, 2012 at 7:03 pm #
“Rod: Your Dad is a handsome man!”
Like father, like son. No doubt. But like with any good estate planning, the generation-skipping tax is a tool far too few utilize. But @Rod did. Nah, @Rod, you handsome too!
Seawalker
February 20th, 2012 at 7:09 pm #
The coach of the Little League guys that came in second a couple years ago was our classmate, Bryan Yosh(i)i. Go Tigers!
Rodney
February 20th, 2012 at 10:34 pm #
@Mark’75 – I remember the wrap-around head gear. That’s what we used in T-Ball. In the minors, we had those HUGE helmets.
Rodney
February 20th, 2012 at 10:38 pm #
You know, I didn’t really care to play baseball. I suppose that since my 3 older brothers all played baseball, my dad automatically assumed that I wanted to play too.
Truth be told, I was always, ALWAYS afraid of getting beaned. In fact I did get beaned a couple few times, but on the arm or the thigh. Wasn’t too bad. I was most fearful of getting beaned in the face.
But since I was playing baseball – I made the most of it. As a matter of fact, I was kinda obsessed in the sport.
Rodney
February 20th, 2012 at 10:45 pm #
I remember during little league, we wore baseball shoes with plastic cleats. We used to buy a new pair at the start of every season. But this one season, my dad said there was a new trend in baseball shoes and he bought me a pair of Adidas soccer shoes. I loved wearing those shoes with the trademark 3 stripes on the side labeling them as Adidas.
Rodney
February 20th, 2012 at 10:45 pm #
Remember when baseball shoes were only in black? Wasn’t it Vida Blue who was the first one to wear white baseball shoes?
ankleBYTERS
February 21st, 2012 at 5:56 am #
Seawalker:
Here’s Lin’s new crib….not too shabby…
http://www.nydailynews.com/real-estate/knicks-phenom-jeremy-lin-homeless-moving-a-swanky-bachelor-pad-white-plains-article-1.1022464
Seawalker
February 21st, 2012 at 6:02 am #
One time in a company softball game, took a bean by the softball to the shoulder. Someone was throwing from 3rd and took my eyes off the ball for a split-second. Kapow! That hurt. Never seen such ugly bruising except when my knee got busted in Klum Gym during the Friday college basketball days. Baseball is the only sport that’s hard to watch for me, except when the Bows are playing. Missed the Tat(s)uno playing days, but the buggah was in my class after he came back from Japan. Remember going to the Rainbows game even before Les Murakami stadium was built. Bryan Duq(q)uette was throwing that night. His velocity was awesome, just awesome. A fastball in baseball works the same way as the first-serve in tennis. If you have a rocket of a serve, you literally put you’re opponent on their heals.
Seawalker
February 21st, 2012 at 6:06 am #
@ankles – That’s why he’s Taiwanese, and not a Pake. A true Pake would not splurge like that. But good for him, he deserves it. He should be raking in a few millions next season. “I owe, I owe… so off to work I go…”
M
February 21st, 2012 at 6:32 am #
Guud morning MLCers!
M
February 21st, 2012 at 6:50 am #
Everytime I take some time off from work, even just one day, when I come back my pen is missing and stuff on my desk is moved around. Why do people do that? It really irratates me. :X
M
February 21st, 2012 at 6:51 am #
Mark'75
February 21st, 2012 at 7:53 am #
@Rodney: Yeah, black shoes were the standard. When white shoes first appeared, I remember only the best players had them. So I never had them, would’ve been ‘make A’ if I did.
LINDA KATO
February 21st, 2012 at 9:53 am #
M: It’s because you use a good pen
My fine point black pen I bought myself was always missing too 
I don’t miss those days 
So nice to be retired 
LINDA KATO
February 21st, 2012 at 9:54 am #
Good morning MLCers
Happy Tuesday 
Nice, cool, breezy day in Hawaii
Have a great day everyone
Mike in Waipio
February 21st, 2012 at 4:22 pm #
When my brother played Little League, our Dad helped run the league and I learned to be a scorekeeper. While I love the game of baseball, I had never played Little League. In fact, I have never played organized baseball. Instead, I played softball (slow pitch and mountainball) beginning with my school friends and playing in various leagues for 40 years. I enjoy watching baseball and softball . . . especially UH baseball and UH Wahine softball. How about that awesome Wahine team!!
snow
February 21st, 2012 at 5:40 pm #
My husband used to play Little League, high school baseball and, later, AJA. I’m sure there were some other stops in between that I can’t remember. My son always talks about the time my husband played catch with him when he was little that he missed catching the ball and ended up getting a black eye!
After that incident, my son never did play baseball, not even T-Ball!
LINDA KATO
February 21st, 2012 at 5:48 pm #
Good evening, MLCers
Mark'75
February 21st, 2012 at 5:57 pm #
Opening Day at Moiliili Field. Seeing all the teams and divisions on opening day. Wow, PAL really was big then. It felt real good standing among the various teams and it gave you a sense of belonging. We especially felt privileged to see Mayor Neal Blaisdell at the opening ceremony!
Mark'75
February 21st, 2012 at 6:02 pm #
We played a lot of our games at Cartwright Field. There were a few on our team who could hit homers out of the park. Coach challenged us by offering a steak dinner with each homerun. Well, I never got one. It was such a feat. Funny how your perspective changes as you grow up and realize how small the park really is, but back then it was huge!
Mark'75
February 21st, 2012 at 6:48 pm #
Sometime in my final year of baseball, I was made a starter. I perked up when the coach called my name in the batting order and position BEFORE the game. It was exciting to take the field after the initial team cheer instead of heading to the bench as always. Yes, it was my best year of baseball and the game became fun. But after that season, I told mom I was done with baseball. She said, “Good, no need make potluck!”
Seawalker
February 21st, 2012 at 6:57 pm #
One time, sneaked in and ate a whole bag of Hoody’s salted peanuts at L.R. Stadium. Forgot how many beers it took to wash it all down. Gosh, that place had some real diehards. Bentos, musubis, and everything else under the sun for the Tutus and Sistahs and their families.
Seawalker
February 21st, 2012 at 7:01 pm #
Remember going to the Islanders games at Aloha Stadium. Caught the bus. But nothing beat the only game in town as those were the pre-Bows days. “Boom, off the wall.” Always wondered how Keiter could make up such stories describing a baseball game.
M
February 21st, 2012 at 7:13 pm #
I remember going to the termite palace and watching the Hawaii Islanders.
Mark'75
February 21st, 2012 at 7:19 pm #
Growing up, I went to a lot of Hawaii Islander baseball games at Honolulu Stadium. Nothing creates a better atmosphere at a baseball game than an organ playing in the background. From “Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” to “chooka chooka chooka” when the umpire sweeps homeplate, to theme songs for each Islander batter stepping up to the plate, it’s the organ that really sets the scene. So I can remember standing in the outfield, imagining I’m some Islander and pretending to hear the organ playing. Maybe that explains why I missed some hits while daydreaming in the field.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ISrRTpqSJE
Mark'75
February 21st, 2012 at 7:22 pm #
@M: Howz that Kalani Falcon soccer team?! They nearly pulled it off! Yeah, playing four days in a row is a stretch, but they left it all on the field against Mililani. Looks like a young team and they’ll be back next year!
M
February 21st, 2012 at 7:36 pm #
@Mark, they did very well, nothing to be ashamed of. They lost only 2 games and both where to Mililani. This was only the 2nd year for coach Mike at Kalani and I think he will be coach of the year again and most of the team returns next year too.
Shoyu burner
February 21st, 2012 at 7:46 pm #
Rod, das one old picture! Brings back memories of getting beaned all the time, since I was a lefty…..
hemajang
February 21st, 2012 at 7:53 pm #
Kalani got those 2 Japan boys that were outstanding. Moribe was a huge force but think he took on too big a role and didn’t have enough support. Mililani was able to control the middle for much of the game and their defense is very good. I had heard from one of the assistant coaches at the beginning of the season that he would have been surprised if they didn’t make it to the state finals but when I watched them play Kapolei during the regular season I though Kapolei was the better team, more aggressive and beat Mililani to the ball for much of the night. Mililani was lucky to have tied the game. The OIA finals was a different story where Mililani was in control and Kapolei was very undisciplined. Son played on Mililani’s first state championship team so I was rooting for Jeff Yamamoto…a good guy and coach.
Mark'75
February 21st, 2012 at 8:11 pm #
Yep, two outstanding teams! Could tell Kalani lacked depth and was exhausted in the championship game. Mililani had the first round bye and they had a lot of energy left. It was quite a battle though, in the second half. I agree that Kapolei was undisciplined, as it showed in the semifinal game with Kalani.
Rodney
February 21st, 2012 at 8:12 pm #
@Shoyu Burner – Yup, didn’t have many lefties back then. Pitchers had a hard time adjusting to lefties.
hemajang
February 21st, 2012 at 8:37 pm #
Yeah, it was great that 2 public schools were in the finals. I would have loved to watch Kalani beat Punahou in the state playoffs. Was getting tired of ILH dominance…in all sports, they have so much advantage in resources and attract? a lot of talent from all over the island.
M
February 21st, 2012 at 9:40 pm #
Kalani football might get better too with the Lee brothers coaching there.
Seawalker
February 21st, 2012 at 10:09 pm #
It’s a 2-way street for the ILH to get the best players on the island. By doing so, the school wins titles. Titles bring prestige. Prestige brings notoriety. Notoriety brings more attention. Attention gets your players into college and more new recruits to your school. How’s that for a vicious cycle? The rich-ILH gets richer, the poor-OIA get poorer. Fact of life…
Seawalker
February 21st, 2012 at 10:28 pm #
@ankles – The Knicks play the Hawks tomorrow, and they draw the Heat on Thursday. Whoa, Nelly… ain’t that a barn-burner of a matchup? Wade and LaBron and Bosch vs. Stoudemire and Mello and Lin. Notice when Lin shoots the 3-ball. If it’s good, it’s nothing but net. The rim never rattles. Now, that’s if Lin hits the shot. More impressed by his scoring accolades than his ball-handling skills, at this point. But coach says to let ‘em play and his all-around game will eventually come.
M
February 22nd, 2012 at 6:24 am #
Guud Morning MLcers
LINDA KATO
February 22nd, 2012 at 9:04 am #
Good morning MLCers
Happy Wednesday 
Hello, Shoyu burner, long time no post
Which one in the picture is you 
Have a great day everyone
ankleBYTERS
February 22nd, 2012 at 2:41 pm #
Seawalker:
….and the game is on….same site..
ankleBYTERS
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:37 pm #
44 TOs by both team
LINDA KATO
February 22nd, 2012 at 7:46 pm #
Good evening sports lovers
