You were the first person I thought of when I found out what was going on! Which was standing outside the gates at 10:45am, chatting with a guy I see every time I go to McCoy and whose name I rather embarrassingly don't know. I'd have tipped you off if I'd had any idea! Apparently they play a game at McCoy every August. I'll try to be better informed next year.
Eeee, I hope you're able to find out! And every August? I wonder if they have a website...I'll have to plan my vacation around them if I can find out the date!
This is from the Providence Grays blog, in reference to the 2007 game...
The game was curtailed after four innings, and thus was not an official game. This was done to accomodate a special exhibition of gloved base ball which President Norton arranged as an unusual spectacle for the regular patrons. The two teams were the Knight Base Ball Club of Charlotte, and the Pawtucket Red Stockings, who style themselves the "Pawsox." These teams count only four balls for a base on balls, are not permitted to select their own strike zones, and most importantly wear enormous leather baskets upon their hands with with to catch flies. These baskets did allow for some pretty infield plays, but seemed to hinder the out-fielders; the Pawtucket right fielder [Brandon Moss!] dropped one easy fly any of the Grays or Game Hens could have caught. He was said to be a superior player, much courted by the big clubs, and may not have been accustomed to the device. Despite the difficulty of use, these gloves may serve to reduce injuries, and some wide-awake
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WHY WAS I NOT THERE FOR THIS? I play 1860s baseball and I'm all for 1880s baseball, too...waaaah!
And those are beautiful! I always get excited to see the PawSox. And I am mad at Reddick for not wearing those socks for you! Grrr.
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The game was curtailed after four innings, and thus was not an official game. This was done to accomodate a special exhibition of gloved base ball which President Norton arranged as an unusual spectacle for the regular patrons. The two teams were the Knight Base Ball Club of Charlotte, and the Pawtucket Red Stockings, who style themselves the "Pawsox." These teams count only four balls for a base on balls, are not permitted to select their own strike zones, and most importantly wear enormous leather baskets upon their hands with with to catch flies. These baskets did allow for some pretty infield plays, but seemed to hinder the out-fielders; the Pawtucket right fielder [Brandon Moss!] dropped one easy fly any of the Grays or Game Hens could have caught. He was said to be a superior player, much courted by the big clubs, and may not have been accustomed to the device. Despite the difficulty of use, these gloves may serve to reduce injuries, and some wide-awake ( ... )
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