Old-time baseball makes comeback

[swp2012]

2:13 nickname CRAZY LEG HEDLUND

[jpschubbs]

This is awesome.

[InflatableConan2]

If you love old baseball you gotta see my Conan O'Brien 1864 segment! It's the most hilarious segment you'll ever see in your life!

[mikematij2]

haha terrible video, you guys poorly portrayed the game of baseball... it was more revolved around this bored town having an excuse to hold some event. anyway, you guys had a bunch people who didnt know what they were doing. the baseball gods frowned upon this day.

[Crazy4Sk8in]

pringles guy at the begginning

[MJ1341]

I'll have to disagree with the umpires being treated with respect. The 19th century saw some of the worst outright cheating ever in baseball. With the cheating peaking in the 1890's. King Kelly would go from 1st to 3rd without touching 2nd when the Ump was turned. Ballplayers would hold the runner on the bag for a sec or 2 after the ball was hit.

[MykeFoo]

someone watched Ken Burns' "Baseball" huh??

[MJ1341]

Yeah "Baseball" was good. I enjoyed reading "Total baseball'", and "Bill James Abstract.", "The baseball Timeline."

I play OOTP Baseball simulation game and i always like starting in 1871. You start learning more about players like Ross Barnes, Ned Williamson, Tommy Bond. There were more great players besides just Cap Anson.

Plus the rules were different. For a while, batters could call the pitch.

Just great to see the way the game evolved over time.

[dgard20]

very neat. Thanks

[soccerhotty4316]

the paper boy was in my band class too

[evandadolphin]

Oh and I know who that paper boy kid was he was in my band class lol

[evandadolphin]

Dangit I wish I went to that, I'm from Hingham but I moved to NC. =(

[justwatchingvids]

cool video, but I doubt there were PA systems like that to announce pinch runners:)

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[vanparty]

That looked like fun. Why wasn't every player required to use an "old" 19 century glove? What ball were you using?