That spontaneity is gone

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Posted by Dave_K on October 29, 2022 at 10:20:04

In Reply to: The joy of spontaneity. posted by ghost of olddude55 on October 28, 2022 at 11:14:06:

Kids don't roam free anymore. Even in safe middle class suburban neighborhoods where the only traffic is from residents. People always want to blame over-protective parents for it, but in my experience the bigger problem is schedules. Once kids are of school age, most have two working parents and activities to schedule around. Summer just isn't the same for kids with working parents.

When I was a kid, summer vacation meant sleeping in, eating breakfast in front of the TV, then walking or riding over to my friends' houses to get something going. Most days, that started with a lot of "What do you want to do? I don't know, what do you want to do. I don't know..." but then we'd end up on an adventure or gathering neighborhood kids together for a game. Baseball was tough because you had to drive to a ball field, so we played wiffle ball, football, street hockey, soccer, and basketball.

As an adult, baseball remains difficult. Around here, we have popular adult leagues for soccer and hockey and basketball, but not for baseball. Even softball leagues seem to be on the decline.

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RE: For the first time since 1950, there are no Black Americans in the World Series - pondfish50 11:57:12 10/29/22 (0)

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and probably the reverse in basketball? - LtMandella 09:53:34 10/28/22 (0)

RE: For the first time since 1950, there are no Black Americans in the World Series - Inmate51 06:27:52 10/28/22 (0)

Why spend years toiling in the minors, when you can come straight out of...- - Chris Garrett 04:33:19 10/28/22 (7)

Dunno about your section of the country... - ghost of olddude55 04:42:39 10/28/22 (6)

Traveling leagues at age 8 - Dave_K 05:56:16 10/28/22 (2)

The joy of spontaneity. - ghost of olddude55 11:14:06 10/28/22 (1)

That spontaneity is gone - Dave_K 10/29/2210:20:04 10/29/22 (0)

Football and Basketball offer "immediate gratification"... - dark_dave56 05:46:46 10/28/22 (0)

MLB has the Latin-American markets to draw from...- - Chris Garrett 04:57:50 10/28/22 (1)

Baseball got short shrift even as far back as when I was in HS. - ghost of olddude55 05:00:13 10/28/22 (0)

The Pittsburgh Pirates fielded the first all Black lineup. - ghost of olddude55 03:29:29 10/28/22 (0)

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That spontaneity is gone - Dave_K 10/29/2210:20:04 10/29/22 (0)

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