Batter Up! Katie Steps to the Plate to Learn About the Ty Cobb Senior Baseball League

2 8 7 3 2 ALL IF THERE'S ONE THING WE KNOW ABOUT DELMARVA LIFE. KATIE'S A REALLY IT'S THAT SHE LOVES SPORTS AND SHE'S COMPETITIVE WHICH MAKES HER THE PERFECT PERSON TO GET US ALL PUMPED UP FOR THE TY COBB SENIOR BASEBALL LEAGUE. NOW IF YOU'RE WATCHING DEL MARVA LIFE AND THINKING I'M TOO OLD TO PLAY ACTUALLY THAT MAKES YOU THE PERFECT PLAYER BECAUSE THIS LEAGUE IS TYPICALLY FOR MEN AND WOMEN 40 WELL NOW KATIE'S NOT THERE YET. NOT EVEN CLOSE. BUT WHEN SHE SAYS SHE'LL BE READY KATIE BATTER UP. THAT'S RIGHT JIMMY AND LISA. I AM READY TO BE A SLUGGER TODAY SO I'VE GOT RICH SWIFT HERE OF THE TY COBB SENIOR BASEBALL LEAGUE SHOWING ME AND TEACHING ME EVERYTHING I NEED KNOW SO THAT ABOUT 10 OR SO YEARS I'LL BE READY TO JOIN THE LEAGUE. SO HEY RICH. HEY HOW ARE YOU. GOOD HOW ARE YOU. GOOD. SO THIS IS THE LEAGUE YOU STARTED LAST YEAR YES. AND HOW WAS LAST YEAR LAST YEAR WAS GREAT. WE HAD A 10 GAME SEASON AND WE HAD 14 THIS YEAR WE'VE DOUBLED IN SIZE TO 18 HOW THAT MUST FEEL SO GOOD? IT IS. IT'S GREAT TO FINALLY HAVE A LEAGUE FOR OLDER ADULTS TO PLAY ON THE EASTERN SHORE AND ALLOW THESE ADULTS TO THEY SAY YOU KNOW I'M SO HAPPY WE HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS THE RECEPTION FOR IT'S BEEN OUTSTANDING WE GET PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER DELMARVA FROM THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA UP TO DELAWARE OVER TO BERLIN WE HAVE ALL OVER PLAYING AGES 35 60S AND PEOPLE SURPRISED THAT THEY MIGHT THINK OH I CAN'T DO THIS AND THEY STEP IN THERE AND THEY'RE LIKE I GOT THIS. YEAH IT REALLY IS BECAUSE WE'VE HAD PEOPLE OH I CAN'T PLAY I WON'T GET HURT. BUT LAST YEAR WE ONLY HAD ONE INJURY THAT WAS A FOUL BALL THAT CAME OFF SO MY THUMB. SO IT'S BEEN REALLY GOOD. SO WHEN DOES IT START. THIS YEAR AUGUST 5TH IS THE FIRST GAME AND WE GO THROUGH OCTOBER 20TH FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. EVERY MONDAY WEDNESDAY EVERY MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY. AND WHERE DO YOU PLAY. WE PLAY THE HENRY PARKER COMPLEX ON OLD MILL ROAD. OK COOL. SO AND OBVIOUSLY IF YOU START A BASEBALL LEAGUE YOU MUST LOVE BASEBALL. I DO IT'S BEEN PART OF MY LIFE EVER SINCE I CAN REMEMBER. AND SO A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE YOU IN THIS LEAGUE MUST HAVE STORIES OF ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT BASEBALL HISTORY THROUGHOUT THE DEFINITELY WE HAVE GUYS WHO PLAYED COLLEGE BALL WE HAVE GUYS THAT HAVE PLAYED MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL WE HAVE GUYS THAT JUST LOVE THE SPORT MAYBE ONLY PLAYED UP TO A HIGH SCHOOL. AND SO YOU'VE GOT A FEMALE PLAYER FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR. YES WE DO. AND SHE'S GOING TO BE ON OUR DEL MARTINE AND I'M LOOKING TO GET ALL PLAYERS NEXT YEAR FOR GIRLS TEAM OR COED TEAM I'VE BEEN SEARCH AROUND THE DELMARVA PENINSULA LOOKING FOR SOME GIRLS TO PLAY WHICH I KNOW HAVE SOME TALENT AND HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR WE GO OH THAT'LL BE SO EXCITING AND WE'LL GET YOU OUT THERE IN 10 YEARS. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. AND RIGHT NOW I'M GOING TO SHOW THE GALS JUST HOW EASY IT IS. HOPEFULLY IT'S EASY TO GET ONE OF THESE BALLS AND SO I'M GOING TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE YOU'LL DO GREAT. HERE WE GO. TIME TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE. RICH KELLY HOW MY STANCES LOOK GOOD YOU LOOK BALANCED READY TO GO ALL RIGHT HOME RUN. HERE WE GO OH DID YOU SEE THAT. THAT WAS INCREDIBLE. THAT WAS INCREDIBLE. I MEAN I FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT. DO YOU THINK I COULD JOIN THE LEAGUE. NOW YOU MIGHT GOOD. WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT. OH I'M TOO GOOD. HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY IN THE LEAGUE I'M IN NOW HEARD THAT EVERYBODY BE NERVOUS. ALL RIGHT WELL THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY. ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE THE BALL HERE BECAUSE I AM GOING TO TOSS IT BACK TO YOU GUYS IN THE STUDIO WOW SHE'S GOT AN ARM ON HER YEAH NOW IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN GETTING INVOLVED WITH TY COBB SENIOR BASEBALL LEAGUE. GO TO DELMARVA LIKE DOT COM AND CLICK ON WHAT'S HAPPENING TODAY

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