stickballs
Urban sandlot sports
Stickballs is the plural of stickball, an informal street game resembling baseball, played with a broomstick or similar stick and a rubber ball.
Popular in urban American neighborhoods where space is limited, stickball uses manhole covers, parked cars, or chalk marks as bases: We played stickballs in the alley every summer.
Game played against steps
- punchballFist-struck street baseball
- broomstickCleaning tool's handle
- manholeCovered underground entry
- sewerUnderground drainage pipe
hydrant · curb · asphalt · Brooklyn · Bronx · tenement · alley · sidewalk
Delivering toward the plate
- hittingMaking forceful contact
- battingSwinging at pitches
- fieldingHandling balls in play
- home runFull-circuit scoring hit
single · double · foul · strike · out · swing · innings · teams
Cleaning tool's shaft
- tapeAdhesive strip on roll
- mop handlePole attached to floor-cleaning head
- bounceSpring back after impact
- gripSecure manual hold
Longing for the past
- immigrantOne who resettles abroad
- working-classManual laborers as group
- postwarAfter hostilities end
- AmericanaHeritage artifacts or music
tradition · generation · sandlot · Willie Mays · Joe DiMaggio · legend · memoir · documentary
stoopball
Game played against steps
- punchballFist-struck street baseball
- broomstickCleaning tool's handle
- manholeCovered underground entry
sewer · hydrant · curb · asphalt · Brooklyn · Bronx · tenement · alley · sidewalk · urban
pitching
Delivering toward the plate
home run · single · double · foul · strike · out · swing · innings · teams · scoring
broomhandle
Cleaning tool's shaft
- tapeAdhesive strip on roll
- mop handlePole attached to floor-cleaning head
- bounceSpring back after impact
grip · makeshift · homemade · improvised · dowel · worn · scuffed
nostalgia
Longing for the past
- immigrantOne who resettles abroad
- working-classManual laborers as group
- postwarAfter hostilities end
Americana · tradition · generation · sandlot · Willie Mays · Joe DiMaggio · legend · memoir · documentary · revival
stickballsMajor League Baseball
Premier North American ballgame organization
professional baseball · Little League · organized baseball · league play · professional sports