Roosevelt Island Winter Baseball
As I was walking past Capobianco Field heading towards the Farmers Market on a cold, blustery, pre-snowstorm Roosevelt Island Saturday afternoon, I was pleasantly surprised to hear the familiar cracking sound of a ball hitting a baseball bat.
Hitting Gounders
As I turned towards this unexpected sound I saw two bundled up kids, one hitting ground balls to the other at shortstop.
Conference At The Mound
I asked the batter why they were playing in such cold weather and he responded as if I was crazy to ask such a question:
We Like Baseball
Who knows, maybe future Derek Jeter’s are playing right here on Roosevelt Island?A couple of hours later came the snow. Below are scenes from a December 2009 Roosevelt Island snowstorm.You Tube Video of Roosevelt Island Following December 2009 Snowstorm