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May 14, 2009

Closing Bell: Brooklyn Kickballers Blocked

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The much talked about Brooklyn Kickball League has hit a snag this season. The Brooklyn Paper reports that some newly planted trees, as part of Mayor Bloomberg’s Million Trees program, has forced the league to reconfigure the fields which puts players at risk of colliding with each other in the outfield. The city says they didn't plant the trees in that location out of malice. Some of the players want the trees moved, while others say just keep playing around them. Kickballer Brian Riccardi adds that "hopefully there are no collisions, but considering our steady diet of PBR, someone is bound to get hurt."
Photo by Shelby Elizabeth.




Posted by TCulver at 4:00 PM | Comments (18)
Categories: Closing Bell, Williamsburg

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You might be a hipster if.....

You play in a kickball league at McCarren Park

Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 14, 2009 4:03 PM

We played kickball in the street when I was about 9. Lame.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 14, 2009 4:06 PM

haha Dave - was rubber invented yet or did you use rocks from the quarry? ;)

Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 14, 2009 4:11 PM

We used hippies heads. They were called hippies back then, not hipsters and they were far, far less annoying.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 14, 2009 4:13 PM

Haha touche

Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 14, 2009 4:16 PM


Sissy game...

Posted by: East New York at May 14, 2009 4:20 PM

oh i wish roving gangs of youths took over those kickball games and kicked all of them in their nuts.

*rob*

Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 14, 2009 4:21 PM


Rob, you made me laugh. Not that I condone such behavior.

Posted by: East New York at May 14, 2009 4:23 PM

haha rob - tell us how you really feel!!

Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 14, 2009 4:25 PM

wow! cynical! people having fun together outside and getting exercise. it's sweet. there's baseball and tennis right next to this area and the soccer and running track across the street. why is one sport superior? silly.

anyway, the new trees are terrific - they add to the huge additions made last year. doubt anyone is taking them down, but i do feel bad for these 20 somethings.

Posted by: wine lover at May 14, 2009 4:55 PM

they should move the games to fort greene park, go to war with the football players. that would be something to see...

Posted by: randolph at May 14, 2009 5:05 PM

no doubt wine lover - come on guys - you know if this league was in Prospect Park you'd be all over it.

The new trees are nice - i'm more upset there will be no more pool parties this summer.

Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 14, 2009 5:06 PM

"go to war with the football players. that would be something to see..."

There's actually ALOT of football players (i assume you mean soccer) who play at McC Park from the southside of the nabe. Alot of em are actually very good and fun to watch.

Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 14, 2009 5:07 PM

those most be real men Dipster, not the frail manorexics who play these games of kickball.

*rob*

Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 14, 2009 5:10 PM


Why would we need another sport where you can't use your hands? Isn't soccer enough? This is a misguided amalgamation of soccer and baseball, and, in my opinion, un-American.

Posted by: East New York at May 14, 2009 5:30 PM

The trees will make it tougher to play kickball, soccer, or other sports in the outfield when a game is going on on the baseball field

Posted by: senuya at May 14, 2009 11:38 PM

I've played in the league for the past 3 years. Its harmless... just a bunch of folks having fun in the park on Sundays. Anybody (blogs, etc) who says anything else is just a HATER and needs to get away from their computer screen for a bit and reassess their interpretation of fun community sports and recreation. I've met some great friends, as well as my girlfriend of almost 2 yrs through McCarren kickball sundays.

Are there a few annoying hipsters there? Yes. But for the most part its just a group of fun-loving yuppies blowing off steam outside in the sun, playing a game where athletic prowess and fierce competition aren't the main focus.

As far as the trees, we've reconfigured the fields and will work around it. No biggie.

Posted by: SlopeBuppie at May 15, 2009 11:14 AM

A co-ed sport where the women weigh more then the men.

Posted by: dosteov at June 23, 2009 4:06 PM

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