Hey,

I plan on joining something like this when I'm out of college. I'm really bored at the moment and just want to look into this sort of stuff. What is the best way to go about this? What kind of leagues? I, of course, want to have that stereotypical beer league feeling when I join. Is anyone in anything like this?

I'm going for a Whiffleball League this year.

I play rec league softball and volleyball.  Probably closer to the beer league variety, but they are pretty organized.  The vball team is pretty competitive.  I play both mens and coed softball.  Mens team is pretty good and the coed team is pretty terrible.  But we have a lot of fun and I've made a lot of friends that way. 

I'm most interested in making friends and stuff. I think winning would be a bonus.

I've been seriously thinking of joining Ponce De Leon baseball. For a guy over 50, I'm still in pretty good shape. I can sprint (not as fast as once, but still flat out), run mile after mile, and my shoulders still work. I'd have to learn how to slide again.

I'm most interested in making friends and stuff. I think winning would be a bonus.

Somewhat off-topic, but I know Minty and I would both still love to get a WNFF baseball and/or softball game together one of these days.

If you can play baseball, look into dcmsbl.com.

Awesome league with varying levels of competition.

I'm most interested in making friends and stuff. I think winning would be a bonus.

  if you end up joining a kickball league.

Is everybody really good in Ponce? Or are there folks like me that are sort of starting over?

I'll be playing Ponce this spring - took 2011 off to recover from shoulder and heart surgeries (unrelated incidents). I'll be looking to play in the weeknight league.

Slding in Ponce? Not necessary. You can just give yourself up at the base (no Buster Posey catcher crushing collisions allowed). You wouldn't be the first geezer to not slide for a season....

What the hell are you laughing at. Either way, I'm looking to do some type of sport that I can booze before and afterwards too.

Don't let it bug you . . .  Haterz gonna hate and he's just jealous because he sucks at sports.

In all seriousness, there's a nationally affiliated kickball association that should have a list of member leagues.  If there isn't one in your area then I reasonably certain they cn help you with resources to start a league of your own.  It's a lot of administrative work but it's doable for someone who has the time.  I don't know the name but the acronym is WAKA or something like that for kickball.

Baseball is easy - search MSBLNational.com or dugout.org for nationally affiliated baseball leagues.  They have leagues in VA, DC and MD.

Softball is a little less organized but work/church/rec leagues are all over DC.  I played one year of softball in DC before converting to baseball fulltime.  But you can also ask blue911 who I believe plays modified pitch or played modified pitch recently enough to know where to find some leagues.

Is everybody really good in Ponce? Or are there folks like me that are sort of starting over?

Ponce is not for the "really" good players. The "really" good players are playing in the 18+ division at DCMSBL.com - or at least the 30+ division.

There's a lot of pretty good ball players - but Ponce is really laid back, no pitcher can pitch more than 5 innings in a game, there's a continuous batting order - so, if you are on deck this week when the game ends - you bat leadoff next game. People are all paying the same $ to play, its only fair that everyone gets about the same playing time... until playoffs...

For a few years, it seemed that someone new would show up on my team and get  a season ending injury on the first game. I recall a guy coming in on a looper in short CF - he went for the dive and broke his elbow. I remember a guy get on the team, talk about how great a pitcher he was - he pitcher 4 very solid but rusty innings and couldn't get his elbow above his shoulder the rest of the year....

If you - or anyone else wants to throw the ball around - or better hit - do some soft tossing drills in the net, PM me here.

If you can play baseball, look into dcmsbl.com.

My brother plays in that league.

I'd play baseball in Richmond if not for the massive sign up fee. Somewhere north of 200.

Without sponsors, that's pretty standard.

  nice, my SAT scores aren't high enough anyway.

Don't hate just 'cause I tell the truth.