Why This Pico Rivera Senior Softball League Calls the Game ‘Better Than Medicine’—and You’ll Want to Know Why
Big Red catcher Tony Spallino, 67, was moving pretty well behind the plate, hoping he won’t need a second hip replacement.
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His teammate Agustin Quezada, 83, limped through the dugout between innings, leaning on his bat as if it were a cane.
“When I first started, it was like, man, it smells like Bengay here,” said Big Red utilityman Ruben Enriquez.
But there is no glory in compromise, and no thrill like blasting a ball into the gap and circling the bases, no matter how many paramedics it might take to get you home. So the games go on every Thursday at Smith Park in Pico Rivera, home of the Go-Getter softball league.
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