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16-inch softball at 63 years old? Oak Lawn's Quirk makes it work
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.Their game is 16-inch softball, though anybody with an ounce of Chicago in their blood will tell you it’s not a game so much as a way of life.
And Mike Quirk has been living it longer than anybody else on the diamond.
The Oak Lawn resident — Mickey, as he’s known — is at 63 the oldest player in his league. At least, he will be for a few more games. When the season ends he says he’s going to hang it up.
But this night, Quirk was on the mound to face the Dux, a reference Quirk doesn’t get, because the team name references a movie popular with folks 30 to 40 years his junior. Quirk’s Team Damage isn’t as blessed with youth as the Dux, none of whom wears an ankle brace, knee pad or any other kind of support for aching body parts.
The Dux wear baseball caps twisted every way but straight, socks pulled up to their knees, sunglasses on their faces — even with a sky full of dark clouds. As if in Wrigley Field, they have female fans in their stands, fans staring at their cell phones, fans dressed far too nicely and with far too much makeup on for a 16-inch softball game.
Quirk has his hat straight, crew-length white socks and glasses worn for sight rather than fashion. His left hand has two giant scars down the middle of it and his fingers are different sizes, as if each one were meant for a different person’s hand, thanks to softball. As he’s done for the last 25 years, he pitched, and as he’s done for the last 46 years, he played a game that he loves.
Those were the days
“It’s a great game,” Quirk said. “You can pick up and play it anywhere.
“It just lets me step away from myself and be something completely different.
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Mike "Micky" Quirk, 63, of Oak Lawn, coaches team Damage during a 16-inch softball game at Newcastle Park in Burbank Wednesday, June 29, 2011. | Brett Roseman ~ Sun-Times Media Know any legends of
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The same debate we’ve seen unfold in at least a half dozen other states in the past two years is grabbing headlines in Colorado. On one side a group of concerned parents thinks lawn pesticides are dangerous; on the other, a group of lawn care professionals who claim the products are safe when used as directed.
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Just yesterday I noticed a neighbor’s lawn had been sprayed with 2,4-D here in Rhode Island and the posted sign warned to stay off the grass for 72 hours. Yet in some states, after spraying 2,4-D, the only requirement is to stay off the grass until the product dries, which can be a matter of minutes on a warm, breezy day.
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