Fair ball
Great article on RBI Baseball [“RBI Baseball ‘Cult’ Proves You’re Never Too Young for Nostalgia,” Sept. 30, by Pat Kampert] — fun to read and a subject that brought back a lot of memories.
I was in a frat down at the University of Illinois in the early ’90s. There were RBI tournaments all the time. Some guys were so good that if they got on first base, they could move their baserunners so well that they could steal their way all the way home. And unless you were really good, you couldn’t stop them.
I often look back on what was a highlight (lowlight?) of college when I found myself wasting away hours watching and gambling not on real sporting events (bad enough) but on RBI Baseball games that other people were playing.
Glad to hear there is still a following. I can still hear the music in my mind.
— Dr. Michael Gideon,
Munster, Ind.
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Low-cost vows
I agree totally with your column on spending for weddings [“New Realities Favor the Cheap Wedding,” Sept. 30, by Ross Werland].
When Kathryn and I wed in 1970, we bought $20 rings with peace symbols (who needs glittery compressed carbon?) and held our reception at my parents’ house.
It was supposed to be a back-yard picnic, but it rained, so we sat around inside. There were about 20 guests, total. No planner, no band, no caterer, etc., but a memorable day, and no one went into debt.
I think the wedding industry brainwashes people into thinking that expense equals commitment. The money we didn’t have to spend on a wedding went for paying rent on our first apartment.
We were in control of our marriage.
— Alan Magayne-Roshak, Milwaukee
