Playing Catch

tree_ · Post by **tree_** » Wed June 17, 2026 1:53 pm

When's the last time you played catch? What ball did you use? Whom with did you play'd?

BurtReynolds · Post by **BurtReynolds** » Wed June 17, 2026 2:04 pm

Me and the old man trained up the step niece and her friend last year. They are now little league superstars.

I struggled to throw the ball from third to first without one-hopping it.

I could barely move for days afterwards.

tree_ · Post by **tree_** » Wed June 17, 2026 2:26 pm

That's nice. 3rd to first is a tough throw, especially if you want it on a rope.

I've been playing catch with my wife in the pool with a small football which has been a lot of fun. I love the feeling of nailing that perfect spiral. Teaching the kids to throw a little here and there as well, with a small football and squishy baseball.

Monkey_Driven · Post by **Monkey_Driven** » Wed June 17, 2026 3:23 pm

I play catch with my kids almost every day. It's the absolute best.

wease · Post by **wease** » Wed June 17, 2026 3:32 pm

Prob around 10 or so years ago. With my girls.

Also, I would like to add I strongly dislike the term “have a catch.” Ridiculous.

tree_ · Post by **tree_** » Wed June 17, 2026 3:35 pm

i also dislike that term

i also am not sure i like "taking a shower". just say "I'm going to shower" or "i was showering"

"having sex" is weird but it's hard to get around. i would like something like "let's sex" or "we were sexing" but it sounds so stupid

doug rr · Post by **doug rr** » Wed June 17, 2026 3:43 pm

quite often with my friends and sometimes my wife...my arm is about the only thing is still somewhat in shape these days..I have about 2 cases of Rawlings R100-p..we also try to go to the batting cage about 1x a month...getting old sucks

tree_ · Post by **tree_** » Wed June 17, 2026 5:04 pm

can you throw a curveball, slider, or knuckleball doug?

doug rr · Post by **doug rr** » Wed June 17, 2026 5:57 pm

I throw a slider about as well as I could hit them in the day..so not good...curve and knuckle, yes

tree_ · Post by **tree_** » Wed June 17, 2026 6:05 pm

never mastered the knuckle. kudos

washing machine · Post by **washing machine** » Wed June 17, 2026 6:17 pm

Just starting to toss the ball with my 6 year old.

lennytheweedwhacker · Thu June 18, 2026 12:18 am

Kids softball with nieces a year or so back. I could probably play catch or shag fly balls for hours

lvc · Post by **lvc** » Thu June 18, 2026 2:25 am

There’s something magical about putting something in the air and someone else taking it out. We have a grab bag bucket of baseballs. We got rid of all the squishy tee balls but after that it could be anything up to including random mlb balls we’ve picked up over the years. I’ll play catch with either son who asks just about whenever they ask.

tree_ · Post by **tree_** » Thu June 18, 2026 2:45 am

spike · Post by **spike** » Fri June 19, 2026 1:38 am

My kid plays basketball, so I got her this foam indoor basketball that still bounces but doesn’t make any noise on the hardwood floors when she practices dribbling. Highly recommend.

Anyway, we play catch/practice passing with that a lot.

Matters · Post by **Matters** » Sat June 20, 2026 3:44 am

Whats the brand name?

spike · Post by **spike** » Mon June 22, 2026 12:59 am

Matters wrote: Sat June 20, 2026 3:44 am Whats the brand name?

https://a.co/d/0fU43TOJ

Matters · Post by **Matters** » Mon June 22, 2026 1:53 am

Post by **Bammer** » Mon June 22, 2026 1:50 pm

Daily during baseball season

Red Mosquito

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