'Lefty Joe' is 81 years old and he's
still pitching. Not softball. Hardball.
Posted By: MDConservative, 8/14/2021 10:00:22 AM
Joe Zich doesn't have one secret to staying on a baseball diamond at age 81. He has several, and he'll tell you all about them. It's the running two to three times a week, the stretching regimen, the tossing to a backstop two to three times a week with a rubber ball he bought from Dunham's Sports. He'll tell you all about the mechanics he uses on the mound, skills that have enabled him to keep pitching after all these years. To reiterate: "Lefty Joe" pitches for his baseball team. This isn't slow-pitch softball.
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Joe Zich doesn't have one secret to staying on a baseball diamond at age 81. He has several, and he'll tell you all about them.
It's the running two to three times a week, the stretching regimen, the tossing to a backstop two to three times a week with a rubber ball he bought from Dunham's Sports. He'll tell you all about the mechanics he uses on the mound, skills that have enabled him to keep pitching after all these years.
To reiterate: "Lefty Joe" pitches for his baseball team. This isn't slow-pitch softball.
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Baseball. It's supposed to be hard. It sure was for me. I cannot imagine playing into my 80s...but wouldn't that be something? Give these old timers credit.