A MIGHTY TEAM IS FORMED
The Summer of 2008 was a busy one for the founders of the Petoskey Mossbacks. They have been scouting the
playing fields, walking the streets, manning the phones, schmoozing at parties, and hanging around the local taverns to recruit
players for the 2009 inaugural season of the Mossbacks. They have met with much success and formed a team of experienced baseball
players who, together, made up the now infamous Mossback Base Ball Club!
Practices began in early July 2008 and the team has begun to gel. Each player became familiar with the unique
rules and strategy of Vintage Base Ball with particular focus on catching throws and hits without a modern baseball mitt,
pitching to a catcher with minimal equipment, and hitting with bats that are significantly larger and heavier than modern
bats.
The team designed a unique uniform which looks sharp and will be wore with Mossback pride during the numerous
matches and tournaments that will be played by the team in their first season.
The Mossbacks are now busy recruiting season sponsors. So come on out to any of the Mossbacks'
home or away matches and cheer on the players who also happen
to be your friends, family, and neighbors. You will have a great time, learn about how the game of base ball was played in
the 1860’s to 1880’s, and see some of the greatest "athletes" in Petoskey play the game as it was meant to be played!
