Newz Forum: BASEBALL: Man, 83, is oldest pro baseball player

Father time may have met his match. Or is this one of BaseballHistoryNut's friends from the old days? Only time will tell...
We salute this guy, and I for one hope that I have the cajones to do this sort of feat if I ever make it to the age of 83!

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No one in the bleachers at the Sioux Falls Canaries game was quite sure what was going on down on the field. They were all quiet, wondering and transfixed on the little old man digging into the batters' box.

The infielders moved up on the grass, giggling, and pitcher looked as uncomfortable as anyone else would have felt.

But to 83-year-old Jim Eriotes, it was serious business.

Eriotes led off Tuesday's game for the Canaries against the St. Joe (Mo.) Blacksnakes and took four big swings — even fouling a pitch off — before striking out.

Unbelievable.

After further review, it turns out that this guy is Julio Franco's son.

It's amazing what you can do if you're focussed, see Jack Lalanne

Hey i was at this game, i live just outside of Sioux Falls. He had one halfway decent swing that he fouled back to the screen, otherwise he just didn't have the bat speed to connect with the pitch. the pitcher was throwing in the mid 80's. The Canaries won the game, by the way.

What's worse, that or Gordie Howe playing a shift in minor league hockey when in his 70's?

Originally posted by BirdstheBest
What's worse, that or Gordie Howe playing a shift in minor league hockey when in his 70's?

Gordie. Hockey is a bit more of a contact sport, me thinks...

Can you just imagine the brawl if the opposing pitcher had come inside with a fastball?

Originally posted by BaseballHistoryNut
Can you just imagine the brawl if the opposing pitcher had come inside with a fastball?

that would have been exciting, unfortunately the Sioux Falls Canaries are almost completely void of talent. It would have brought a little life to the team and maybe got them to not suck all the time. even though they suck they are still my favorite though.