In this senior league, softball is ‘better than medicine’

Infielder Eddie Castorena, 75, wore two braces under his Old Spice uniform, one for his knee and one for his back.

Big Red catcher Tony Spallino, 67, was moving pretty well behind the plate, hoping he won’t need a second hip replacement.

His teammate Agustin Quezada, 83, limped through the dugout between innings, leaning on his bat as if it were a cane.

“When I first started, it was like, man, it smells like Bengay here,” said Big Red utilityman Ruben Enriquez.

But there is no glory in compromise, and no thrill like blasting a ball into the gap and circling the bases, no matter how many paramedics it might take to get you home. So the games go on for the Go-Getter softball league and in hundreds of other senior softball leagues across the country.

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