A beer league defenseman named Bill shared his thoughts on aging as a beer leaguer with me over at the Beer League Players AssociationFacebook group page. We both agreed that these thoughts are the kind of thing that needed to be shared with beer leaguers from all over the world. You’ve probably heard that all roads lead to beer league. You’re right but once you get there you have to realize there are stages. Once you know about the stages you can better understand how to tailor your beer league game (or lack thereof).
STAGE 1 –
Generally a guy fresh out of juniors, college or even the minors. Still has that higher level ability that all teams seek to win league/ tournament championships. You’ll hear things like “that guy is sick”, “great hands”, “bullet shot”, “young legs”. Doesn’t have a pot to piss in so don’t expect any financial contribution from this guy — in fact, you’ll be lucky to ever see him bring beer — or a towel to shower with for that matter. No one cares, especially the Stage 5 guys.