Besides watching the game and not standing up and going to the bathroom during play, what other stuff so you like to do?

 

I always enjoyed playing mound ball. The rules are simple. Have everyone hand a dollar to the person sitting on the end. After the conclusion of that half inning, if the baseball winds up on the dirt part of the mound, the person holding the money wins. If it doesn't, he adds a dollar and passes it to the next person. It is generally understood that the position of rest occures at the point a player tosses the ball towards the mound, however, if an umpire catches the ball before it stops moving and tosses it towards the mound, or drops it, we will count that.

 

Of course, Steff feel free to substitute pocket portraits of Ben Franklin to keep your friends interested

Besides watching the game and not standing up and going to the bathroom during play, what other stuff so you like to do?

 

I always enjoyed playing mound ball. The rules are simple. Have everyone hand a dollar to the person sitting on the end. After the conclusion of that half inning, if the baseball winds up on the dirt part of the mound, the person holding the money wins. If it doesn't, he adds a dollar and passes it to the next person. It is generally understood that the position of rest occures at the point a player tosses the ball towards the mound, however, if an umpire catches the ball before it stops moving and tosses it towards the mound, or drops it, we will count that.

 

Of course, Steff feel free to substitute pocket portraits of Ben Franklin to keep your friends interested 

 

I've played that before. Paulie almost always keeps the ball so if it's a ground out and you have the cup you're pretty screwed.

 

I played another one where everyone starts off by putting a dollar in a cup. Whoever goes first has the first batter. If he gets a single - take a buck, double - two bucks, triple - three bucks, Home run - the cup is yours and start over. If he makes an out you put in a buck. A walk or sacrifice is wash. Pass the cup to the next guy. I could be forgetting some stuff, but that's the gist.

 

Game can get expensive if you're only playing with a few people. It's usually best to play with a group in your section.

I like watching the players warm up between innings, especially pitchers. I also like to observe the umpires throughout the game, especially the plate umpire (i'm an umpire).

It's rare that I'm able to do this, but arrive before the gates open and shag HR balls from bp.