Hello, softball fans! Do you realize this is probably the 75th season of our Sunday softball games in Chilmark? What started in the back lot off the Menemsha Inn Road, and then found a home for awhile at Toomey’s, is now played at Flanders Fields off Tabor House Road. You can go there any Sunday during the summer at 8:30 a.m. and watch or play several pickup games. Young and old, women and men and even some dogs will dazzle you with their talents. I was invited to play by David Flanders — the best ballplayer to swing the bat in Chilmark. I can still hear him with his high-pitched voice heckling me from the outfield. So why has this Sunday frolic continued over the years? Perhaps because it brings joy to our community, where year-around Islanders can meet summer folks and get to know each other.

It all starts again on Sunday, June 24. Come and play or sit on the sidelines with yours truly and heckle. You’ll love the camaraderie.

Bill Edison
Menemsha