Italy Creates Baseball for the Blind; Forget Your Catcalls

"When Eugenio Brivio first started coaching blind baseball players in 2002, getting across one basic tenet had him stumped," notes the New York Times. "'The first rule they teach you is to keep your eye on the ball,' Mr. Brivio said on the sidelines of a game one sultry Sunday at Bologna’s Leoni ballpark. 'You can imagine the challenge I felt.' He seems to have managed. Italy’s baseball league for the blind is not huge, but since 2005, Mr. Brivio’s Milanese team — Thunder’s Five — has won all but one championship title and is heading strong into the playoffs later this month. 'They got good,' Mr. Brivio said." Read more.