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Have you bought a baseball glove for your Little Leaguer lately? Did you pay more than $100 for it?
How about a $250 bat?
A New York Times story headlined "Big Price Tags Attached to Even the Littlest Leagues," looks at the big business of equipping youngsters for participation in youth baseball and softball leagues, quoting those costs and more.
"A batting helmet protects tiny heads for $39.99," the Times reports. "A pair of Nike Jordan Black Cat cleats will make your child fast and fashionable at $51.99 until he or she outgrows them."
So what do you think? Has the cost of bats and gloves taken our kids too far from the simpler days of sandlot and playground ballgames? Or have you had luck finding more modestly-priced equipment for them?
Leslie Bianczik
9:30 am on Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Newsflash! The price of everything has gone up. Is $40 really that much for a helmet? $52 for a pair of cleats...you're lucky to find a regular pair of shoes for $30-35. Hey, I remember paying 25 cents for a slice of pizza; that same slice is now over $2. Welcome to 2012.