Opinion: L.A. Parks and Rec lets its parks get wrecked
For years, the 200-plus players who participate in L.A.’s Senior Softball Leagues try to snag grounders and run down fly balls without killing ourselves on diamonds that are nobody’s best friend.
Of course, in the summer, when it’s 112 in the Valley, these same fields will become parched sandboxes, petri dishes for the spread of Valley Fever. After months of pleading for repairs, one player paid his own plumber to go to the fields and fix the leaks at his expense. The lights at the Hjelte Complex were out of service for a year before a work order finally was issued. The bathrooms at Hjelte have been locked for years, with the port-a-potties twice burned to the ground.
The L.A. Senior Softball program is one of the largest, if not the largest, senior league in North America. It’s a community within the larger community, encompassing the spirit of inclusion L.A. is justifiably proud of. Men from 54 to 90 — yes, 90! — and women 45 and up compete and enjoy the fellowship that comes with teamwork.
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