Picture of the Week

Vote: Best Team Sports Picture

Check out these great sports team pictures from your neighbors and vote on which one you think is the best.

Thanks to all the great team pictures. Now that we have all the pictures in, it’s time to choose the best one. All the pictures are numbered in the caption area. Please vote by giving the photo number in the comments below. We'd also love to know why you think that is the best photo, but all we need for the vote to count is the number. Voting will end at 9 a.m. Monday. So get in your vote. One vote per person, please. Preview: This week's rain is just one example of how weather can tear through our area and leave its mark. Next week, we're looking for weather pictures. If you have great pictures of flooding, snow, or other storm or weather damage, find those pictures and check back on Monday. This is part of Patch’s summer Picture of the …

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Are Kids Getting Priced Out of Baseball and Softball?

A NY Times article explores the era of the $250 baseball bat.

Have you bought a baseball glove for your Lower Merion 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 better luck finding more modestly-…

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