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oreosfly t1_izkbddj wrote

Fine with me.

When I babysat my toddler cousins, I would try to bring them out to the local ball field every night after work. On the vast majority of those nights, there were adult softball leagues hogging up the entire field. It was fucking ridiculous. And I say this as someone who plays in a league on occasion. Adults can pay for memberships in private spaces where they can play until their face turns blue. A group of adults should not be able to hog up public facilities 5 or 6 days a week.

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TonyzTone t1_izl46rd wrote

It’s not the same group of adults. It’s hundreds of different groups all vying for very limited space.

Adults have a right to public park space, too. And most of those adult leagues pay permit fees which (partially) cover maintenance.

Now, invading a children’s playground to play a sport you can play literally anywhere is stupid.

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ekim7267 t1_izlhknb wrote

Most public fields have hours reserved for private players to reserve time for leagues and specific hours for free play.

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