Wanted: Pickup softball teams from Baltimore neighborhoods for friendly series of cross-town games. Joe DiMattina writes from joe.dimattina@gmail.com:

I  have been organizing pickup baseball in my neighborhood of Patterson Park, only with a twist. We are organizing a neighborhood softball team -- I know, it's not baseball but we wanted to go co-ed -- in Patterson Park and we're challenging other neighborhoods to friendly games for neighborhood pride. So far, Highlandtown has accepted a June 20 softball match in Patterson Park, where the winner gets to choose the bar we go to after.
The entire experience thus far has been amazing, and the friendly social rivalry that has come out of our "grudge match" has been amazing. Both teams met at Sharky's to go over rules (Sharky's is in "neutral" bar), and while we both want to win we are having a great time making some creative rules (tie breaker with a dizzy-bat relay, chugging contest for close calls, red towel to contest close calls, etc).
Also, we are in talks with City Councilman Jim Kraft's office to have his office workers provide umpiring for the game and would like to invite anyone from the Sun to come out and spectate and maybe see the beginning of a yearly rivalry. Good work on promoting pickup baseball, and I hope that you get a lot more support!