Watch an 88-year-old man 'charge' the mound at fantasy baseball camp

Lew Dunlap wants whippersnappers to stay off his infield lawn.
The 88-year-old took offense to a pitch up and in while batting at Colorado Rockies fantasy camp this week and, too incensed to pause and hitch his pants any higher, he headed straight out toward the mound, bat in hand.
Judging by the ump's laughter, this could be a staged gag. The Rockies did after all heavily hype Dunlap's presence at the camp, capping it off with a "highlight reel" of him plodding around the field.
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Still, some team should sign Dunlap for the upcoming season. The Yankees could use him, if for nothing else than to lower the team's average age.
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Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.
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