Tucson Old Timers (TOTS)
60-and-over baseball
Brad Vermeer, 69, is getting into this pitching thing.
Vermeer is not a flame thrower for the 60-and-over Tucson Old Timers. He doesn't pretend to be. In fact, the TOTS' big gun on the mound is Reed Palmer, who can throw close to 70 miles an hour.
Instead, Vermeer probably couldn't break a radar gun, if he physically hit one. Luckily, the TOTS don't have one around, and honestly, the TOTS have nine pitchers who take the mound regularly and it is anybody's guess as to how fast they actually throw.
Vermeer, a TOT since 2017, is just figuring out this "mound duty" stuff and he made two starts in September. He won them both.
Today, Vermeer won again, his third victory in his last three starts. This time, he pitched another seven strong innings to lead Team Blue to a 6-5 win over Team White.
Vermeer had some help from his friends as Ron Ryan chipped in two hits in four trips to the plate and knocked in a run, while Palmer went 2 for 2, scored three runs and walked twice. Brack Whitaker was the big RBI-man with three runs batted in. Thunder Tim Tolson led Team White with a 2 for 4 day, while driving in two of his team's five runs.
The TOTS are off and running in October. The TOTS next game is on Monday at Udall Park. Game time: 9 a.m.
Photo: Vermeer
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