League celebrates 60th anniversary and district win

Bobby Valentine threw the first pitch of PSLL’s season on Saturday, which was caught by a mustache-wearing Alex Ramirez. Ramirez was one of several players wearing mustaches in Valentine’s honor. (Photos by Sabina Mollot)
By Sabina Mollot
The cold and wind that had been accurately predicted for Saturday morning was no match for the 700-plus members of the Peter Stuyvesant Little League, many of whom celebrated the league’s 60th anniversary with a parade and ceremony.
The parade, an annual event, was attended this year by Bobby Valentine, former general manager to the Mets and Red Sox as well as a former pro player. Following a pair of bagpipers, Valentine marched with the kids, who resembled a moving rainbow in their new uniforms and colorful team banners, through Stuyvesant Town and then on to Con Ed Field.
At the field, Valentine offered the players a pep talk, telling them they should feel sorry for anyone there who wasn’t in uniform, “because if they could, they would trade places with you.”