TWIN PEAKS, Calif. — At a glance, it looks like baseball, but a closer look — and a listen —reveals something decidedly different.
Umpire Darren "Sugar" McCanne draws two puffs from a cigar and barks, "Two hands down!" as the striker, Jason "Batman" Risnes, steps to the line next to home plate.
This is baseball? After a fashion — a very old fashion — yes.