NB: I wrote this in the fall of 2015 for a research methods class while working on a Master’s of English (Creative Writing Nonfiction emphasis) at Missouri State. I present it here with no edits except for subheadings (for easier…
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Behold. First published in similar form on a previous blog of mine in late October 2011. I bought a standing room only ticket for the World Series in St. Louis, arriving at noon for the 7 pm start. It was…
I was writing up an interview with Jeremy Eierman, a 21-year-old junior shortstop at Missouri State and highly touted MLB draft prospect. But then I read that Jake Burger had been carted off the field after suffering an Achilles injury….
With thanks to Dr. Seuss. I AM FAN. NEW I AM. FAN. NEW FAN I AM. THAT NEW FAN! THAT CUBS FAN! WELL – I DO NOT WANT THE CUBS TO WIN. WOULD YOU LIKE THE CURSE TO END? I…
I wish to believe I am morally superior to Alex Rodriguez: the cheater, the jerk, the fraud. That if I had his talent, I wouldn’t need PEDs to get a bit closer to God. (That is, of course, if God’s…
I Just Couldn’t Wait to Be King (Felix) Text: Way beyond the bullpen full And between base lines The batters’ dreams of getting hits Aren’t scheduled on my time I’d say I’m the ruler Of most everything that’s round From…
I didn’t want to see every game I possibly could because I would try to grasp how Chicago’s Arrieta might keep the ball away from Ichiro (in Miami) who could slap at a pitch and be three steps up the…
It so happened that a man didn’t like what another man said. So the first man took off his shirt and threw it on the ground. But he didn’t throw it on any pile of dirt: it was a more…
Arguing about fighting in baseball requires referencing literature that is not written down. Or discussed, beyond the mysterious language of major league clubhouses all clubhouses with different dialects that change from season to season, depending on the cultural makeup of…
I have returned to the center of the universe. It isn’t a bridge in Fremont. It is a place where the newspapermen write of Pete Kozma’s glove and Randy Choate arm. It is a place where the other state team;…