Felix, I thought you’d be better. I had a chance to sit in your throne as I wandered the halls of Safeco. Clearly, it was unoccupied. I mean. You were pitching and all. Not well. But. You’ll pitch again. Your…
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We stood below the steps like high school runners at district meets. Someone else can stand in the bleachers and drink Gatorade plucked from the boosters’ cooler. 17-year-olds wore socks mid-calf that showed the city skyline. Several children carried baseball…
Play ball. Stretch and drink Red Bull. “Hello? Is it me you’re looking for?” – the only landline left in America. Get ready! Get ready! A ninth-inning walk. Ghosts. by
I bring my hat and glove to the ballgame. My brother put a ball in his glove, soaked it in oil and wrapped it with rubber bands. He stuffed it under his mattress. So I do the same. Last week…
It’s possible some employees of the St. Louis Cardinals organization tampered with the Houston Astros player database. The Cardinals look bad, which is almost as good as other teams doing well. Still, it’s particularly embarrassing for an organization that prides…
Instead of sitting in a living room, he stood in a cage. Instead of checking on others, he learned to check his swing. Instead of watching movies, he watched film. Instead of seeking to fill out a tee, he swung…
We cannot finish this game today. I know it’s not quite through. We’d play a dozen innings more If things were up to you. But we’ve played six innings, And another game’s beginning Tomorrow at some time. So today we’ll…
The critic doesn’t count; however: Consider the St. Louis Cardinals against the Detroit Tigers. The game was 3-3 in the bottom of the seventh at Busch Stadium. Jason Heyward nearly homered down the right field line, just pulling the ball…
Matt Carpenter hit a ball to the fence. Had it been a chain-link fence, outfielder Michael Bourn could’ve scaled it and reached for the ball, retrieving it with the edge of his glove. Perhaps, if there was a swimming pool…