I watched him start his swing, but I think I heard a POP first. My heart leapt within me. He followed through, hands dangling, bat in the dust. How did I know in half a second that this ball would…
Category: Interleague
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She shook her head no. Just day campers, lucky children clad in fluorescent t’shirts with bubble letters, could walk around the track outlining the baseball diamond. Not students? I asked. Because in two weeks – No. No. No. I stared…
At 7-0, it’s the beginning of June and a Friday night. At 8-5, it’s Sunday at 1 p.m., and sinking despair. Also, Trevor Rosenthal must pitch the ninth inning. The Cards’ closer had 27 saves in 29 attempts, but struggled…
As a child, I asked my parents what I’d done wrong when the Cards were called off. I sat in the middle seat of a green Suburban, surrounded by brothers and sisters. We were closing in on the stadium. I…