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;…
Category: NL
The Cards fell behind by three after a Joey Votto home run in the sixth off of Jaime Garcia. The Reds added another run in the ninth to make it 4-0. Still, Ol’ Abner waited in the hallowed halls between…
There were three standing still And one who carried a bat. One man threw a ball from a hill Another man threw it back. Four men stood waiting to make a catch Casting long shadows on infield grass. And three…
One man cracked a ball with his bat. And he stared at the grass stretching from the outfield seats. Fans in Willie McGee jerseys held the sky for a second or two. Another man sprinted through the field below. Somewhere…
St. Louis faltered just before the All-Star break. By that I mean they lost three of four to Pittsburgh, including one in the tenth and one in the 14th. The Cards lost leads in both games. I suppose we’ll wonder…
The pitcher asked the catcher for a sign. The batter stared at the pitcher. The catcher showed his palm. The pitcher decided what to do. The batter slipped his hand into his pocket. His hand was snug in a batting…
I don’t think my dog liked baseball. He just liked to sit with me. We’d lounge on a futon, analyzing prospects in spring training. He’d curl up on a blanket, then take my seat if I left for a second….
I thought he’d taken three strikes, but the umpire said “Strike One!” And that was it. So Peter Bourjos walked, and sauntered off first, and dove back into the base on each throw over. He wore striped socks to his…
Second baseman Danny Espinosa lunged for a bouncing ball and fired it to first. Runner Pedro Alvarez stretched for the base, foot on bag just barely after the throw. Good thing; Max Scherzer, former Mizzou Tiger, is now three outs…
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…