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Nate Witherspoon, pitcher

Posted by olabner on August 6, 2018October 10, 2018 in College, Missouri State, Photos

Well. Nate the Great. No words needed; only his warmup song. The greatest, and way better than Jake Burger’s.   by

Logan Wiley

Posted by olabner on July 30, 2018October 9, 2018 in College, Missouri State, Photos

Missouri State pitcher, ca. 2018. I’ve checked, and he hasn’t transferred. Thank God. Don’t let this guy walk off the mound and into someone else’s dugout. He’s only a junior, so he will be here for a bit longer. by

John Privitera, second baseman

Posted by olabner on July 23, 2018October 9, 2018 in College, Missouri State, Photos

God bless John Privitera. He’s such a good hitter. He still wears those silver shoes I first saw during the Super Regionals against TCU in 2017. He is listed on the Bears roster as 5-8, which means I also gained…

Just college ball (scenes)

Posted by olabner on July 16, 2018October 9, 2018 in College, Photos

There’s something about the clods of dirt spinning in the air, and the bottom of shoes, and the clacking sound you hear when players jog up and down the dugout steps. In preseason, they run up and down the concrete…

Downtown Matt Brown, third baseman

Posted by olabner on July 9, 2018October 10, 2018 in College, Missouri State, Photos

Downtown Brown, a perennial fan favorite now playing in Chicago. The most polite of all the players I’ve spoken with. by

Skip Skalnik, infielder

Posted by olabner on July 2, 2018October 10, 2018 in College, Missouri State, Photos

Ah, Skip – the nicest and most charismatic player I never got to interview! I suppose it was scheduling conflicts, but now he’s done with baseball. Skip also got himself a good girl to spend his days with. Hurrah! by

Drew Millas, catcher

Posted by olabner on June 25, 2018October 10, 2018 in College, Missouri State, Photos

Drew! What a guy. He got to play in the Cape Cod League, which has about the prettiest collection of fields this side of Iowa. Hoping his hip has healed and he keeps leading the team onward, powered, as always,…

Hunter Steinmetz, centerfielder

Posted by olabner on June 18, 2018October 10, 2018 in Missouri State, Photos

Hunter got drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 11th round and shipped off to Bluefield, then Vancouver(!). He gave up a year of eligibility to sign, but with his speed and strength I think it’s wise. by

Dylan Coleman, pitcher

Posted by olabner on June 11, 2018October 10, 2018 in College, Missouri State, Photos

Dylan, owner of the world’s worst haircut, was drafted as a junior by the San Diego Padres. by

Jeremy Eierman, shortstop

Posted by olabner on June 4, 2018October 10, 2018 in College, Missouri State, Photos

This guy – the best player from Warsaw since my cousin, Jerry Lumpe – or maybe Jeremy’s brother – was drafted in the second round by the Oakland A’s. (Jerry played for the Kansas City A’s at one point.) Can’t…

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