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…
Category: Playoffs
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…
Since he’s running for a president – I recall the time I met Howard Schultz: He was wearing a navy blue hat with a yellow M for Michigan, standing in line at a coffee shop. He was about 6 foot…
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…
Really, this 1996 Cardinals team could hit because I’d seen it happen every inning before this And Dmitri Young and Brian Jordan made it 3-1 to start so it didn’t really matter if they won or lost because they would…
St. Louis players walked toward their plane, heads down, ties around their necks. Losing is not mysterious. They did it to themselves, kicking the ball around the infield in Game 2. Their sick pitcher afflicted swaths of the Midwest with…
It was only in the fifth, when the game became official, that a certain announcer – who shall not be named – began to talk. It wasn’t Dennis Upperdeckersley, who has ended too many quality Cardinal pitching performances games in…
M: Moi. D: Demon. Clearly. M: Wild Card Playoff Game Demon, don’t tempt me with your ease: D: You’re already in the playoffs! Rest your starters! Eat, drink and be merry! M: Oh, I know, as sure as I know…
If only my team would win at last. If something would change, I would, too. And yes, I’ve found this: Winning the World Series, or your team doing so, results in tearfully running by the center field gate. Shrieking while…