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Eight bruises: a Memory of Wiffle Ball, with thanks to NPR’s Fresh Air

Posted by olabner on April 18, 2019July 15, 2019 in Uncategorized, Wiffle, Wiffle Ball

Of course, I’ve been listening to news about the Mueller Report all day like it’s a holiday. I kept listening for the sake of Fresh Air if you will: a report on pitches from the Tyler Kepner, author of K:…

Gallery of a Loss

Posted by olabner on April 15, 2018April 15, 2018 in College, Missouri State, Uncategorized

I don’t think anyone at Missouri State anticipated losing so badly. They lost 16-7 to Oregon State. The Beavs seemed to hit every other pitch. It was already 10-1 in the second inning in game 2 when the rain started….

Hallelujah; I love it so

Posted by olabner on April 13, 2018April 17, 2018 in Fan, Minors, Springfield Cardinals, Uncategorized

Baseball is back. Swoon! Check out some photos I took during last night’s home opener between the Springfield Cardinals (AA-StL) and Midland Rockhounds (AA-OAK) at Hammons Field in Springfield, MO. Louie doing the hula. Minor league baseball. Onward and upward….

Catching up with Jeremy Eierman

Posted by olabner on March 25, 2018July 15, 2019 in College, Interviews, Missouri State, Uncategorized

Earlier this year ago I sat down in the Missouri State University baseball players lounge with a shortstop from Warsaw, MO. He’s the best player from the area since, I suppose, his brother, who was drafted by Tampa Bay in…

Home Opener at Hammons

Posted by olabner on March 7, 2018March 7, 2018 in College, Missouri State, MVC, Uncategorized

Stressed by my grad school workload, I measured my available hours for the Bears home opener and came up with … as much as I could stand. By the time I got there I didn’t want to leave. I’m feeling…

Jake.

Posted by olabner on February 26, 2018February 26, 2018 in AL, Chicago White Sox, Minors, Missouri State, MLB, Uncategorized

I was writing up an interview with Jeremy Eierman, a 21-year-old junior shortstop at Missouri State and highly touted MLB draft prospect. But then I read that Jake Burger had been carted off the field after suffering an Achilles injury….

oh dear

Posted by olabner on October 23, 2017November 14, 2017 in Uncategorized

Off-season. Off-season? A time to finish a thesis, and knock out comps, and take many a portrait for holiday glad tidings. I haven’t been an elf since 2011, in a most unfortunate stint at a certain outdoors store at the…

Plays at the plate and other necessities

Posted by olabner on October 17, 2017October 17, 2017 in Missouri State, Photos, Uncategorized

Check out some images from the Bears scrimmage on 10/12! More essays one of these days, when I’m done writing a thesis on Alaska and can switch back and forth more easily. Baseball is nice to calm the mind, I…

Missouri State vs. Drury, and an update from your host

Posted by olabner on September 24, 2017September 24, 2017 in Uncategorized

An update: I had a wonderful time photographing the Bears last spring and following them to Fayetteville and Fort Worth in the postseason. This summer I procured a press pass and took photos of the Springfield Cardinals (AA). It was…

Hiatus

Posted by olabner on August 19, 2017August 19, 2017 in Uncategorized

I recently sustained a concussion while playing softball. I am on hiatus from Ol’ Abner for a bit longer so I can avoid screens. by

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