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vacay

Posted by olabner on August 9, 2017 in Uncategorized

FYI – taking this week off to hang out with family and friends before the semester begins. New posts next week! by

theology of an AB

Posted by olabner on May 10, 2016 in Uncategorized

When he swings and misses – everyone has left you alone. When he takes a pitch – you have time to think. Time to reconsider. When the ball floats past his heart, which the strike zone used to cover –…

Stolen Base

Posted by olabner on July 22, 2015July 23, 2015 in Uncategorized

A man leapt over the bag with his arm outstretched, sweat dripping from his elbow. He looked something like an angel wearing a crown cast from golden wires and paper stars. Another man dove for the base while the first…

On and On

Posted by olabner on July 10, 2015July 11, 2015 in Uncategorized

I opened up a box. I found some cords for something. They’ve got to be for something. Here’s a button-down shirt I got six years ago. The Cards fell behind by a run. They fell behind to Chicago. And speaking…

A Triple

Posted by olabner on June 17, 2015June 17, 2015 in Uncategorized

He hit it toward the warning track. The ball didn’t clear the fence, or pop off the wall. If so the fielder could catch the ball as it ricocheted. And the runner would stop at second; he’d have to. The…

Pitchers and Runners: a Duel

Posted by olabner on June 1, 2015 in Uncategorized

He twitches, and pouts, and stares. He watches a man standing on a pile of dirt. The man on the pile glares. The first man, called a Thief, takes his pace: 1, 2, 3 down the line. The second man,…

Next Year

Posted by olabner on May 30, 2015 in Uncategorized

In the future, the fields will be small, because the players won’t grow up. by

Baseball.

Posted by olabner on May 22, 2015May 22, 2015 in Uncategorized

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Ball and Glove.

Posted by olabner on May 21, 2015May 22, 2015 in Uncategorized

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A Little Dirt Pile

Posted by olabner on May 20, 2015May 22, 2015 in Uncategorized

Why does he walk up and down a little dirt pile? He dangles his arm when he stands still. And he stares at a man in a mask 60 feet away. He might glare at another masked man, too. Perhaps…

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