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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:…

On how I learned to stop worrying and learned to love the (base)ball

Posted by olabner on March 9, 2019March 26, 2019 in Fan, Minors, Missouri State, Spring

“Oh? You’re working with the summer league up there?” a broadcaster asked. “No, I’m just … going there,” I said. Oh. Fairbanks? Beyond – to Bettles, pop. 12 on Wikipedia and 7 in reality. It’s a village 35 miles north…

A draft king and the lure of Alaska

Posted by olabner on June 13, 2016April 2, 2017 in College

I settled into my middle seat, next to a guy holding a catchers mitt in his hands and watching the wheels spin on other planes. But then he placed the mitt on his lap and turned his phone toward me,…

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