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…
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I don’t know if everyone in the stadium realized that the man walking toward the pitchers mound had lost his leg. He was once of the most prominent runners in baseball, a prolific base stealer who nabbed 938 in his…
The Cards fell behind by three after a Joey Votto home run in the sixth off of Jaime Garcia. The Reds added another run in the ninth to make it 4-0. Still, Ol’ Abner waited in the hallowed halls between…
St. Louis and Kansas City played tonight. They wore jerseys and pants styled after their 1985 World Series. St. Louis players wore patches that read “National League champions.” The teams lost a game to the rain June 14, and reunited…
As a child, I asked my parents what I’d done wrong when the Cards were called off. I sat in the middle seat of a green Suburban, surrounded by brothers and sisters. We were closing in on the stadium. I…
A year ago, he’d played his first major league game. He hit a home run. The fans yelled for more. He took off his helmet, and waved. He smiled. He would do it again: line a pitch over the right…
I had sales to capture, and coffee to sell, and naps to steal. (Sometimes I start my day at 4 am.) I didn’t feel like cooking. I rarely do. I wandered out. And missed my bus. And checked the score…
The Cards fell behind 5-0 in the 1st. To the Cubs. Full moon. Annoyance gripped me like a snake latching onto my heel. Maybe it was a small bear. A bad inning trumped a bad century. Or was it the…
From here you can see the sun glinting off the silver boxes that say 26, 27, 28. You’re in the right row, gentle fan. But I’d walk closer. Stepping down the concrete. And I’d sit a few rows behind the…