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Update!

Posted by olabner on May 27, 2022May 27, 2022 in College, Missouri State, MVC, Photos

Hello again. Thanks for stopping by. I (Mary) took quite a bit of time off OA due to burnout and other mental health issues. I’ve followed baseball gleefully for 30 years, but when I felt like I had to write…

Baseball in the Age of Corona

Posted by olabner on March 11, 2020March 11, 2020 in College, Ethics, Fan, Missouri State, MVC, Photos

Welcome back. I was supposed to be on a plane today but postponed my flight because I had a cold and didn’t want to fly to the PNW considering certain factors. Besides, American Airlines will call you back in a…

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…

Austin Knight, pitcher

Posted by olabner on August 20, 2018October 9, 2018 in College, Missouri State, Photos

Whatever happened to Austin Knight, we will ask. He had the long hair and it hurt to watch him throw because his shoulder looked like it was displaced by each pitch. When things didn’t go well I heard him yell,…

Nate Witherspoon, pitcher

Posted by olabner on August 6, 2018October 10, 2018 in College, Missouri State, Photos

Well. Nate the Great. No words needed; only his warmup song. The greatest, and way better than Jake Burger’s.   by

Logan Wiley

Posted by olabner on July 30, 2018October 9, 2018 in College, Missouri State, Photos

Missouri State pitcher, ca. 2018. I’ve checked, and he hasn’t transferred. Thank God. Don’t let this guy walk off the mound and into someone else’s dugout. He’s only a junior, so he will be here for a bit longer. by

John Privitera, second baseman

Posted by olabner on July 23, 2018October 9, 2018 in College, Missouri State, Photos

God bless John Privitera. He’s such a good hitter. He still wears those silver shoes I first saw during the Super Regionals against TCU in 2017. He is listed on the Bears roster as 5-8, which means I also gained…

Downtown Matt Brown, third baseman

Posted by olabner on July 9, 2018October 10, 2018 in College, Missouri State, Photos

Downtown Brown, a perennial fan favorite now playing in Chicago. The most polite of all the players I’ve spoken with. by

Skip Skalnik, infielder

Posted by olabner on July 2, 2018October 10, 2018 in College, Missouri State, Photos

Ah, Skip – the nicest and most charismatic player I never got to interview! I suppose it was scheduling conflicts, but now he’s done with baseball. Skip also got himself a good girl to spend his days with. Hurrah! by

Drew Millas, catcher

Posted by olabner on June 25, 2018October 10, 2018 in College, Missouri State, Photos

Drew! What a guy. He got to play in the Cape Cod League, which has about the prettiest collection of fields this side of Iowa. Hoping his hip has healed and he keeps leading the team onward, powered, as always,…

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