I took a photo of this ballplayer in June and I wondered how he got here. So I wrote this: “Can he hit a curveball? How many times has he taken cuts at batting cages attached to mini-golf courses? Maybe…
Tag: courage
I can look him up. He’s already given me his number. It’s on his jersey. I didn’t notice his expression until after I clicked through my camera to get rid of shots filled with clouds and foul poles, jersey buttons…
I roamed the concourse of Baum Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and I asked a security guard about sunscreen stations. A ticket taker told me the stations were near the tents above the seats along the first base side. “Be careful,”…
He crossed his arms, resting his head against the windowpane. Somewhere near Toledo he opened up, pins pricking his wrists as if someone carried a grudge against him. He worked with his hands, carrying swaths of leather sewn together into…