Albert Pujols visited St. Louis for the first time since he left for the LA school systems after the 2011 season. He was greeted with standing ovations for each plate appearance. From the heavenly realm of Busch cheap seats, I…
Tag: home run
I know that home run talk is like fishing tales, and I’ve got a thesis full of those. Still, last Friday afternoon I sat in the front row by the visitors dugout at Hammons Field. A fan behind me asked if…
A baserunner The batter twists when the ball bruises his back. He jogs toward first base and stands up straight. He does not reach over his shoulder to hold the aching muscle. Instead he ignores it, speaking to the first base…
NY Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes gave up an inside-the-park home run when he saw the fly ball was lodged under the outfield wall and figured it was a ground rule double. He could’ve picked it up, but he didn’t, and…
When a fellow hits a home run, he doesn’t need to watch it fly. He does not need to smirk, and toss his bat into the sky. Doesn’t he know that his next wish will likely be denied? For the…
I watched him start his swing, but I think I heard a POP first. My heart leapt within me. He followed through, hands dangling, bat in the dust. How did I know in half a second that this ball would…
One man cracked a ball with his bat. And he stared at the grass stretching from the outfield seats. Fans in Willie McGee jerseys held the sky for a second or two. Another man sprinted through the field below. Somewhere…
This one walked to the plate and knocked mud off his shoes, like he’d been digging for potatoes all afternoon and hadn’t changed yet. He didn’t care to wait under the lights for a minute longer. So he swung on…