Guests in town. I wonder what it’s like to be these ones. Maybe it’s worth trying things instead of wondering. I tend to think this way. by
Tag: minor league
If you missed it, check out part one. Ryan Casteel plays first base for the Double-A Arkansas Travelers, and a month ago we chatted. So, I asked. How do you deal with failure, anyway? “You can hit a ball on…
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…
A few photos from the July 6 game between the Springfield Cardinals and the Midland Rockhounds, a game the Baby Birds won 2-1. Read about the infield triple before you leave. Midland RockHounds shortstop Richie Martin blows bubbles in the…
I confess I tire of baseball sometimes. The other day I nearly missed the first pitch because I was wrapped up in a French lesson. To be fair, it’s challenging to waste time on Facebook when it’s all in l’Francais,…
I asked for a press pass for this site, and I got it. (During the recent college season I represented the university.) When the Bears played at Hammons Field I sat where I wished. The local Cardinals affiliate, a Double-A…
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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…
He took a strike, and then he nearly swung through another. The ball just grazed his bat and fell somewhere beyond the chalk. The next one he would not miss. The next one he did not swing at, so indeed…