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minor league day

Posted by olabner on July 11, 2019August 3, 2019 in Minors, Photos, Springfield Cardinals

Just a few kids trying to make it big … by

Winning, and then some

Posted by olabner on May 12, 2019 in Minors, Springfield Cardinals

Such a game when your team falls behind 5-1 into the 9th. I wondered what I might do later that night, still overly caffeinated from several days of updating my website in the hopes of drawing eyes and wallets. Next…

ryan casteel

The ballad of an unnamed ballplayer

Posted by olabner on June 29, 2017July 16, 2019 in Minors, Seattle Mariners

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…

shadows

Watching the Baby Birds and Travs: my first Ol’ Abner media credential

Posted by olabner on June 26, 2017July 6, 2017 in Minors, Springfield Cardinals

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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