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Peter, Peter, Base Stealer

Posted by olabner on July 2, 2015 in NL

I thought he’d taken three strikes, but the umpire said “Strike One!” And that was it. So Peter Bourjos walked, and sauntered off first, and dove back into the base on each throw over. He wore striped socks to his…

Despair and Hope: an inning

Posted by olabner on June 9, 2015 in NL

He held his quad and yelled with pain. And then his teammate did, too. And the Cardinals lost both Matt Adams and Matt Holliday. Not to say they can’t make it up. Not to say they cannot score more than…

Walk-off again?

Posted by olabner on May 2, 2015 in NL

St. Louis and Pittsburgh were tied at 1. In the bottom of the 11th, Peter Bourjos smacked a ball up the third base line and started to run, sifting the dirt with each step. He stood at second, with red…

Strasburg

Posted by olabner on March 11, 2014January 4, 2015 in Spring

Stephen Strasburg tosses a couple of fastballs near Peter Bourjos. A couple of years ago, Strasburg was potentially so good that he couldn’t play. His innings were limited by Washington after elbow surgery recovery. At one point, perhaps the best…

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