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Baseball in the Age of Corona

Posted by olabner on March 11, 2020March 11, 2020 in College, Ethics, Fan, Missouri State, MVC, Photos

Welcome back. I was supposed to be on a plane today but postponed my flight because I had a cold and didn’t want to fly to the PNW considering certain factors. Besides, American Airlines will call you back in a…

Jolly Old Saint Carpenter visits SGF

Posted by olabner on July 28, 2019August 3, 2019 in Minors, MLB, Photos, Springfield Cardinals, St. Louis Cardinals

Matt Carpenter visited Springfield to play third base for the Baby Birds and gather his wings to fly back to St. Louis. He went 0-21 in five games. Next – to Memphis (AAA)! A slideshow from July 26 – night…

Fly high, lil Birds, fly high

Posted by olabner on June 17, 2019August 3, 2019 in Minors, Photos, Springfield Cardinals

Just some Baby Birds preparing the fly, fly away to St. Louis: the city with basepaths paved with gold and per diems that can pay for sushi instead of burgers. You can have it all … 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…

Losing and then some

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

Sometimes your side gets picked off twice in one game, losing baserunners when you’re struggling to give them a base to begin with. Then you’re smiling like you don’t mean it. Then it happens again: (The other pix made it…

A Good Game is Hard to Find (Mizzou vs. Mo State, 4/17/18)

Posted by olabner on April 17, 2019April 17, 2019 in Missouri State, Missouri Tigers, Photos

I tried to keep up on college ball a bit while living in the Arctic, but I didn’t catch much of it. (You can find northern lights and sled dogs on my Instagram.) But now I am in the land…

Austin Knight, pitcher

Posted by olabner on August 20, 2018October 9, 2018 in College, Missouri State, Photos

Whatever happened to Austin Knight, we will ask. He had the long hair and it hurt to watch him throw because his shoulder looked like it was displaced by each pitch. When things didn’t go well I heard him yell,…

Ben Whetstone, first baseman

Posted by olabner on August 13, 2018October 9, 2018 in College, Missouri State, Photos

Ben is still playing, and likely starting, though I haven’t seen a game of fall ball yet to confirm. Who knows what will happen by the time the season begins this spring? Good things. Perhaps new things. Or nothing but…

Nate Witherspoon, pitcher

Posted by olabner on August 6, 2018October 10, 2018 in College, Missouri State, Photos

Well. Nate the Great. No words needed; only his warmup song. The greatest, and way better than Jake Burger’s.   by

John Privitera, second baseman

Posted by olabner on July 23, 2018October 9, 2018 in College, Missouri State, Photos

God bless John Privitera. He’s such a good hitter. He still wears those silver shoes I first saw during the Super Regionals against TCU in 2017. He is listed on the Bears roster as 5-8, which means I also gained…

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