Behold. First published in similar form on a previous blog of mine in late October 2011. I bought a standing room only ticket for the World Series in St. Louis, arriving at noon for the 7 pm start. It was…
Tag: playoffs
It looked – well, not too rocky for the SGF to the Death team that day They had not five but four but they were ready to play The fifth was climbing 14ers, somewhere west of here The rest said…
Will John Lackey take a breath? Will I? In 2006 I decided I might enjoy the playoffs, for the team of my heart made a run after escaping the regular season with a paltry 83 wins. They won the whole…
Jason Heyward cheered from the cover of Sports Illustrated. There were only five or six copies remaining in the rack, fingerprints smudged on his shoes. Perhaps some deviant had reached for Heyward’s heel, only to be crushed by his metal…