It so happened that a man didn’t like what another man said. So the first man took off his shirt and threw it on the ground. But he didn’t throw it on any pile of dirt: it was a more…
Tag: poetry
Arguing about fighting in baseball requires referencing literature that is not written down. Or discussed, beyond the mysterious language of major league clubhouses all clubhouses with different dialects that change from season to season, depending on the cultural makeup of…
Second baseman Danny Espinosa lunged for a bouncing ball and fired it to first. Runner Pedro Alvarez stretched for the base, foot on bag just barely after the throw. Good thing; Max Scherzer, former Mizzou Tiger, is now three outs…
Instead of sitting in a living room, he stood in a cage. Instead of checking on others, he learned to check his swing. Instead of watching movies, he watched film. Instead of seeking to fill out a tee, he swung…
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…