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Ryan Casteel, Arkansas Travs: Interview with a Ballplayer, Part 2 of 2

Posted by olabner on July 26, 2017July 16, 2019 in Arkansas Travelers, Interviews, Minors

If you missed it, check out part one. Ryan Casteel plays first base for the Double-A Arkansas Travelers, and a month ago we chatted. So, I asked. How do you deal with failure, anyway? “You can hit a ball on…

John Mozeliak is my GM; I shall not want.

Posted by olabner on January 6, 2016April 27, 2017 in Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Videos

My first video ever! by

Stolen Base

Posted by olabner on July 22, 2015July 23, 2015 in Uncategorized

A man leapt over the bag with his arm outstretched, sweat dripping from his elbow. He looked something like an angel wearing a crown cast from golden wires and paper stars. Another man dove for the base while the first…

Relaying Signs

Posted by olabner on May 15, 2015May 15, 2015 in Uncategorized

He stood in the dirt, staring at the third base coach. Had the coach considered the priesthood, or were those signs meaningful? Didn’t he talk about it one time while playing cards on the charter? Or, does that hand motion…

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