I didn’t want to see every game I possibly could because I would try to grasp how Chicago’s Arrieta might keep the ball away from Ichiro (in Miami) who could slap at a pitch and be three steps up the…
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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…
We stood below the steps like high school runners at district meets. Someone else can stand in the bleachers and drink Gatorade plucked from the boosters’ cooler. 17-year-olds wore socks mid-calf that showed the city skyline. Several children carried baseball…
Beloved baseball, what has happened? Between me and you. I used to cherish our time together. It seems that time is through. It’s not that there is something else that I would rather do. It’s only that I’m working more…
He hit it toward the warning track. The ball didn’t clear the fence, or pop off the wall. If so the fielder could catch the ball as it ricocheted. And the runner would stop at second; he’d have to. The…
It’s possible some employees of the St. Louis Cardinals organization tampered with the Houston Astros player database. The Cardinals look bad, which is almost as good as other teams doing well. Still, it’s particularly embarrassing for an organization that prides…
Does a game in June mean less if the team doesn’t play in October? It is more pleasant to rake up leaves with a radio playing in the background. And it is nice to think that the whole world thinks…
As a child, I asked my parents what I’d done wrong when the Cards were called off. I sat in the middle seat of a green Suburban, surrounded by brothers and sisters. We were closing in on the stadium. I…
He waited at third. As if anyone ever waits at third, standing around watching the sun dipping toward the seats along the top of the stadium. If you sit up there you’re likely to believe you might tumble down, knocking…
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…