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…
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Downtown Brown, a perennial fan favorite now playing in Chicago. The most polite of all the players I’ve spoken with. by
Got to take photos of Adam Wainwright in Springfield during a rehab assignment with the AA Cardinals. I’m still trying to figure out how to write about his presence. Photos, for now. Pictured with, as Wainwright called him, future superstar…
I should be gracious, I should be nice. I should be many things I’m not. My team has won many titles so many I forgot to notice a team in blue and red – the baby bears that hibernated. But…
Cards lead Cubs 4-1. Mid-afternoon. Withhold belief. Two losses. Irritable. Rain begins to fall. During delay, watch clip of Randal Grichuk reaching over fence, retrieve home run. Replay. Ask God why some players don’t wear high socks. Unexplainable. Rain continues…
I remember this – Once Shawon Dunston hit a ball that bounced off Barry Bonds’ glove and fell into the basket of the outfield wall, landing like leaves in flower boxes hooked along the edges of a porch railing somewhere…
I don’t know if everyone in the stadium realized that the man walking toward the pitchers mound had lost his leg. He was once of the most prominent runners in baseball, a prolific base stealer who nabbed 938 in his…
A pitcher unleashed a ball toward the plate. But the ball swept off-target. The batter stood there with his bat on his shoulder. He winced. The catcher stabbed at the air with his glove. The ball hit the backstop with…
Stephen Piscotty hit a line drive – and Mike Matheny stared at the third base coach, spitting until dirt mixed into mud. It’s only the second inning – a fan whispers that St. Louis has dropped the first two games…
M: Moi. D: Demon. Clearly. M: Wild Card Playoff Game Demon, don’t tempt me with your ease: D: You’re already in the playoffs! Rest your starters! Eat, drink and be merry! M: Oh, I know, as sure as I know…