The runner spiked the second baseman, he did. The runner slid feet first with his metal cleats aimed at the poor fielder’s heart. And, that old runner had spent the better part of the afternoon sharpening the bottom of his…
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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…
He twitches, and pouts, and stares. He watches a man standing on a pile of dirt. The man on the pile glares. The first man, called a Thief, takes his pace: 1, 2, 3 down the line. The second man,…