Welcome back. I was supposed to be on a plane today but postponed my flight because I had a cold and didn’t want to fly to the PNW considering certain factors. Besides, American Airlines will call you back in a…
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I haven’t cried this much in a Starbucks since I had to work at one starting at 5 a.m. every day. It wasn’t so bad as long as the Seahawks won, and of course Howard Schultz visited. But here in…
I sat down with Jack Duffy last spring. Soon after, my computer crashed. After rewriting my term papers, I finished my Master’s and moved to Alaska to work for four months. This year I also dealt with a few episodes…
The player in the top photo, Brooks Zimmerman, just had surgery. I hope he comes back. He’s a senior, but maybe he can stretch his eligibility. The third player depicted, shortstop Robbie Merced, transferred to Fort Scott Community College, in…
Mason has transferred to Crowder College in Neosho, Missouri, just 81 miles west on I-44. I imagine he will play more. Maybe the crowds will be the same. Maybe he liked the feel of the place more than Hammons Field…
Whatever happened to Austin Knight, we will ask. He had the long hair and it hurt to watch him throw because his shoulder looked like it was displaced by each pitch. When things didn’t go well I heard him yell,…
Well. Nate the Great. No words needed; only his warmup song. The greatest, and way better than Jake Burger’s. by
God bless John Privitera. He’s such a good hitter. He still wears those silver shoes I first saw during the Super Regionals against TCU in 2017. He is listed on the Bears roster as 5-8, which means I also gained…
Ah, Skip – the nicest and most charismatic player I never got to interview! I suppose it was scheduling conflicts, but now he’s done with baseball. Skip also got himself a good girl to spend his days with. Hurrah! by
Dylan, owner of the world’s worst haircut, was drafted as a junior by the San Diego Padres. by