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Denis Martinez’ Balls
Old County Stadium. Fall 1996. Brewers playing the Cleveland Indians. Mom, Dad, and 3 of 4 kids sitting about 20 rows up to the right (looking down) of the Indians’ dugout. Beautiful fall evening. Mellow. “DENIS!” “EL PRESIDENTE!!” Arms waving wildly, my husband stood up… Continue Reading “Denis Martinez’ Balls”
The Facts About Opening Day
We went to the Brewers’ Opening Day. We hadn’t been to a baseball game since October 2019. This is a big deal because one of us is a rabid baseball fan. The other is way less intense about it. Our seats were in the… Continue Reading “The Facts About Opening Day”
Denis Martinez’ Balls
Old County Stadium. Fall 1996. Brewers playing the Cleveland Indians. Mom, Dad, and 3 of 4 kids sitting about 20 rows up to the right (looking down) of the Indians’ dugout. Beautiful fall evening. Mellow. “DENIS!” “EL PRESIDENTE!!” Arms waving wildly, my husband stood up… Continue Reading “Denis Martinez’ Balls”
No Hope, No Baseball
I asked the guy sitting behind us where his buddies were. The three of them have been sitting behind us at baseball games for the past four years. For awhile the middle guy, Harry (the only one of them whose name I know) was… Continue Reading “No Hope, No Baseball”
My Field of Dreams
It’s a ballet of sorts. Maybe you’ve seen a guy, the last guy to leave the ball park, maybe he put his glove down and picked up a ball and bat and then tossed the ball high in the air and as it came… Continue Reading “My Field of Dreams”
99 New: Bummer
Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright; The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light; And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout; But there is no joy in Mudville – mighty Casey has struck out. —-Casey… Continue Reading “99 New: Bummer”
Picked Last
I want to play tag It’s just running I can run Everybody runs the same Tag is stupid, they say We should play ball, they say Let’s pick teams, they say I line up and wait Until the line is gone Hoping
Perennials
Cleats clicking on the sidewalk New uniforms over high school underwear, new socks belonging to the team A bat a cane for the old coach still in the game, telling what’s next to listeners Hands shaking and shaken, trash talk polite in the pre-season,… Continue Reading “Perennials”
Lying Dogs Both
When Hillary Clinton walked with her daughter and her bad boy husband across the White House lawn to a waiting helicopter that would take them to hide in the woods of Camp David after the preposterous Monica Lewinsky news came out, every woman in… Continue Reading “Lying Dogs Both”
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