We’ve come a long, long way together. Through the hard times and the good.
I have to celebrate you, Jason.
I have to praise you like I should.
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Game 124 // Eighth Inning // The Kings of Queens
The Mets were on the edge of a giant cliff. The letters SWEEP written into the dirt of the plains below.
And then, this eighth inning.
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Game 110 // Sixth Inning // Cam Gallagher, You Have Arrived
TOP OF THE SIXTH: ROYALS 6 (2) – 1 ATHLETICS
Mr. Cam Gallagher, I’m assigning you a mission. You have a job to do.
Start from tonight. Build from here. Create a groundswell, a renown.
A name.
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Game 108 // Sixth Inning // You’re a Wizard, Yadi
BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH: CARDINALS 8 (4) – 5 ROYALS
The bottom half of the Yadi inning begins with Yadi.
A replay from the top of the sixth, Molina gloving a fastball skipped on a bounce off the dirt, popping up from his stance, whipping a throw to second base to nail Alcides Escobar trying for a steal.
The cameras focus in on Yadi. Basking in the dugout. Chatting it over with Mike Matheny. Mulling over two options in his head, thinking aloud.
“Should I finally show them…. ?” Continue reading “Game 108 // Sixth Inning // You’re a Wizard, Yadi”
Game 105 // Second Inning // Snowman in Milwaukee
BOTTOM OF THE SECOND: BREWERS 8 (0) – 2 PHILLIES
First game back after the All-Star break.
The Brewers up five games in the NL Central. Their best season since 2011.
Second inning, down two runs, Domingo Santana up to bat—the beginnings of one of those “But Wait There’s More” innings. Continue reading “Game 105 // Second Inning // Snowman in Milwaukee”