All that really needs to be said is that the quest continues.
Immediately after striking out (swinging, at least) two more times — surely I’m the league leader in one of the few categories I don’t want to be the leader — I had thoughts ...
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Baseball
More Than a Game
The Grip’N’Rip Baseball League is great baseball.
Like the gravity-defying-diving-flying-soaring play Caleb Cole made on Sunday.
And the grand slam Tyler Jones hit the week before.
And whatever that stupid slider is Clay Murphy ...
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The Quest For a Batting Average, Part Three
My stat line from Sunday’s game is somewhat interesting: 0-2, with two fielder’s choices.**
The good news: I didn’t strike out.
The bad news: I still don't even have an on-base percentage.
The first fielder’s choice ended with me ...
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The Quest For a Batting Average, Part Two
I love a good quest story.
The quest story narrative goes like this: The protagonist sets out on an adventurous journey in pursuit of a noble goal and faces numerous obstacles to overcome along the way.
Think Star Wars.
Or Lord of ...
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The Quest For a Batting Average, Part One
I don’t know if it is smart to write this series of my third season in the Grip’N’Rip Baseball League. It might serve as “advance scouting” for the other teams and pitchers.
Ha.
As if they need much advance scouting when it comes to ...
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