Baseball is a rookie, his experience no bigger than the lump in his throat as he begins fulfillment of his dream.
Whatever happens, I'm ready to face it.
The good Lord has blessed me with a great journey.
A tall, thin old man waving a scorecard from the corner of his dugout. That's baseball.
Baseball is continuity. Pitch to pitch. Inning to inning. Season to season.
Nicknames are baseball, names like Zeke and Pie and Kiki and Home Run and Cracker and Dizzy and Dazzy.