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...Cobb once said, "The great American game should be an unrelenting war of nerves." Fielding is a war that involves not just a simple nerve but an entire neural network. Should you make the pickoff move now? Should you play the line? Does the outfield play shallow? This war doesn't relent. Every decision you make has alternatives and your choice is easily proved wrong, depending upon variables ranging from the drop of the curveball the pitcher throws to the whims of the third-base coach...
With its Green Monster, quirky outfield, antiquated left-field scoreboard and famous bleacher seats, Fenway is perhaps more baseball than baseball itself--possessing an aura of authenticity shaming modern megabuck parks like Toronto's SkyDome and Baltimore's pseudo baseball-ish Camden Yards...
...storm clouds gather beyond the outfield walls, the only consolation is to live for the moment -- to get out to the ball park, to cheer like mad, to savor every game of this last shining season. Fans live on unrealistic hopes, so maybe it isn't an impossible dream for someone -- perhaps a commissioner selected by both the owners and the players -- to save this grand game from its own greed and folly. In the meantime, here's hoping Nolan Ryan finally gets a chance to star in a World Series...
...whole atmosphere was totally informal. Players did windsprints in the outfield during the game. Some Angels snuck behind the bleachers to a cage. Fans could watch Rod Carew--Rod Carewl--swing a bat less than 10 feet away, permitting an exchange of insults and batting tips. And home runs were catchable for folks who brought mitts, though I never caught...
...happy to finish. They wear cut-off sweats and tee-shirts with messages like "Save Energy Sleep Late." Part of the race's attraction is that anyone can participate along with the best in the world. This does not happen in most other sports. You can't play outfield with Roger Clemens on the mound. You can't play point guard for Larry Bird. But if you own a pair of running shoes, you can start at Hopkinton with Ibrahim Hussein...