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...Farkes is certain that the summer was about the knowledge, not the numbers, he accumulated. He talks about his new mental approach at the plate and in the field. He sounds confident. He sounds all grown...
...shortstop Andy Sweeney grounded Bruton’s next offering down the first-base line, where junior Josh Klimkiewicz cleanly fielded the ball and threw home to catcher Andrew Casey, who tagged Potvin just before he crossed the plate according to the umpire, drawing the ire of the Crusaders’ bench. Bruton struck out second baseman Erik Kistler looking to record the second out shortly thereafter, then retired the side two batters later with an infield groundout...
Though the Crimson would contain the Crusaders in the top of the 13th, its luck would fare no better in its next turn at the plate. Klimkiewicz skied a fly ball to the 370 sign in left center that fell just short of the wall and into Potvin’s waiting glove, before captain Schuyler Mann sent another of O’Dea’s pitches to the gap in right center, where it hung in the air long enough for Potvin to track it down...
True, little new ground is covered in Guero—but since when has “new” categorically meant “better”? As long as there exist listeners who prefer sea glass to plate glass, urban decay to suburban sprawl, and redux to deluxe, Beck will maintain a corps of loyal fans. “My shivering voice is singing through a crack in the window, I’d better go it alone,” Beck murmurs. No need, Beck. We’re still here...
...install these systems in a timely and accurate manner, but similarly provide essential infrastructure and bureaucratic procedures necessary to ensure that the warnings can be used effectively. These tragedies may not be avoidable, but minimizing devastation is well within reach. The world just needs to step up to the plate...