Irishman on Baseball

Texas18361,000+ posts

A nice piece for those who enjoy good writing. Several notable lines like: "This is what baseball can do to the soul: it has the ability to make you believe in spite of all other available evidence.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04...tml?pagewanted=1&hpw

3/30/121:40 PM

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EdgarFan500+ posts

Thanks for posting that, Tex. I liked this little bit, too:

"We become the children of our children, the sons of our sons. We watch our kids as if watching ourselves. We take on the burden of their victories and defeats. It is our privilege, our curse too. We get older and younger at the same time."

3/30/124:17 PM

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Coach Bob500+ posts

"I never meant to fall in love with baseball, but I did. I learned to realize that it does what all good sports should do: it creates the possibility of joy."

Perfectly stated!!

3/30/125:03 PM

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