The Purity of Baseball

I took my wife and one of my daughters to a Dodger game over the weekend  It was great, even in the 100 degree heat.  I'd forgotten what a great game baseball is.  One thing I love about the major leagues is they still use wooden bats...so you can still hear the crack! when someone connects, not the annoying tink that you hear everywhere else.  What I don't like is how the players wear their uniforms.  The pants are way too tight and I can't see the socks!  Baseball pants should come just below the knees, not down to the ankles.  Only one Dodger wore his uniform correctly, showing off his socks, and get this: he's the leading hitter on the squad.  Coincidence?  I think not.

Speaking of basball, check out Mark William's Danger Boy .  It involves time travel, a talking dinosaur, and baseball.  Best of all, it's some of the best writing I've seen in a while.  The first book in the series is called Ancient Fire.  Greg 

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