a game worth winnin' from the beginnin' of the
first inning. an essential day off since it's
provincial playoffs, and i'm playin' shortstop,
batting fourth in the line-up, the opposing
pitcher's a right-hander with an unorthodox
wind-up. and a good move to first, throws a curve,
and changes speeds. can be wild at times and known
to blow the strangest leads. like the last time we
faced him, he turned one savage lead into a loss
for his team, and inflated his earned run average.
but today he seems focused and we were stuck out
to dry in the top of the first 'cause he struck
out the side. but in the bottom half, the bad guys
came out swingin'. a lot of coaches like to choose
takin' the same route, bringing the big hitters to
the plate, and players that are purely speed, and
try to manufacture runs and jump out to an early
lead. and this time it worked, so we were gonna
need a hero, 'cause after one complete, the
score's already 3 to 0. leadin' off the second, i
swung at the first pitch. no wonder the center
fielder back-peddled to the track and settled
under it. 0 for 1 and can't get goin'. the ball's
thrown around the horn and back to the pitcher
now. and all is going good for the bad guys, but
not so hot for the visitors. the big right-hander
is takin' no prisoners. he seems to have us
figured out, the question is, can we compete? he's
pitching perfect after 3 complete and has a 3-1
lead.
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top of the fourth and our lead-off hitter makes it
to first base. and here we go, it's the worst-case
scenario for any opposing pitcher because he got a
reckon that the first chance he gets, he's gonna
try to steal second, which he does. so for the
first time during the mission, we've got nobody
out and a man in scoring position. the next batter
flies out to right, but yo word, that's still only
one out and a runner on third. so then the number
3 hitter steps up to the conventional talk,
showin' where he'll hit, but draws the intentional
walk. it's an old maneuver they made 'cause
trouble may follow unless they get the double play
from the clean-up hitter and that's me. the
infielder's set up a double play depth when
they're ready, but i smack a line drive into
left-center for a double, bringing two across,
which just leaves it up to me to do the damage in
the clean-up spot, 'cause now the score was 3 to
2. the score remained the same through five past
hits to pretense. we kept it close with a dazzling
display of defense. we had to pull the starting
pitcher, the one that was left handed. the story
of the sixth inning was base runners left stranded
and bullpen activity. but still the job is gettin'
it done after a perfectly executed hit and run and
what may later prove to be the ultimate
game-winning catch. we got a tie game going into
the seventh inning stretch.