Tag: Pitcher
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Sports Poetry
Full Count A Poem by Daniel Romo Her pitches loop over home plate like exhausted planets fatigued from the weight of gravity. I pace the dugout back and forth, more concerned father than assistant coach. Worrying more for her performance than our team box score. With each pitch I become the ball: starry-eyed sphere waiting…
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Sluggers Sliding
Hi again, this is the Sluggers pitcher here and I want to say I had fun at our sliding practice yesterday. It was basically a big slip and slide! We all had so much fun getting wet we tried getting some of the parents into the fun by sharing a few big hugs but no one wanted any. After we got wet, we…
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Sluggers Attack
Tuesday evening’s softball game against the Alienators produced unexpected but very welcome fruit. The Alienators’ pitcher is still a bit inexperienced and didn’t give the Sluggers a huge number of strikes to swing at. Most of the bases came from walks and of course, the Sluggers being the thieves that they are, lots of steeling. …
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Game 8: Sluggers Surprise
The Sluggers completed their eighth game tonight with a win. Stepping up to the mound was Jasmine with her accurate strike zone and cool confidence. She stayed focused and was able to dominate the game with five strike outs. If you Sluggers fans think this sounds a bit unusual and out of place you are…