Plunking Reggie Jackson
“At least, it would have been a perfect game if the rains hadn’t come in the fifth inning. Pitching without pain or fear, he struck out twelve of the fifteen batters he faced. He wondered how.
On the bus ride home his soaked teammates were jubilant and raucous. All the talk was about the play-offs and a shot at the state championship. Coley longed to share their euphoria, but the Bree factor created a gulf between him and the others.
“We’re totally grooved now,” said Jamie Quintero. “No reason w...e can’t go all the way.”
“There’s always luck involved,” said Coley. “Any time you’re in a single-elimination tournament, you’ve always got the luck factor.”
“Nah. We’re grooved. We’re in the zone. In a play-off schedule we can have you on the mound practically every time out.”
Rico was tweaking him. He pulled Coley’s cap down to cover his eyes. “Too bad you don’t get credit for a perfect game.”
Coley couldn’t help laughing. “Who cares?” he asked into the dark.MoreLess
On the bus ride home his soaked teammates were jubilant and raucous. All the talk was about the play-offs and a shot at the state championship. Coley longed to share their euphoria, but the Bree factor created a gulf between him and the others.
“We’re totally grooved now,” said Jamie Quintero. “No reason w...e can’t go all the way.”
“There’s always luck involved,” said Coley. “Any time you’re in a single-elimination tournament, you’ve always got the luck factor.”
“Nah. We’re grooved. We’re in the zone. In a play-off schedule we can have you on the mound practically every time out.”
Rico was tweaking him. He pulled Coley’s cap down to cover his eyes. “Too bad you don’t get credit for a perfect game.”
Coley couldn’t help laughing. “Who cares?” he asked into the dark.MoreLess
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