The Catcher's Mask (2009)
“Five of three. I should be leaving, he thought. Most of the guys will be warming up already. Zero’s probably wondering where I am.
His mother came in from the living room and glanced at the clock.
“Don’t you think you’d better take off?” she said.
“I guess so,” Rudy mumbled. He put on his baseball cap and picked up his catcher’s mitt.
His mother smiled sadly. “Rudy, I know you don’t think you’ve been playing well lately,” she said, guessing what had him down in the mouth. “But e...verybody makes mistakes. I’m sure you’ll improve before you know it.”
Rudy nodded. She was right about his poor playing. But he didn’t think she was right about his getting better.
Rudy stepped out the door and hurried to the garage, where he kept his bike. He strapped his glove to the back carrier, put on his bike helmet, and pedaled off.MoreLess
His mother came in from the living room and glanced at the clock.
“Don’t you think you’d better take off?” she said.
“I guess so,” Rudy mumbled. He put on his baseball cap and picked up his catcher’s mitt.
His mother smiled sadly. “Rudy, I know you don’t think you’ve been playing well lately,” she said, guessing what had him down in the mouth. “But e...verybody makes mistakes. I’m sure you’ll improve before you know it.”
Rudy nodded. She was right about his poor playing. But he didn’t think she was right about his getting better.
Rudy stepped out the door and hurried to the garage, where he kept his bike. He strapped his glove to the back carrier, put on his bike helmet, and pedaled off.MoreLess
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