The Last Worthless Evening (2010)
“At least I wasn’t there for the start of it, because I pitched that night and went nine innings and won, and the color man interviewed me after the game. He is Duke Simpson, and last year he was our first baseman. He came down from the broadcasting booth, and while the guys were going into the clubhouse, and cops and ushers were standing like soldiers in a V from first to third, facing the crowd leaving the park, I stood in front of the dugout with my jacket on, and Duke and I looked at the cam...era, and he said: “I’m here with Billy Wells.”
This was August and we were still in it, four games back, one and a half out of second. It was the time of year when everybody is tired and a lot are hurt and playing anyway. I wanted a shower and a beer, and to go to my apartment for one more beer and then sleep. I sleep very well after I’ve pitched a good game, not so well after a bad one, and I sleep very badly the night before I pitch, and the day of the game I force myself to eat. It’s one of the things that makes the game exciting, but a lot of times, especially in late season, I long for the time when I’ll have a job I can predict, can wake up on the ranch knowing what I’m going to do and that I’m not going to fail.MoreLess
This was August and we were still in it, four games back, one and a half out of second. It was the time of year when everybody is tired and a lot are hurt and playing anyway. I wanted a shower and a beer, and to go to my apartment for one more beer and then sleep. I sleep very well after I’ve pitched a good game, not so well after a bad one, and I sleep very badly the night before I pitch, and the day of the game I force myself to eat. It’s one of the things that makes the game exciting, but a lot of times, especially in late season, I long for the time when I’ll have a job I can predict, can wake up on the ranch knowing what I’m going to do and that I’m not going to fail.MoreLess
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