JOSHUA LARS WEILL | @AgonicaBoss | E-MAIL On Thursday, the National Basketball Association will conduct its annual drafting of first-year players. Since Clifton McNeeley was selected by the Pittsburgh Ironmen first overall in 1947, every year the League has had college, and later high school then international, players line up to hear (or read about weeks later […]
RTO: Baseball and the Anti-Christ
Y.S. Fing | E-MAIL | Roaming the Outfield Archive Each week, author and poet Y.S. Fing looks at the state of baseball, the movements of the game, the ebb and flow and soul of America’s pastime in Roaming the Outfield. This week: “Baseball and the Anti-Christ” When I say that we live in a […]
RtO: Siddhartha Gautama
Y.S. Fing | E-MAIL | Roaming the Outfield Archive Each week, author and poet Y.S. Fing looks at the state of baseball, the movements of the game, the ebb and flow and soul of America’s pastime in Roaming the Outfield. This week: “Siddharta Gautama” His first name was Siddhartha, and that’s what I call him. His […]
RtO: Manifest In Time
Y.S. Fing | E-MAIL | Roaming the Outfield Archive Each week, author and poet Y.S. Fing looks at the state of baseball, the movements of the game, the ebb and flow and soul of America’s pastime in Roaming the Outfield. This week: “Manifest in Time.” Hemingway defined courage as ‘grace under pressure.’ In many ways courage […]
RtO: Keep the Line Moving
Y.S. Fing | E-MAIL | Roaming the Outfield Archive Each week, author and poet Y.S. Fing looks at the state of baseball, the movements of the game, the ebb and flow and soul of America’s pastime in Roaming the Outfield. This week: “Keep the Line Moving” One of the foundational texts in my life is ‘The […]
RtO: The Giddy First Days
Y.S. Fing | E-MAIL | Roaming the Outfield Archive Each week, author and poet Y.S. Fing looks at the state of baseball, the movements of the game, the ebb and flow and soul of America’s pastime in Roaming the Outfield. This week: “The Giddy First Days” The Nats have played and won two ballgames at this […]
RtO: Spring Training
Y.S. Fing | E-MAIL | Roaming the Outfield Archive Each week, author and poet Y.S. Fing looks at the state of baseball, the movements of the game, the ebb and flow and soul of America’s pastime in Roaming the Outfield. This week: “Spring Training” From my spot in the outfield, I watch as the players prepare […]
The Ides of March Madness
JOSHUA LARS WEILL | @AgonicaBoss | E-MAIL The Ides of March are upon us, draped in blasts of color, product sneakers, sweat and mad men in garish suits. Players perform a ritual dance in the center of us, each with his own take on that ancient theme: victory over other men. Barely more than children, they shoulder […]