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: “Ultimate Reality” To delve a little more deeply into konomama, which […]
RtO: Konomama
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: “Konomama” In the last entry, The Inculcation of Wisdom and Virtue, I […]
RTO: The Field of Visibility
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 Field of Visibility” Because I am by nature a wanderer, and […]
The Poetry of YS Fing, Part I
Y.S. FING | E-MAIL Sensitive Father’s Perspective There’s no pleasure in watching these boys play Much seeming nastiness is merely stupidity Laughter masks weakness and confusion And is used to attack before hiding in tears There are some boys, a high percentage perhaps, Whose moral awareness will never kick-in right They may feel it most […]
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: A Bandbox is for Musicians
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: “A Bandbox Is For Musicians” I’m no advocate for all ballparks to look 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 […]