‘Bonus Life’: The Art of Baseball. . . by Joel Arquillos (for ChinMusic)

The beauty of baseball is in its imperfection.  Every game, like
life, is susceptible to millions of factors, some of which we canít
even conceptualize due to their quantum nature.  Whether it be
rain, a beam ball, a drunk jumping out of his seat and rushing an ump,
or a young punk reaching out to grab a fly ball souvenir that ends a
teams chance of making the playoffs, baseball never seems to stop
providing its audience with a reason to hate the sport or love it even
more.  (read more)

           
           
           
           
           
           
              
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
     

 

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