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Sue Shawn Says's avatar

Entertaining story. Enjoyed it immensely.

Every ballpark should have a garden nearby with something growing.

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Paul Jackson's avatar

It would certainly give the grounds crew another way to show off their particular set of skills. I'm all for it.

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Bill Southern's avatar

Paul, I always turn to you for entertaining gardening, er, baseball stories. “Pinching the buds” sounds very similar to “loading up the baseball” - someone needs to be strip-searched.

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Paul Jackson's avatar

Don't forget about the squeeze play, Bill.

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Bill Southern's avatar

Now I can’t think about anything else - thanks for that, Paul.

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Ted Walker's avatar

Never in my wildest dreams did I think that my two favorite stories of the bunch would be tomato-based.

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Meg Lauber's avatar

Nice one, Paul. I could just hear “We are fam-a-lee…” when you referred to the Pittsburgh Family! Being a Baltimore native, I am a fan of the O’s, although since I have lived in Atlanta for many years, the Braves are who I follow the most.

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Paul Jackson's avatar

1979 was certainly a colorful year for baseball. Great characters, plot, and soundtrack.

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