What Baseball Does to the Soul by Colum McCann Words I Wish I Wrote
In the heat of the pennant race, 2011
This piece beautifully ties together fatherhood, the hopefulness that makes us love sports, a bit of Ireland and a glorious moment in Yankee history. Every word sings.
"I still recall the night of the A.L.D.S. game against Minnesota. A-Rod tied it up in the ninth. Teixeira closed out the game in the 11th. My son beamed, ear to ear. I think the stars over the Bronx shook that night. The potholes on 161st Street applauded. The 4 train ran on Champagne."
I was there that night! This sums it up so well ~ Happy Baseball!
"I still recall the night of the A.L.D.S. game against Minnesota. A-Rod tied it up in the ninth. Teixeira closed out the game in the 11th. My son beamed, ear to ear. I think the stars over the Bronx shook that night. The potholes on 161st Street applauded. The 4 train ran on Champagne."
ReplyDeleteI was there that night! This sums it up so well ~ Happy Baseball!