Published: Feb. 20, 2011
Words: 1166 (approximate)
Language: English

Description

A rodent is beautified in crucifixion, a wayward rocket skews to destruction, and an ancient predator lurks in our archetypal memories -- all at a summer night's baseball game.

Tags

coming of age, exploration, people relationiships, relational

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Videos

Baseball's Dirty Little Secret
A short video describing the "magic mud" used on new baseballs to take the sheen off, and which is mentioned in this story.

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Review by: Ernest Winchester on Feb. 20, 2011 :
Very philosophical, this piece. A homily to the essence of mankind, and the dirt from which we came.
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