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April 08, 2008
Chasing Perfection: One boy's search for glory.
A short story by sportsfilter's own dfleming.
Not to parse words here, but its a no-hitter, not a perfect game.
posted by Chargdres at 09:04 AM on April 09, 2008
Nice work, Mr. James. Quite enjoyable. One of those things I would like to see more of as long as the author is literate, as in this case.
posted by THX-1138 at 10:11 AM on April 09, 2008
A perfect game sounds like the best way to end a career. Good story. I was not good at Little League and one of my most painful memories is striking out in the bottom of the sixth with the winning run on base (maybe even bases loaded?). I was flat out scared at the plate - the pitcher was a big guy a couple years older than me. Fortunately there was soccer.
posted by drumdance at 10:24 AM on April 09, 2008
Not to parse words here, but its a no-hitter, not a perfect game. Aye. Good call on that.
posted by dfleming at 11:17 AM on April 09, 2008
Good stuff! Well-written with just the right touches of ironic humor. I enjoyed it, d.
posted by Howard_T at 12:32 PM on April 09, 2008
Awesome stuff dfleming. Some of my greatest sports memories are from playing little league baseball.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 03:08 PM on April 13, 2008
Very well written, short story. I actually enjoyed this piece very much.