for Theresa
And now you know why we call it the “hot
corner.” How right-handed batters can fire
blazing line drives toward you like mortar shots,
how lefties’ bats can blast scorching live wires
down your base line by hitting an outside
pitch “the other way.” And what it takes to
field and zing a peg to first. How you glide
once you’re caught in the game’s flow, dance like Bo-
jangles hearing music. The great ways moms
show they love their sons don’t always appear
in parenting books. So what if you bomb
at the plate, hit one in the stratosphere,
or just take a walk. A parent’s real fame
grows in young eyes because you play the game.
Roger Armbrust
July 15, 2010
