South Paw Author:Rich Wallace The first baseman fielded the ball and had a decision to make: throw to second and try to nail Jimmy or run to first for the out. Jimmy was sprinting as hard as he could and was ready to dive toward the bag. So the fielder made the easier play and got Miguel out. — Jimmy was sprawled face-first on top of second, his hands in the dirt and his feet... more » in the air. He looked toward third, where Jared was safely in scoring position. One out, men on second and third, and David was coming up to bat.
The pitcher turned and gave Jimmy that look that said, You aint going nowhere. But sometimes you hust sense a shift in a ball game, or maybe even a shift in the way an entire season is pointing. Jimmy felt that now. They could win this game. They could win a lot of them.« less