––––––––––––––––––––––– PERSONAL ESSAYS

The End of Violence
Horse sense and people sense.
By Betty Moffett.

When We Were Twelve
Remember playing ball all day
and getting the snot knocked out of you?
Jeff Merron does.

Me & Richie Ashburn
Andrew Milner on the day
his hero made it to Cooperstown.

Happily Beaten by Cheese-on-a-Stick
Becky Soglin: A summer softball league where
KIDs (kids in dugout) is as important as RBIs.

Red Sox Fans in the Hands of an Angry God
Is this the year?
Derek Catsam says destiny and mercy,
not the Curse of the Bambino,
guide the Sox' fate.