Writing around the idea that baseball is a game slightly ahead of its time. A 'simple' game the qualities of which include physical and metaphysical paradoxes: the two dimensional diamond with-in the sphere; the struggle between individuals with-in a complex group dynamic.
Baseball is like a school of the Socratic method: it asks questions - the consideration of which lead to more questions - a process that illuminates a path towards critical thought.
Monday, June 22, 2015
The process of writing baseball - Jays at Rays game 1, June 22, 2015
What's the game about?
Jays score 1 in the 8th to counter the Ray's 2 in the 7th.
In the 8th, it's the Bull pen.
In the 9th the Rays mow down top of the order with authority.
The nut at this point in the season is: Do the Jays have a closer?
Osuna does it with a two inning Save, and a 1, 2, 3 against the Rays' 8, 9 and 1 hitters in the 9th.
Jays win 8-5
But it doesn't mean anything, yet. In fact, understanding their latest performance, this is an anomaly.
(I'd link the with the MLB Box Score - but 10 minutes after I published - the box score at espn was the first to publish; another lose for MLB advanced media.)
Jays at Rays game 1 Box Score, June 22, 2015 | http://espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=350622130
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