Comments on: Missed Connections

By: Sheila Ryan

Sheila Ryan — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:43:48 +0000

Though I do like me a sturdy batsman.

By: Sheila Ryan

Sheila Ryan — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:42:07 +0000

And she said (quoting): “That ain’t my style.”

By: Rick Neece

Rick Neece — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:36:41 +0000

The saddest poym ever placed on a page.

*Sheila said “sturdy batsman.*

By: Sheila Ryan

Sheila Ryan — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:23:16 +0000

Ten thousand eyes were on him as he rubbed his hands with dirt;
Five thousand tongues applauded when he wiped them on his shirt.
Then while the writhing pitcher ground the ball into his hip,
Defiance gleamed in Casey’s eye, a sneer curled Casey’s lip.

And now the leather-covered sphere came hurtling through the air,
And Casey stood a-watching it in haughty grandeur there.
Close by the sturdy batsman the ball unheeded sped –
“That ain’t my style,” said Casey. “Strike one,” the umpire said.

– from “Casey at the Bat” (1888) by Ernest Thayer.

By: Lucy Foley

Lucy Foley — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:16:02 +0000

Great big balls of flaming queenage.

By: Rick Neece

Rick Neece — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:12:58 +0000

A great big baseball bat with low-hangers.

By: Sheila Ryan

Sheila Ryan — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:08:20 +0000

Clean. No drugs.

By: Rick Neece

Rick Neece — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:07:31 +0000

Full letters (including description, personal and mental,) solicited, as indicative of character and capacity.

And straight-acting, no fems. Oh, and a photo please.

–Bertram

By: Sheila Ryan

Sheila Ryan — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:07:08 +0000

Hmmmnh. Pondering a sideline as an advice columnist.

But I will only offer advice concerning what you might have done in the past.

By: Rick Neece

Rick Neece — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:00:46 +0000

Dear archivist,

Can romance bloom in the Dead Letters Department?