Pitchers and Catchers
I'm not sure what Mike Celizic was thinkin' about when he wrote this, but I know I'm thinking very, very naughty things now....
Pitchers and catchers. Are there three better words?
[...]
Opening Day is a festival, the day the season is begins...It is images of
strong and athletic young men, their ledgers clean and yet to be written on,
their possibilities infinite, stretching in the sun on freshly mowed turf.
It is the bright snap of a ball striking leather...It is a daily CARE
package of palm trees and deepening tans delivered on television, endlessly dissected on radio, savored in newspaper columns.
[...]
...but just the words — pitchers and catchers — were enough to send me
to the basement to see how my glove, slathered in oil and hugging a
scuffed old ball, was getting along. More magic then, the leather soft,
the scent of oil and old sweat and cowhide more intoxicating than the
finest perfume.
And Mr. Celizic used to be a political writer but is now a sports writer...
I set out to be a political columnist and made a good start at it, but
somehow I slid into the sports beat. I still don’t know why, but pitchers
and catchers had a lot to do with it.
Yeah, he and Jeff Gannon/Jim Guckert...
I reminded myself that no matter how difficult the job, I was never truly working; I was watching pitchers and catchers.
Come on Mr. Celizic, get off the gay porn sites, and get back to work.
Pitchers and catchers. Are there three better words?
[...]
Opening Day is a festival, the day the season is begins...It is images of
strong and athletic young men, their ledgers clean and yet to be written on,
their possibilities infinite, stretching in the sun on freshly mowed turf.
It is the bright snap of a ball striking leather...It is a daily CARE
package of palm trees and deepening tans delivered on television, endlessly dissected on radio, savored in newspaper columns.
[...]
...but just the words — pitchers and catchers — were enough to send me
to the basement to see how my glove, slathered in oil and hugging a
scuffed old ball, was getting along. More magic then, the leather soft,
the scent of oil and old sweat and cowhide more intoxicating than the
finest perfume.
And Mr. Celizic used to be a political writer but is now a sports writer...
I set out to be a political columnist and made a good start at it, but
somehow I slid into the sports beat. I still don’t know why, but pitchers
and catchers had a lot to do with it.
Yeah, he and Jeff Gannon/Jim Guckert...
I reminded myself that no matter how difficult the job, I was never truly working; I was watching pitchers and catchers.
Come on Mr. Celizic, get off the gay porn sites, and get back to work.
posted by cookie christine @ 2/15/2005
9 Comments:
At February 15, 2005,
Anonymous said…
That just makes me laugh. Not only because it's very dirty and I am about ten years old.
But it just reminded me of something I totally forgot. A couple of years ago Mike Celizic wrote something about Penn State football that ticked me off and so, naturally, I wrote him this completely over the top, furious email.
I mean, it was so angry, it made me laugh because we are, after all, talking about college football.
And Celizic wrote me back. I forget what. But we traded emails for a couple of months. He was a pretty nice guy.
Though, now, that I'm aware of his love of pitchers and catchers, our correspondence takes on a more sinister aspect.
Who knew? I just thought he liked talking college football...
At February 15, 2005,
Anonymous said…
Oh, that Celizic comment was by me.
Ricky Zee
At February 15, 2005,
cookie christine said…
That’s hilarious!
I know I’d be upset if he said mean nasty things about my Jayhawks. Of course that is college basketball, which is so obviously highly superior to college football.
Maybe he's using this article as code to get "a rise" out of, and start up some email correspondence with others that are interested in pitchers and catchers. However, I don't think he ever alludes to which one he is. Hmmm...
At February 16, 2005,
Anonymous said…
Cookie, you mean you are not a little kid? - went to college already? And here i thought you were some kind of genius, boy am i disappointed. BTW, maybe Mr Bush should get together with Mr Celizic as they both seem to like jocks and they could play a little catch or hide the louisville slugger which ever comes first - er is that last? They could invite Mr Mehlman and Mr Gannon and tell them to bring their stuff so they wouldn't run out of bats and balls.
At February 16, 2005,
Anonymous said…
Cookie, you mean you are not a little kid? - went to college already? And here i thought you were some kind of genius, boy am i disappointed. BTW, maybe Mr Bush should get together with Mr Celizic as they both seem to like jocks and they could play a little catch or hide the louisville slugger which ever comes first - er is that last? They could invite Mr Mehlman and Mr Gannon and tell them to bring their stuff so they wouldn't run out of bats and balls.
At February 16, 2005,
Anonymous said…
oops, sorry about the double post
At February 16, 2005,
cookie christine said…
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At February 17, 2005,
cookie christine said…
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At February 17, 2005,
cookie christine said…
college? I went to nursery school at KU, silly. I will and always be a sweet precious little innocent girl, as far as you know, despite my recent penchant for mudwrestling.
And Mr. Bush and Mr. Celizic playing hide the louisville slugger- I think that's a fantastic idea!
And, as you can see, anyone who went to college should know how to post a comment properly, and I can't. So, there ya go.
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