Porter was a mean somabitch, made Cobb look like a choir boy. Put two in the hospital, one ‘bout died. Prison and 12 Steps, maybe got religion. Commissioner said one last chance.
Vegas had a line on how long he’d last. Late August, he’s flirting with .400. It’s baseball, the world of redemption and miracles.
Blazing, sweaty mid-west game. He was one for three and up in the eighth. Swung early at first and low at the next. Ump calls the third and was attacked by a flailing bat. Benches froze. Cops wrestled Porter off the field, for the last time.
This is really good, Jim. It reminds me of the 6 word story Hemingway wrote.
ReplyDeleteReally, really good.
"made Cobb look like a choir boy."
"maybe got religion"
"Vegas had a line on how long he'd last."