Baseball Stories (3)

. . . the length of the season is beginning to show on his face as he heads for the plate. Takes his sign and lays down a well placed bunt along the third base line. Thrown out at first, a runner advances. The fans approve of his sacrifice. The coach smiles. Only the score keeper remains characteristically unemotional and enters “now batting .445” for the record as if that is all that mattered . . .