When I was playing for the Oliver Juniors and Ted Bowsfield was playing for the Penticton Juniors, he scared the hell out of me, for three reasons: he was so damned big, he could throw so damned hard, and he was wild as hell. My first time up against him I lucked a single with the bases loaded. After that I spent a lot of time on the seat of my pants, near the hitter's box.
» George Bowering is author of Baseball: a poem in the magic Number Nine. Toronto, Coach House Press, 2003.
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Posted August 26, 2003.
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