t the end of Part V, I said I would tell you about my plate work and my struggles on the bases. Well — I lied.
Not intentionally, of course, but I am going to look only at my plate game in this installment. When I reviewed that game, I discovered there are some very important lessons to be learned from my errors. If you have been following my series, that is a theme during my summer: I make mistakes, you learn from them.
On day two, my crew had only one game, with me on the plate. The game was a battle for first place between Quebec and Saskatchewan, who entered the game with identical 2-0 records. Both pitchers could throw in the 90s, so it was going to be a great game. For me, it was also a great game — for the first three innings.
The Twilight Zone
To this point in the season, the majority of my games (only 10 at that time) had been on the plate. So, unlike my base work, I felt very comfortable and sailed through the first three innings. No bitching from either side, batters were swinging, and the score was 4-3. Then I lost it.
I just lost it.
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