Random House of Canada The Bambino and Me | Page 5

I loved the game, even though I wasn’t very good at it and was
always the last one picked for the team. I dreaded walking up to the
plate ’cause I couldn’t hit for beans. I was so afraid of striking out
that most days I didn’t even swing at the ball.
Nick the Noodle made a habit of calling me “an easy out,” and
whenever he did, everyone laughed at me. Sometimes I felt like
giving up, but I just loved baseball too much.

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