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in which there is baseball
Nov. 18th, 2011 12:13 am"If you lose it," she says, "you will have to replace it. Mrs Meara probably has a lot of work you can do for her to earn the money."
Sean promises that he will not lose it.
They find a field in the park and try to divde themselves into teams, but Aimee has to be bribed into playing and only three of them really know anything about baseball beyond "someone throws the ball and someone else hits it" – Sean, of course, Con, because team sports seem to hold a great appeal for him, and Luisa, much to the boys' surprise.
"Why are you so surprised?" she asks, laughing as James and Sean and William stare at her. "My nonna is a great fan of the Dodgers. She still cannot read a word of English, so my brother has to translate the sports articles in the newspaper for her."
( There is some confusion as Sean, Con, and Luisa all try to explain the rules )
words: 1949
total words: 27,884
quickie research: baseball teams, the world series, the polo grounds
Sean promises that he will not lose it.
They find a field in the park and try to divde themselves into teams, but Aimee has to be bribed into playing and only three of them really know anything about baseball beyond "someone throws the ball and someone else hits it" – Sean, of course, Con, because team sports seem to hold a great appeal for him, and Luisa, much to the boys' surprise.
"Why are you so surprised?" she asks, laughing as James and Sean and William stare at her. "My nonna is a great fan of the Dodgers. She still cannot read a word of English, so my brother has to translate the sports articles in the newspaper for her."
( There is some confusion as Sean, Con, and Luisa all try to explain the rules )
words: 1949
total words: 27,884
quickie research: baseball teams, the world series, the polo grounds
