Duncan on Baseball Pitchers

MR JOHN M NAUMAN (XJKQ40A@prodigy.com)
Sat, 14 Oct 1995 02:50:56 EDT

a verse I'd memorized from the Twenty Fourth Psalm-a verse I'd
memorized way back in early Sabbath School because it reminded me a
litte of Papa on his pitcher's mound. I said, "Who shall ascend into
the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in his holy place"?....
So I said again: "Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord"
But before I could finish Irwin cut me off with a gesture, pointed at
Papa's body and said, "Him! Papa. That's who. So shuttup!"
And for some reason now at the sound of his voice, the look on his
face, I felt joy despite my sorrow.

from "The Brothers K" by David James Duncan copyright 1992

Jack N a true Baseball fan