Etcetera

One must have a mind of winter, to see a baseball in the snow.

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There are a bunch of ghosts, bowling on a frozen sea.

The mayor’s ten-speed bicycle, reported missing last spring, has been fished out of the river by a retired doctor.

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In a basement restroom of the basketball arena, an unidentified person smashed the mirrors and clogged the drains.

And then nothing — no one on the field.

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In this darkness, there’s no way to see the puck.

We used to jump rope in our Florsheims. We used to play football in our Oxfords.

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Shoes with spikes, shoes of canvas. Underwater shoes and shoes for dancing.

In Las Vegas, dog-walking along the fence of McCarran Airport is popular sport.

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Who holds the world record for most consecutive rides on the High Roller observation wheel?

Playoff baseball will take the blood straight out of your head.

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Maybe if we don’t move, we’ll win. What do you think?

That there is a winning chess opening my friends.

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Winning is productive and physical. It is very nutritional.

Are we losing yet?

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We love a good loss, and the best would be a shutout.

You grow up around here, or why are you a fan?

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Listen to all the fans yelling through their long glass tubes.

The Pirates sound like a lucky bet. Unless it’s a Tuesday in May.

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Some folks say the Nassau Coliseum is an unlucky room.