Win or else in Palm Springs

Entering the 2041 season the Palm Springs Codgers were riding high. GM Rob Sullivan had assembled a playoff caliber team through aggressive trading and a few free agent signings. Sure, they lost in the Wild Card round of the playoffs, but spirits were high as it was their first playoff appearance in a decade. At […]

Winter Drama: The Death of Antollini pt.3

December… 2041 Asheville, North Carolina Police Department Headquarters Precinct Interrogation Room #2 The room was small, the kind designed to make men sweat. Much smaller than the one we grilled Sanford in. A cheap fluorescent overhead light buzzed softly, casting sharp shadows over the scuffed metal table. The walls, gray and bare concrete stones, made […]

The Scottish Claymores Swing for the Fences with Stadium Expansion

EDINBURGH, Scotland – The Scottish Claymores, Edinburgh’s beloved baseball team, have announced an exciting expansion to their home, The Castle. With an uptick in fan attendance, the team is set to add an additional 2,000 seats to accommodate their growing legion of supporters. A New Chapter for The Castle Nestled in the heart of Edinburgh, […]

Winter Drama: The Death of Antollini pt.2

December… 2041 Asheville, North Carolina Police Department Headquarters It was way too early in the morning, the day after… but crime doesn’t sleep and neither did Officer Ortega. The air at Headquarters was thick with the scent of old coffee and Mr. Sanford’s sweat. Ortega sat at his desk, the dim light from his beat-up […]

Front Office Follies

In the offices of WV…GM Abcarian pounds his fist down on his keyboard and throws his phone across the room. Feeling absolute rage, the vein on his forehead bulging out, GM Abcarian gestured to the door to dismiss Scouting Director Ed Eubank.“How do we pay this idiot $310,000, and he cannot sign the right Free […]

Baby Ray Ray

Pat Allen dug his cleats into the batter’s box, twisting them into the dirt like desperate roots in dry soil. The pitcher, a hulking figure from Toyama with a fastball that seemed to blur the edges of the world, stared him down. The count was 0-2. The crowd hummed like cicadas in the summer heat, […]