The Strikeout Confession
My palms were sweating so much I could barely grip the bat. Classic. Absolutely classic. "You good, Marcus?" Tyler called from the dugout, that annoyingly confident grin plastered...
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My palms were sweating so much I could barely grip the bat. Classic. Absolutely classic. "You good, Marcus?" Tyler called from the dugout, that annoyingly confident grin plastered...
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