The Newtown Bluebirds were winless and scoreless so far. Coach Fromberg gathered the Little Leaguers together for a pep talk…
“We need to get on base more.”
“Why?” asked Freddie Frankel. It was a typical Bluebird response.
“Because if we get on base, we have a chance of scoring runs.”
The team was quiet. Mel Fromberg stared at a sea of blank, young faces.
Scoring? Winning? Was that possible for the Bluebirds, especially after their last 19-0 loss?
“Runs?” asked Steve Gromley, who had problems even bunting.
“All right,” said Mel. “Maybe we could get one lousy run across the plate.”
David Sydney is a physician who writes fiction (both in and out of the Electronic Health Record).