Jesse Katz

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"I wondered where he got it from, the carriage, the coordination, the ability to translate what I had loved, the imagery, the idea of baseball, into something demonstrable and consistent." 

 

  • The start of La Loma.
  • Hitless in his first 14 games.
  • The first taste of victory.
  • Back to the finals, but second-best.
  • Second, again.
  • Second, still.
  • Back on top, even with a fever.
  • Everything comes second to skating.
  • Playing under protest
  • A freshman on varsity
  • Hoping to get noticed.
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      • Escape from Cuba
      • Freeway Rick Is Dreaming
      • The Geography of Getting By
      • The Test of Their Lives
      • Wheels of Fortune
      • What's a Dog Worth?
      • The Recruit
      • The Last Ride of Jesse James Hollywood
      • Little Big Men
      • Under the Bridge
      • Straight Out of Central Casting
    • Newspaper Stories
      • Vicente Fernández
      • Cockfighting
      • The Chicken Trail
      • Galatoire's
      • Gangs
    • Story Index (1985—present)
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