Past Their Prime

Past Their PrimeThe Pitcher telephoned me, which should inform you that he was a veteran athlete. Young baseball players do not waste change telephoning writers who are male.He was coming to town, the pitcher said, and he was going to start a baseball game in Yankee Stadium. There weren't many games left in his arm and I knew that he had (continued on page 274)Past Their Prime(continued from page 133) become afraid of the rest of his life. But mostly his fear was stoic, wreathed in resignation,...