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Yesterday was a reminder of the pathos and joys and sorrow and celebration that bouncer into our lives around this time every year. Little Leaguers and high school kids, minor league lifers and Cactus league rehabbers all bringing us a little something to reconnect us to our humanity.
Forget October, bottle these two endings up and inject them right into my veins.
This is everything right about amateur sports...
This high school pitcher held off celebrating with his teammates so he could console his childhood friend instead.
— Sporting News (@sportingnews) June 11, 2018
( : @b757fo_jim) pic.twitter.com/tjGqoz2EPU
This is also everything right about amateur sports, but in a decidedly more twist-the-knife fashion.
At the end of an 11-inning slugfest, in a game where Florida gained the lead by stealing home, to have it end like this? It’s almost enough to make you feel sorry for Auburn.
Almost.
Obviously the most fitting way to send the No. 1 seed into the final #CWS spot!
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAACWS) June 12, 2018
For the 1️⃣2️⃣th time in program history, @GatorsBB is headed to the College World Series! pic.twitter.com/Lnt38ZojTE
Poll
Who did it better?
This poll is closed
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82%
High school pitcher?
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17%
Auburn right fielder?
(21 votes)