Kepner: Pulled back to the ballpark, for a day of Phillies-Braves. No, Lefty — it never gets old
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Kepner: Pulled back to the ballpark, for a day of Phillies-Braves. No, Lefty — it never gets old

New York Times  

Editor’s note: We’re thrilled to welcome Tyler Kepner to The Athletic. That’s part of the joy of being around baseball: It’s a community of folks who understand why the song says, “I don’t care if I never get back.” Take Tom McCarthy, the Phillies’ television play-by-play man. That’s the funny side of baseball, brought vividly to life in one of my two favorite books: “Ball Four,” by Jim Bouton. “It’s probably less fun than I would have had when I was younger, because along the way I became probably more stoic, and more of a pro than I was when I was younger,” said Morton, who turns 40 in November and debuted with Atlanta 15 years ago. “For me, I’ve been fortunate enough to do that, and fortunate enough to get to a point where I feel like it would be my decision and I could go home feeling like I did my job.” Morton turned almost wistful.

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