Echols: Let London have Wimbledon. Baseball is America’s pastime.
“If I’m being honest, I’m so annoyed by the whole thing.”
St. Louis Cardinals' Yadier Molina (4) is congratulated by first base coach Stubby Clapp after hitting an RBI single during the fourth inning of the team's baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday, May 9, 2019, in St. Louis. (Jeff Roberson/AP Photo file)
Candace Echols
Candace Echols writes whatever she notices as she goes about her daily life. Living that way has landed her bylines in National Geographic, Garden and Gun, The Gospel Coalition, Southern Living, golf.com, Cowboys and Indians, Common Good, Risen Motherhood, and others. Someday, she hopes to have a writing cottage in Oxford, England or Oxford, Mississippi; either will be just fine. Candace and her husband live with their children in Midtown Memphis.
“We would head back to Busch Stadium and find our spot on the fold-down, red plastic chairs — the ones you would have to peel the backs of your thighs off of each time you would stand up to cheer. Because it was hot. So, so hot.”
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