The Center Fielder

I didn’t like this story at all. I found it to be very confusing and difficult to make connections throughout the story between his baseball career and all of the laws that he had broken. It was also confusing because at first I thought he was a teenager, but then found out that he was an older man with a son. I don’t understand why the captain kept on asking him questions that he already knew the answer to, and why they killed him, because it obviously didn’t happen the way they were saying it did in the report, they didn’t shoot him while he was running away after the fly ball.

Rounding Third Act 2

The second act of this play had many twists to it. The twists that were occurring made the play more interesting to read though. When we found out that Linda (Don’s wife) was having an affair with Tony, it made sense because tony was no longer the assistant coach, and conveniently, she wasn’t around anymore either. Also, I found it interesting how both characters grew a lot as people. Don became more considerate of other people’s feelings, and after the team had lost in the playoff game, he had told them that he was proud of them anyways, which was nice to see that he was beginning to understand what Mike had been saying all along. While Mike became more of a baseball coach, he was more compassionate about the game and wanted to win rather than lose. Also Mike is Starting to date again so I think this shows some growth as well, he is finally starting to realize that he is never going to be happy again if he just kind of mopes around taking orders from other people all of his life. Also, I thought it was great that Frankie caught the ball, and I think that may be one of the defining moments in his life because it helped him to gain confidence. Also, I feel that the game was a great experience for all of the kids on the team because they were just that—a team.

Rounding third act 1

To my surprise i found this play very easy to read. I don't like the way Don coaches little league at all, he takes it way too seriously and takes all the fun out of the game for the kids. taking all of the fun out of the game at such a young age is only going to make the kids want to quit. Although i dont like the fact that he is so hard on all of the kids, i feel that the assistant coach(mike) isnt serious enough about it, when it comes to being on time and such, although he seems like he is coaching the kids for the right reasons.

Boxed

I thought this story was very well written and i enjoyed it. i felt as though i could really relate to this story, because i tend to go into my own little world when i am trainign as well. another reason i feel that i can really relate to this story is because my father was the same way with me andmy sports when i was in high school, and i know that this bond is a really strong and special one. The fact that this boy's father had died during his match is very sad and i dont know what i would do if that had happened to me. One part of the story i sort of disagree with is at the end of the story when the boy says "i found the final niche that i did not know before. it is sad because it is the most important niche. it is the niche that is not one thing but all things. it is the niche that unites me with all people. and it is sad because my father never knew that space, he only knew the wrestler. and it is sad because i am infinately more than the sport he loved me for." I don't think this is true. I think his father did know who he was, and knew that he was more than a wrestler, but that wrestling was the one of the things that provided a bond for them and allowed them to spend time together.