Uncommonly wonderful commons

[GeoPoto]

Here we have Kid Elberfeld settling under a major league pop-up. Most plays in baseball happen at break-neck speed: swing or take at 90 MPH; get to, gather, and gun to first to nip the runner; sprint down and catch the drive in the gap. They also often involve other players: hit the cut-off man; throw to first for the put-out; receive the ball and fire to second to nail a base-stealer. But the impossibly-high pop-up typically, quickly becomes one player's -- all the way. But it takes several seconds to soar up, stop, and race down, twisted by invisible wind. Here, Elberfeld is alone, focused on what is clearly his play to make. In the back ground a storm appears to be brewing, tornado possibly. No other player can help him. And it takes time. I think it was Dmitri Young who was asked what he was thinking about as he tried to make a play on a high foul pop-up behind first base. He said: "I kept asking myself where the circus music was coming from".
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