Dialogue Essay: The Legend Of Fastball

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It's the bottom of the 9th and Joe's team is down by 3.
Joe's coach calls everybody into the dugout and inspirationally explains, ”We have been down by much more before. I believe in every single one of you. Now, go make this a night to remember. Get out there and show them who's boss,” said joe’s coach. The pitcher walks the first 2 batters and the New York Marlins bring in their closer. On the loudspeaker, it announces now coming in to pitch number #25, Bob McFarlane. Joe remembers hearing this name before. Could it have been on the radio? No, how about on the tv? No, that's it! I remember now! Ten years ago during the little league world series, Joe had faced off against Bob in the championship game and Joe's team had been down by one with a man on third and two outs. Bob was up and everything was going through his mind all at once Joe's team was on the east and bob was on the west bob had a 70 mph
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Joe was expecting a fastball but he didn't get it all he got was a slow changeup. Joe lunged at the ball trying to hit it and missed. Bob had struck him out to win the little league world series. All that was going through Joes head right know was how he was gonna get Bob back for what he did and put him in the dirt and make him feel like it was all his fault that they lost. It's game 7 in the world series 2 outs bases loaded and it all down. The two rivals meet again in a championship game. All joe is thinking of what happened ten years ago and what he had done. The first pitch joe let's go by to get a feel of how fast Joe was pitching. The second pitch was a curveball inside. Which was a ball the count now is 1-1 the next pitch was a strike on the outside corner? The next two pitches were balls the count was now 3-2 the pitch was right down the middle but it wasn’t a fastball it was a changeup Joe kept his weight back and smacked the ball it was going, going, and gone joe hit a

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