Personal Narrative: The Game Of Failure

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In a game of failure, it’s only expected that failure would be around each corner. Every pitcher has a bad start, from Clayton Kershaw to a pitcher trying to make a level three team, I have found myself in this exact situation several times. At Lakewood High School around midsummer I was scheduled to pitch against one of the best teams we would see all season. This was Team Colorado. Not only was each pitch laboured but my arm was sore and my legs were weak.
From the time I began my warm-up in the bullpen, I felt the uneasiness of my nagging legs and stiff elbow. The umpire then signaled the start of the game, as I stood on the mound looking towards home plate the feeling of defeat was revolving around me. The philosophy of Lakewood pitching

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