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Michael Hatcher

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Shayla Muldoon

Michael Hatcher

Submitted to Contest #297

*** In this story there is testament to perhaps the worst of all human sins -- bigotry. There is racial language and jokes (the n-word is not used), along with some sensuality. June 21, 1991 -- The players, suffused with a lean muscularity, crouched around the diamond, fielding grounders bounced to them by the largest of them all. When each of the infielders glided toward their respective ground ball, they flung it back in the direction from where it came. The ball slapped into the glove of the gargantuan first baseman, crackling around th...

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Shayla Muldoon

Michael Hatcher

This story contains a confrontation between a white couple and an interracial couple at a Kansas City Royals baseball game. Racial language are stereotypes are referenced in this confrontation. There is some profanity, as well as a few sexual innuendos. June 22, 1991 -- “Hey, hon,” Jason said. “See Number 21 there for the Twins? Big, tall guy at first base?” “Oh, yeah,” I said, the pulsating heat at Royals Stadium -- 95, at least -- just about driving me to sleep. Then I saw Number 21 and woke up. Damn. Is that how they grow bas...

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