no matter what or who you've been

[candle_beck]

so, um, that happenedyou guys! it was amazing. beautiful is what it was! car horns honking on every block, people coming out of bars and spilling drinks, giants hats and black-marker beards everywhere. that thing about dancing in the streets, like election night and how everybody's story ends up in the same place, "and then we went down and

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[ayrdaomei]

i've written a classic barry-zito type of story in advance of the world series in which he will not play. i mean, really. the hand of fate is still way more angsty to these dudes than any of us could possibly hope to be.

First Mark, and now Zeets and even Rich - all bystanders to a childhood dream come true. So fucked up, the baseball gods.

I'm excited for you and San Francisco. **knocks on wood** Hope it continues to be a good series.

I guess I'll be reading this fic tonight, as I continue avoiding the live broadcasts because I cannot. deal. Cheer extra hard for Matty for me?

[candle_beck]

all bystanders to a childhood dream come true

i know, right? like, why even let them get that far if they're just gonna have to sit on the bench? mean, god. mean.

and so! last night we went down to the ballpark. not having $500 to actually get into the park, we sat on the strip of green lawn across the cove, where you can see the jumbotron. us and a few thousand of our closest friends, listening to the radio, listening to the crowd erupt across the water, watching replays and slapping high fives with strangers and cheering like we were there.

we basically were there.

(i am kinda flipping out over here, so you know.)

[fromcainwthlove]

omg you wrote. you wrote baseball and i get to read it. best day ever.

[candle_beck]

truly! hope it lives up, man.