Great Moments in Homoerotic Sportswriting

[jiltanith]

Second baseman Denny Doyle comes over to the mound, with his buttery-soft, alabaster skin and flaming red hair, to calm the pitted and pockmarked pitcher. Denny intones a few unremarkable assurances. His eyes are resolute, his mouth firmly set, his complexion creamy. Luis nods and touches Doyle's face thankfully, almost effetely. He then throws

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[clayshaw]

~swoon

[littlestclouds]

Not sure if fanfic or sports journalism.

[jiltanith]

Exactly, although Denny Doyle/Luis Tiant would be the most random pairing ever.

(Had to look for pictures of Doyle after that--I know what Tiant looks like, heh-and he's very Generic 70s Middle Infielder.)