Ravi Mangla's Blog, page 49
April 7, 2012
April 5, 2012
Baseball Fiction
"Murphy" from Storyglossia (4/11)
November, 1952
It's a classic story: scout drives out to the sticks to check out some big-fish-small-ponder, reared in blue-collarsdom, a southpaw with an unhittable curve, and turns up something better—a top prospect completely off the radar. So was the case when New York Yankees lookout Wynn Benston traveled to Linton, Indiana to investigate a pitcher by the name of Elroy McKenney (who, Benston would later add, was tremendously talented in his own right and might someday, with further training, make a fine addition to the organization). He came upon MURPHY IF FOUND PLEASE DIAL KL 5-9872 on his way back to the hotel. As Benston watched him sprint laterally to his Cadillac, leaping to take chomps at the side view mirror, he noted, in his official report, an athleticism beyond any prospect he'd ever evaluated.
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Review: Issue 0
Gabriel Blackwell was kind enough to include Visiting Writers in issue 0 of Review. This is a great idea for a journal (and I promise I'm not just saying that because my collection is included). Supply has clearly exceeded demand in the community, and it's becoming increasingly difficult to keep up with new writing. Instead of launching new journals, I wish more people sought to curate/critique/contextualize existing work. I'm looking forward to reading through the pieces in this issue.
