Art of Fielding 61-70: Win the Pain Away  " "I take 10 to 12
different things a day, and on the days I pitch, there's four
more things." - Joe Sargent  As our story wraps up here in
Westish, things start getting totally Greek. Except with pill
addictions.  Schwartzy can't keep living like this. He's 22 and
his body has completely fallen apart to the point where he's
scrounging up pills from wherever he can get them. Are
painkillers a performance enhancer?  Chapter 61 talks about
Schwartz' burgeoning addiction, but on the other hand, his team
has unbelievably made Nationals. I truly mean "unbelievably," I
find it a bit of a plot hole that they can make it to Nationals
with Owen batting third. But then again, I remember Aparacio's
Art of Fielding; the shortstop has to project calm. Maybe Owen
was the true team leader all the way, with his calming presence.
He's the one who broke up the no-hitter out of lassitude and
calmness. Everyone's going to miss him when he's off in Japan.
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