ABSTRACT
Even though it was close to 40 degrees outside, with a drizzling rain, the kids had been playing in the street for hours. ey were spread out all over the street in a classic stickball conguration. Mikey, Jacob’s best friend, was at bat, standing over the home base sewer with the most menacing look of Buddy Hassett, the rst baseman of the Yankees who, even though not nearly as popular as Bill Dickey or Joe DiMaggio, had a far more distinctive stance.
