National Pastime, by Dira Sudis

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Fandom: LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD
Pairing: McClane/Farrell
Length: one-shot
Author on LJ: dsudis
Author Website: Words Words Words
Why this must be read:
It's a holiday here in the US, and it's nearly summertime. And that, my friends, means baseball! But that isn't really why I like the story. Yes, Matt and John head out to a ballgame while Matt's recuperating, which may seem just as crazy as you think it might be, especially when you're reading Matt's POV here. He just got shot in the leg, and now John's dragging him to a ball game in a stadium full of forty thousand crazy people?

Baseball can be a surprisingly complicated sport, for all its apparent simplicity. It can be awfully confusing and perhaps even boring for fans of a more action oriented sports. You have to pay attention to really get the subtle nuances of the pitching, the angles the batters are aiming for, and sometimes the most important plays sail right by the casual observer, seeming unimportant in the grand scheme of the game.

But you'd be wrong. And so is Matt. McClane is like baseball, and not just because he plays when it's hot and sweaty.

National Pastime