Strike Out Looking by Americanleaguer (R)

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Fandom: BASEBALL RPF
Pairing: Tom Glavine/David Cone
Length: 18,489
Author on LJ: americanleaguer
Author Website: americanleaguer's masterlist
Why this must be read: I decided I'd finish off my run at crack_van with one of the more underappreciated fics (in my opinion) in fandom. It involves players that the more casual fan might not be familiar with, or wouldn't be interested in reading, but don't let that deter you. (americanleaguer even includes a handy guide to who's who!) The story is strong and the cast of characters is colorful and engaging. And the writing is, as usual, impeccable. americanleaguer took a theme-- the apocalypse-- and did something with it that was fresh and unique, and still true to the heart of the challenge.

People will say it’s about the money, but it’s not, at least not so far as Tom is concerned. It wasn’t all that long ago that baseball players were hardly better than slaves under the owners. Things have changed since they unionized, since free agency began, but baseball contracts still restrict what a player can do with his own body, because in some ways it’s still the team’s body. Even the smallest step backwards could be the start of that dreaded slippery slope. Tom would be going into this exact same fight regardless of what the league average salary was. It’s the principle… no, it’s the owners screwing over the players, putting the bottom line first, company over team. It’s about fighting back for baseball itself, the game against the corporation.

Of course Tom likes money, but he believes in baseball.

Strike Out Looking

So that's it for me! I hope you've enjoyed what I had to offer, which doesn't even begin to scratch the surface. Please come check us out sometime!

Comments

[ravensgurl211.livejournal.com]

If this was facebook, I would be clicking the "like" button right now.

[littlestclouds.livejournal.com]

lol, I thought you might approve of this one. ;)