Single on a Double

It’s 1989. We meet in a sports bar for a Talk. I haven’t been a very good boyfriend. It’s crowded, Jays and A’s, Game 3, and the Jays have dropped the first two games. We haven’t seen each other, and the conversation is stilted. Finally she gets to the point: I haven’t been a very good boyfriend. And then, Tony Fernandez cracks a double, and the place goes wild. She’s talking, but I cheer along with everyone else, and she gets mad, and I know for certain that it’s over, that I’m more invested in this game than this relationship.

Inspired by What You Remember. Image from Eater on Pinterest.