Table of Contents
Foreword Bert Blyleven xiii
Introduction xv
First Inning
Stitch 1 Sainthood 1
Stitch 2 A Glass Act 4
Stitch 3 Green, Green Grass of Home 9
Stitch 4 Best in Class 11
Stitch 5 Riding the Storm Out 14
Stitch 6 Shame and Prejudice 16
Stitch 7 Getting Gassed 19
Stitch 8 Coming Home 20
Second Inning
Stitch 9 Sox Education 25
Stitch 10 The Duke Abides 27
Stitch 11 Oral Examination 29
Stitch 12 A Fore-Letter Word 31
Stitch 13 Laughing Gass 34
Stitch 14 Cop...a Plea 35
Stitch 15 A Minor Undertaking 38
Stitch 16 Billy Ball 40
Stitch 17 Pep Banned 41
Stitch 18 Homecoming 44
Third Inning
Stitch 19 Meeting the Met 47
Stitch 20 The Great Indoors 49
Stitch 21 Upon Further Review 51
Stitch 22 There's No Place Like Dome 53
Stitch 23 T. Rex 55
Stitch 24 A Wild Goose Chase 58
Stitch 25 Heyjude 60
Stitch 26 Hockey Nights in Minnesota 63
Stitch 27 XXXtra Innings 66
Stitch 28 Opening Day 69
Stitch 29 Sink or Swim 71
Stitch 30 Homer Odysseys 74
Stitch 31 The Great One 75
Stitch 32 On Hallowed Ground 78
Stitch 33 Thanks for the Memory 81
Fourth Inning
Stitch 34 Foreshadowing 85
Stitch 35 End of the Spectrum 88
Stitch 36 A Scavenger Hunts 91
Stitch 37 Starting Over 94
Stitch 38 Back in the Game 97
Stitch 39 Pennant Fever 100
Stitch 40 A Texas Toast 103
Stitch 41 Fan Appreciation 105
Stitch 42 Taming the Tigers 107
Stitch 43 Hit the Road, jack 109
Stitch 44 Hanky Panky 112
Stitch 45 Double Dating 115
Stitch 46 Dome Magic 117
Stitch 47 Minnesota Twins, World Champions! 120
Fifth Inning
Stitch 48 Zebra Muscles 125
Stitch 49 Stairway to Heaven 129
Stitch 50 A Long Stop for a Shortstop 131
Stitch 51 The Puck Stopped Here 133
Stitch 52 Lunches with Calvin 136
Stitch 53 One Wedding and a Funeral 138
Stitch 54 Drive Time '91 141
Stitch 55 Aisle Say-So 144
Stitch 56 The Honeymooners 146
Stitch 57 Margaritaville 148
Stitch 58 "And We'll See You Tomorrow Night!" 150
Stitch 59 The Greatest Game Ever Played 153
Sixth Inning
Stitch 60 Hail to the Chief 159
Stitch 61 Living Out a Fantasy 161
Stitch 62 The Splendid Splinter 165
Stitch 63 New York Nightmare 167
Stitch 64 Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow? 169
Stitch 65 Partners in Time 172
Stitch 66 Taped Delay 175
Stitch 67 A Real Father's Day 178
Stitch 68 Big Bert 181
Stitch 69 The Money Clip 184
Stitch 70 A Knight-mare 186
Stitch 71 Behind the Eight Ball 188
Stitch 72 Heeding the Calls 190
Stitch 73 Tied in Knots 193
Seventh Inning
Stitch 74 A Dirty Joke 197
Stitch 75 Stormy Weather 199
Stitch 76 Crystal Ball 202
Stitch 77 Taxi Driver 204
Stitch 78 An Awful Off-Day 206
Stitch 79- Double Play-by-Plays 208
Stitch 80 Hammer and Eggs 211
Stitch 81 9/11 213
Stitch 82 The Game Must Go On 215
Stitch 83 Addition by Contraction 217
Stitch 84 Circle Me Bert 221
Stitch 85 A Bronx Tale 223
Stitch 86 Strike One 226
Stitch 87 A Costly Victory 229
Stitch 88 Turning Another Cheek 232
Eighth Inning
Stitch 89 March Sadness 235
Stitch 90 A Star Is Mourned 237
Stitch 91 Roof or Consequences 239
Stitch 92 Mother Knows Best 240
Stitch 93 A New York Minute 243
Stitch 94 A Frantic Finish 245
Stitch 95 Vengeance Was Mine 248
Stitch 96 Collapse 251
Stitch 97 The Worms Had Turned 253
Stitch 98 September to Remember 256
Stitch 99 A Grand Finale 259
Ninth Inning
Stitch 100 No Time to Bleed 263
Stitch 101 On Target 265
Stitch 102 The Hall Calls 269
Stitch 103 A Farewell to Harm 271
Stitch 104 Thunder but No Blunder 273
Stitch 105 Strike Two 275
Stitch 106 Marney's Great Adventure 278
Stitch 107 A Mauer Play 280
Stitch 108 Bombastic 283