Monday, April 9 - Day 9
Monday, April 9 - Day 9Monday, April 9 - Day 9“Happy Opening Day, boys!” A giddy Brother James greets Angelo and me at the schoolhouse door. He looks like he’s dressed for church, wearing a red tie dotted with tiny white C’s. “Well, it ain’t gonna be too happy for y’all Braves and Dodgers fans, but my Redlegs are gonna be something this year. Mark my words. I smell a pennant in the air.” He flares his nostrils like he’s inhaling a sweet scent, and we hurry past him into the schoolhouse.
Once all the boys are gathered inside, we become Brother James’s captive audience for the next twenty minutes as he declares his adoration for all things Cincinnati Reds. This digresses into a rant about Pete Rose, which breaks off as Brother Bennett pokes his head inside to tell h
