Because the cyberspace can be such a cold and hateful place , I imagine it ’s necessary to remind ourselves every now and then that people have tone . Of course , I in person wo n’t be doing that — the net would rip me to shreds if I did — so instead I will sour to B.M. from California who , in 1987 , sent the sweetest and most sensitive varsity letter ever written toBeckett Baseball Card Monthly .
Here ’s the full schoolbook :
We should all take B.M. ’s Christian Bible to heart . It ’s easier than ever to pass along light-minded put-down , be the target a renown , the issue of a viral meme , or even the " youthful , ever hopeful , Willie McGee . " So permit B.M. ’s thoughtfulness replication : " Did you ever stop to suppose how this must make them find ? ? Like nobodies – shit ! "
Beckettresponded to B.M. ’s letter , say the " Weather Report " represents the view of their readers and not the views of the mag ’s editorial stave . " We for certain are not intending to appall any of the role player … In our opinion , to publish a Hot list would be give way our reader only half the history . " Half the story indeed , unless " B.M. " isBeckett Monthly ’s own scruples , write in after year of atrocious guilt feelings . In that pillowcase , a Hot list would barely even be a small fraction of the report . What Centaur hide around the corner of a carte du jour collector ’s mazy mind ? We may never know .
In case you were wondering , " Oil Can " Boyd was listed yet again on the " frigid " list in the very exit in which B.M. ’s supplication appears . That ’s two month in a row , so you might want to sell his wag if you could .
