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The Joy of Minor-League Baseball

It’s always one, two, three strikes, you’re out at the old ball game, but the minor leagues offer a particularly charming version of the timeless game.

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A family watches the Portland Sea Dos play at Hadlock Field in Portland, Maine, May 2, 2018.

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The Portland Sea Dogs won, but that’s not why, fundamentally, the fans went home happy.

The Double-A minor-league affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, the Sea Dogs play in a cozy ballpark in Portland, Maine, and are having a pretty good year — their 2-1 victory over the Binghamton Rumble Ponies was their fourth in a row, and they’re in first place in the Northeast Division of the Eastern League.

Rich Lowry

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Rich Lowry

Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.

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