The Shoebox - Day 16

Tim Raines
LF - Expos
#330, Panini, 1988

If you're faster than tradition,
borders can hold you only
if you let them. So you land
in an Italian decal, dressed
for a French city with an English
queen, playing America's game for--
well. The line is rocky from here.
Is it the Colombian souvenirs

in his hip pocket, the only spark
quick as himself? Or is it the boardroom
of owners basking in their system, lowball
bidding for the kid from Seminole. Dangerous
from both sides, say the reports. Always
a threat to steal home.