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given more time i would've done more research, spent more time on the writing, created a few more original visuals, maybe messed with the text spacing and sizing a bit more, but i'm still pretty happy with this.
November 13, 2024 at 12:04 AM
highway-gothic.bsky.social
(6/6)
the back cover of the zine. two columns show this season's stats for the twins and the mariners.
November 13, 2024 at 12:04 AM
highway-gothic.bsky.social
winning. losing. (5/6)
a white page labelled "winning." the pitcher, in the bottom left corner, is now fully extended. red beams scatter across the page from the bottom right corner of the spread. in the center of the page, there is a red-bordered compressed screenshot of a the batter's section of a scorecard. a blue page labelled "losing." the batter, in the bottom right corner, has hit the ball. white beams scatter across the page from the point of impact, spilling out onto the "winning" page where they become red. in the center of the page, there is a white-bordered compressed screenshot of the pitcher section of a scorecard.
November 13, 2024 at 12:04 AM
highway-gothic.bsky.social
pitching. batting. (4/6)
a page with a red background labelled "pitching." the text which covers the page reads "The pitcher is defending. He stands on the pitcher’s plate and throws as hard as he can at the man opposite him, but fundamentally, he is on the defending team. His goal is to prevent violence, at all costs. Should he play well, no contact is made between ball and bat. When a pitcher succeeds, nothing happens. The fastest of fastballs barely scratch 1/10th of the speed of a 9mm bullet fired from a handgun. See a pitching record and a shooting range target, both pictured below. Observe the similarities and differences." Beneath the text are two compressed images of a shooting range target and a pitching record. they look vaguely similar. The pitcher, about to pitch, stands in front of the person-shaped shooting range target. a red page labelled "batting." with right-aligned text that says "The batter is attacking. Picked out of his team, striking from home, he stares down the pitcher, the only other man in the world, and dares him to fire. You come to a baseball game to see a man hit a ball with a bat. When a batter succeeds, he does violence. Baseball is an American game; this act makes him a hero. There is a tangible energy to a home run. The pitcher will never receive this. The batter and the pitcher are both aware of this fact." the batter stands ready. behind him are two compressed images of a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire and a baseball bat spiked through with nails and covered in blood. the nail-bat is pointed directly towards the pitcher.
November 13, 2024 at 12:04 AM
highway-gothic.bsky.social
belief. (3/6)
the left side of a two-page spread labeled "belief." three white-bordered compressed images alternate sides of the page. first, a cropped picture of a colonel sanders statue, accompanied by the text "Thrown to the river by zealots, he was an imitation used as effigy, drowned in celebration. Years later, they drew him back out. Now he is quiet, plastic under soil." then, a picture of a William Sianis' pet goat Murphy, accompanied by the text "Leviticus 16:10". finally, an image of the William Penn statue on top of Philadelphia City Hall, accompanied by the text "They knew he no longer held the grudge when they won. 4 games to 1, the Rays never stood a chance. He watched from heaven–or as close as they had gotten to it." Beneath all of these is the pitcher's silhouette again, having just pitched the ball. the right side of the "belief." spread. there is a white-bordered compressed image of a cross necklace in the center of the page. the pitcher has begun to swing in the bottom right corner.
November 13, 2024 at 12:04 AM
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rules. (3/6)
the left side of a two-page spread with a red background labeled "rules." a white-bordered color-distorted screenshot of the mlb rulebook's rulings on the playing field is redacted to read "in The area between two sides of home, stand tall. A distance to home shall be uniform, in and out, fair territory is foul territory. desire through the pitcher shall run. See Appendix 1." beneath and in front of this, the pitcher's silhouette, as it would be moments before his last silhouette the right side of the "rules." spread. three white-bordered compressed screenshots alternate sides of the page. first, a screenshot of the "i don't dance" number from high school musical 2, accompanied by the text "Violation: 4.06 [...] Players of opposing teams shall not fraternize at any time while in uniform." then, a screenshot of roman roy offering a boy one million dollars to hit a home run in episode one of succession, accompanied by the text "Violation 4.07a, No person shall be allowed on the playing field during a game except players and coaches in uniform, [...]" finally, a screenshot of episode four of FLCL, where Naota swings a guitar at a giant metal baseball falling from the sky, accompanied by the text "Violation 3.01 The ball shall be a sphere formed by yarn wound around a small core of cork rubber or similar material, [...]" beneath and in front of these, the batter's silhouette, as it would be moments before his last appearance.
November 13, 2024 at 12:04 AM
highway-gothic.bsky.social
history. (2/6)
the left side of a two-page spread with a blue background labeled "history." a white-bordered warped screenshot of the wikipedia page for the world series shows the 1994 and 1995 world series, among others. beneath it, the silhouette of a pitcher is partway through his momentum after tossing a ball. next to him is text which reads "In August of 1994, the longest work stoppage in MLB history begins. It extends through both the postseason and the World Series, making it the first time since 1904 that the World Series is not played. In October of 1995, the Atlanta Braves (today named the Atlanta Braves), play against the Cleveland Indians (today named the Cleveland Guardians), in the World Series. Baseball is America’s Favorite Pastime, a status it reflects in its relationships to both labor and race." the right side of the history spread. a white silhouette of a batter about to hit a fast moving ball is in the bottom right corner, beneath text which reads "When I was around 11, my mother and I won tickets to a Seattle Mariners game. I dont remember who they were playing aginst. I dont remember who won, though Im pretty sure the Mariners lost. This would be in character for them. My mother and I did not stay for the whole game. We ate garlic fries. They were good, but not as good as whatever the ludicrous price they they were charging for them might suggest. I haven’t watched any baseball games since, not live, not on television. In fact, I find the game terribly boring. It goes on too long, I dont fullly understand it, it’s just... not very interesting to watch. Conceptually, though, I love it. I think it is one of the worst, most interesting games ever invented."
November 13, 2024 at 12:04 AM