Silkworms

She was sitting in her silent dressing room before the Silkworms game, missing Tania, when there came a knock on the door.

DIAMOND RUBY Joseph Wallace 2010

Colonel Fielding gets to have his postseason series with the Silkworms.

DIAMOND RUBY Joseph Wallace 2010

That was how many fans came to see the Brooklyn Typhoons play the Allentown Silkworms that Thursday afternoon.

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“And the postseason series between us and the Silkworms?”

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After six innings, the Silkworms had only three hits, a little pop fly that fell in short right field, a grounder that made its way past Ruby and up the middle, and a sharp double down the leftfield line.

DIAMOND RUBY Joseph Wallace 2010

The Typhoons had won thirteen of their last seventeen games and now, with just two to go, had an insurmountable three-game lead over Jim Tracy, his chewing gum, and the rest of the Allentown Silkworms.

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Silkworms feed on the shiny, heart-shaped leaves, especially those on the white trees, said Alan Whittemore, a botanist at the U.S.

In Washington, mulberry trees offer many immigrants a taste of home 2010

Silkworms feed on the shiny, heart-shaped leaves, especially those on the white trees, said Alan Whittemore, a botanist at the U.S.

In Washington, mulberry trees offer many immigrants a taste of home 2010

His head a little bent, his Silkworms cap held in both hands, he looked … humble.

DIAMOND RUBY Joseph Wallace 2010

The big crowd cheered the rally, and cheered again when Mike struck out two men with the bases loaded to end the sixth after the Silkworms had scored two runs.

DIAMOND RUBY Joseph Wallace 2010