Literary Slugger Mugs

'He ain't never gonna read this one.'

'Thou shalt not steal...except for bases.'

Introducing...Anagraman.

"International best seller! It's just a squirrel."

"All this pitching and hitting- I'm convinced there's a deeper meaning to it all."

'Fyodor Dostoevsky sends weeks describing Alexy Karamazov's quest for a white whale, and then discards the entire chapter."

"There will be a winning team and a losing team. Are you OK with that?"

Whodunnit. Whoreallydunnit.

"So, what are you reading?"

Poetry in motion - Runners quoting poems as they jog.

The Giamatti era

'I've forgotten the author and title - do you read minds?'

Fat Kid 31- Pet slug runs amok

"Your book stinks—we want to publish it."

"I need to buy a faster fastball."

Baseball Dreams

'You've got us backward. I'm Vinnie, and my short and subtle brother is Vignette.'

William Makepeace Thackeray.

'I just read 'Moby Dick'...do you have anymore 'whale hate' literature?'

Waiting Room For Godot.

"Looks like he's been salted, Sarge.2

'Apart from Charlie here, I don't have any problems with slugs'

Why there are no Slug Surfing Champs: Premature Dissolving in Salt Water.

'Don't worry: It's perfectly normal for you to feel sluggish in the morning...'

"Any truth to the rumor that your book is ghost-written?"

Whodunits

Slipstream

'I can just see him twenty years down the road pitching for the Giants.'

"Happy slime trails to you, until we meet again!"

"I know I told you to fool him into thinking you've got nothing left, but now you've got me convinced."

"My book is actually about 12th century Etruscan pottery but I thought it might sell better if I aimed it at the children's market."

"He was murdered with one of the rejection slips he sent."

'No, Billy, their first baseman is messing with your head. You won't go to hell for stealing second.'

'They're halfway through the six-meter dash. At this pace, the winner should break the world record by at least 24 hours!'

"Try not to over-react, Mr. Henderson. It's perfectly normal for a man your age to feel a bit sluggish form time to time!"