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Baseball law

Sec. 70-14. Playing ball in streets; throwing stones or other missiles in streets.The playing of baseball, practicing with a baseball and throwing of balls, stones or othermissiles in the public streets and highways of the city is hereby prohibited; provided, however,that the provisions of this section shall not apply to dead-end streets, courts, circles andculs-de-sac.

Violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of $50.00 for the first and secondoffense by a person. The fine may be paid by mail or in person at the city municipal court. Uponthe third and each subsequent violation of this section, a person shall be subject to thepenalties set forth in section 1-4 of the Code.(Code 1971, 5 19-17; Ord. No. 0-00-16, 5 I, 5-11-00)

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Mirror Ball

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Manager Bo Porter had to redefine the culture of the Houston Astros during Spring Training. To compel his players to question their role, he looked to the mirror: “Small circular mirrors hung in every locker so players could study their reflection daily and ask themselves what they could bring to the ballclub.”

The use of the mirror reminded me of a teaching of Zen Master Seung Sahn that I’ve here taken from Wonji Dharma of Zen Mirror, though I first heard from Seung Sahn student Hyon Gak Sunim. As interpreted by Wonji Dharma:

“[Mahayana Buddhism] teaches that from emptiness comes true form, which is truth. If you keep an empty mind, your mind is clear like space, clear like a mirror. When red appears, the mirror is only red. When white appears, the mirror is only white – everything perceived is perfectly reflected.”

The mirror returns what you give to it. It shows you what you are presenting. No mystery, no jokes. The mirror tells the truth. The truth of effort, the truth of practice, the truth of balance.

Baseball also tells the truth. Truth of performance. When Sadaharu Oh had a crushing flaw in his swing, he could not hide it, not from the fans who expected much of him nor from himself. Strikeout is a mirror. Only when the flaw was removed by “not knowing” through the flamingo batting stance did the mirror of baseball reflect the form of emptiness and the emptiness of form back to Oh.