Wallop Lumber Co. Field Report
Dispatches from the Road
Bat Promotion Tour — 2026 Season
Vol. I · No. 13Walla Walla
Tate dozed off an hour east of Snoqualmie Pass. I took the Walla Walla exit at Pasco without consulting anyone.
Vol. I · No. 12The Globe
I drove Tate into Seattle on a Friday afternoon. I had been pointing things out for the last hour.
Vol. I · No. 11Knockwood
We pulled into the lower parking lot. Gary was in a meeting we had not been told about.
Vol. I · No. 10In the Rack
A man at the Hops called out 'Coach Tate.' Tate had been a coach. I had not known.
Vol. I · No. 09The Refosco
Dale was Tate's 'in' in San Francisco. Dale retired in December.
Vol. I · No. 08Forty-Two
Tate has been wearing 42 on April 15 for longer than baseball told everyone else to.
Vol. I · No. 07The Good Seats
The sunset was perfect. The sightlines were perfect. The legroom was generous. I could not write a word of it.
Vol. I · No. 06Bats Are Cheap
I have been turning the sentence over since Saturday like a stone in a pocket. It does not get smaller.
Vol. I · No. 05The Cage
I had driven thirteen hundred miles to sell a product I could not explain how to buy.
Vol. I · No. 04The Sound
It is possible that the bats are just bats. It is also possible that they are not.
Vol. I · No. 03Game Two
When tackling roadtrip logistics, it is advisable that one verify which is the home team and which is away.
Vol. I · No. 02Behind the Cage
Bats distributed to date: zero. Equipment managers contacted: one, briefly, who was walking somewhere else.
Vol. I · No. 01The Lower Parking Lot
Bats distributed to date: zero. Equipment managers contacted: zero. Miles driven: thirteen hundred and change.
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