"Alan Rhun Watkins" was for over 50 years a British political columnist in various London-based magazines and newspapers. He also wrote about wine and Rugby football/rugby.

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I had a hit-and-run, double-steal (called). We got mixed up. We ended up getting picked off at first and thrown out at second. That was a momentum killer right there.

We just got sloppy at the end. We can't walk batters. We had way too many walks.

We battled. We did the best we could, and all in all, it was a good year. A lot of our young players got experience, and we have a bright future.