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By Steve Franklin
StaffWriter
Baseball lore says that you’ll be mired with bad luck if you smear the chalk lines while entering or exiting the field of play. Chase Tupper glances at his feet and hops1 over the solid line.
The baseball gods are watching.
.Rappahannock/Culpeper Post 330 is trailing the Stafford Nationals in the seventh inning on Saturday. They need a spark, so Zack Burkhardt and his teammates remove their caps, some turn them inside out, Burkhardt shakes his. It’s time for the rally cap.
The baseball gods are watching.
If his team wins, Bobby Czekaj won’t wash his uniform. He’ll continue to wear his' soiled jersey and pants until his team is beaten.
The baseball gods are
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