Assignment 12

My favorite inanimate object is about thirty three inches and made of northern white-ash. This work of art is commonly referred to as a baseball bat. A typical day in the life of a Louisville Slugger begins with being rubbed down by a sticky rag. Resulting in a fresh coat of brown goo. The bat then receives anywhere from one hundred to one thousand shots to the head from little, hard, white balls. After the daily beating the precious piece of wood is placed back in the bark bag from which it came. Several times a week the slab of wood is lucky enough to be seen by thousands of people as it is thrown back towards the dugout by a man wearing a red "C". Unless that man is Zach Cozart, then the bat is carried back to the dugout. However, each time this special piece wood is tossed back towards the first base side it is an adventure. This piece of white-ash helped Votto get his first of the day. I am sure this white-ash has a dim view of the world. They are beaten daily, tossed around, and covered in dirt. Not to mention that after about a month they're snapped in half and thrown away. Poor northern white-ash.