The interval between Monday’s game and Saturday was a time of extreme turmoil for Thad. He knew players often asked the batboys to help out with things off the field. So it wouldn’t be unusual for Iggy to ask him for help. Link had a job mowing the lawn for the catcher, Jack Miller, and Jason was helping Don Perone paint his house. But both Don and Jack were married. Iggy was gay and he had seen him kissing Danny. Those were the thoughts that kept Thad in a state of perpetual confusion. He spent most of his time alternating between fighting them off, then entertaining thoughts of what might transpire when he spent his Saturday with the hunky shortstop. There was no doubt of what images filled his sometimes twice-daily private fantasies.
In his more rational moments, Thad told himself Igg
