๐๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ก ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐›๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐›๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐š๐ง

by Louis Hoglund
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Facing the flag, cap over heart, Steve Babb pauses for the National Anthemโ€”an All-American ballpark tradition for more than a century. 
Like every old baseball man, Babb has the last two words of the โ€œStar Spangled Bannerโ€ lyrics put to memory โ€” โ€œPlay Ball.โ€