"How wedidadoreandenvythem, the idols ofourcollegeyears-hemingway and Faulkner, Frost and Eliot, MaryMcCarthy and Flannery o 'connor and Eudora Welty!" wrote JohnUpdike.
Prior to the right-hander's first pitch, public address announcer JohnFrost introduced "Lieutenant Mitch Harris" to generous applause from the red-clad crowd.