Owen speculated on the possibilities: What would it be like to come up to bat? To swing and bat the baseball above the outfield
barrier? What would it be like to sprint around the bases with the ball in play like a motivating wind at your back? In paragraph 4, what point is Owen making when he talks about the ball being a motivating wind at his back?
A) Playing the game would be very difficult.
B) The weather would be perfect for playing.
C) George was the fastest runner on the team.
D) Running around the bases would be exciting.
Running through the bases extremely exciting., Since Owen is thinking it is exciting to run around the bases with the ball in the game like a motivating wind behind your back. That is, he is speculating about the possibilities, thinking about how it can be to run with the ball. How exciting it can be.
D. It's very exciting running the bases because you could be thrown out when trying for an extra base. It is a race between you and the fielder. Will you beat that ball to the fielder's glove? The man in the example sounds like someone who is disabled and doesn't know what the experience feels like. To play baseball is at least ten times more exciting than watching it!
