Long Ortiz Poems

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I have attempted to capture my favorite major league baseball players in this little shape poem of home plate. Included are (in no particular order):

Say Hey Willie Mays                        Walter Johnson (Big Train)
Randy Johnson (The Big Unit)          Babe Ruth (The Sultan Of Swat)
Tony Gwynn                                   Jimmie Foxx
Ted Williams                                   Maury Wills
Stan “The Man” Musial                     Johnny Bench                                 
Ken Griffey Jr                                 Greg Maddox                                  
Henry Aaron                                   Lou Gehrig                                     
Roberto Clemente                           Ty Cobb                                         
Satchell Paige                                 Ernie Banks                                   
Rickey Henderson                           Carl Yastrzemski (Yaz)                     
Trevor Hoffman                               Albert Pujols                                   
Gibson (Bob and Josh)                     Honus Wagner                                
Rogers Hornsby                              Cal Ripken                                      
Robinson (Jackie, Frank and Brooks)

Some favorites I had to leave out…

Christy Mathewson                          Warren Spahn
Sandy Koufax                                 Tom Seaver
Mickey Mantle                                 Rod Carew
Joe Morgan                                     Ozzie Smith
Mariano Rivera                                Miguel Cabrera
Pedro Martinez                                Ichiro Suzuki
David Ortiz                                      Jose Altuve                                     

I’d love to see your faves mentioned in the comments section!

written 24 Aug 2020