The Legend of Nolan Ryan Major League Baseballs Strike Out King
It's not easy becoming a Legendary
Major League Baseball pitcher.
It never was and will never be.
You get put through the wringer
and hung out to dry.
From time to time you'll get little or no
run support.
You may have to face Legendary Icons
of the game 2 and 3 times in a game.
Come face to face with undisguised
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Categories:
major league, baseball, character, culture, identity,
Form: Free verse
1st African American In the Major League Baseball -Moses Fleetwood Walker
Moses Fleetwood
Him and his brother first African American
To play in Major League Baseball
Rejected by the white citizens and players
Wanted to play continual for the Majors
Left and played for the minor leagues
Opened later an Opera House and started a newspaper
Moses Fleetwood Walker headstone on his grave read
“First Black Major League Baseball player in U.S.A.
Walker
6/15/2022
Written words
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Categories:
major league, analogy, appreciation, baseball, black
Form: Bio
Major League Baseball -- 2020
The crack of the bat
but no crackerjacks
The game we held dear
without a beer or a cheer
The ball sails into the stands
where it's empty of fans
Radios pick up the players talk
and their cleats as they walk
The 'boys in the booth'
may not be long in the tooth
Yet
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Categories:
major league, baseball, change, loss, nostalgia,
Form: Rhyme
Major League Baseball
Opening Day
will be coming soon
who are you rooting for?
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Categories:
major league, baseball,
Form: Questionku
Major League Hard Knocks
Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson are gone
Major League Baseball locked the door with them
now with PEDs ban should be withdrawn
today’s drug use has darken baseball’s gem
in the early days baseball was strong and pure
except for being only for white men
maybe Ty Cobb was a bit immature
that was the way the game was played back
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Categories:
major league, sports, baseball, drug,
Form: Sonnet
A Major League Debut
A pitcher’s job is very difficult in baseball.
The other teams batters are what he must stall.
Pitchers must keep hitters from making contact with the ball.
Too many runs scored can lead to a pitcher’s downfall.
It takes skill and luck to be a winner in baseball.
Fifteen wins and one loss is not shabby at all.
Such a pitcher
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Categories:
major league, dedication, sports,
Form: Rhyme