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 by James Edward Lee Sr. ©2022
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 once-exciting plays
just don't thrill or amaze
"The runner slides into home!" --
where we watch all alone
Sigh... The 'old ball game'
~ is just not the same
Opening Day
will be coming soon
who are you rooting for?
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now with PEDs ban should be withdrawn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 then
baseball is a product of the USA
and Major league baseball is politics
it was a great game to watch and to play
and those stadiums were truly classics
Wade Boggs is the owner of Field of Dreams
baseball won’t flow away in any streams
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 in the minor leagues has been found.
In his first major league game, he is headed for the mound.
Tyler Cloyd is making his major league debut tonight.
Good luck to him. I hope everything will be alright.
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