The bat is in Freddy Freeman's grip.
He's injured, but can he let it rip?
With two outs, bases loaded,
first pitch, his bat exploded -
grand slam! Freddy takes a four-base trip.
Astros shooting stars
now they know their ABCs
~ Atlanta Braves champs
11/02/2021
At first
Got hurt
Bad knee
Let's see
Docs say
X-ray
No break
Drugs take
And then
Again
Game day
Will play
Home run
We won!
Fans say
Hurray!
What fun
All done
Mets and Royals
playing for it all
who are you rooting for?
Yankees twenty- seven times
maybe some of them were crimes
Cardinals won eleven
taking their fans to heaven
and the Red Sox won eight
I do appreciate
a few teams tied with five
keeping the love alive
Baltimore fans will not be popping a champagne cork.
The Orioles were defeated by the Yankees from New York.
Likewise, a World Series is not what Washington fans will see.
The St. Louis Cardinals trounced the Nationals from DC.
This year, a Beltway World Series will not be reality.
Once again, a Championship in the capital is a fantasy.
However, there is a great deal of optimism here.
After defeat, both teams must persevere.
The Orioles and Nationals look forward to next year.
Here in October of 2008,
all Phillies fans are feeling great.
The boys in pinstripes just won it all.
They are the champions of baseball.
The team’s play did certainly enthrall.
On Broad Street, everyone stands tall.
For just the second time in history,
the Phils won the ultimate victory.
Four games out of five, they beat Tampa Bay.
The Rays are the team that had to pay.
Even though it is too crowded around here,
it is the right place and time to celebrate and cheer,
I only have one more line to rhyme.
We will remember this moment for a long time.
A.R. Ammons on the mound
Auden on the mound
Ginsberg on 1st
Frost on second
Carl Sandburg on third
Ferlinghetti at short
Right Field - Wordsworth
Left field - Shelly
Blake - Center field
Shakespeare - Catcher
Have I dropped enough
names for you?
What's so bad about
being a name dropper?
The game is on
Unfortunately my team
is losing
But with poetic talent
They may yet
Eke out a victory
Postscript - They just won!
A man goes through
A series of gains and losses
To finally realize what...
Means the world to him.
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