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For Love of Baseball

Member since 2004 · Posted 27 Dec 2005 · 11 comments

Baseball illiterate, unable to root except in following crowds like some poetic dunce It never scored with me how unlikely a homerun how loveable a team only as it mattered to him But he changed the game from play to real worthy of news a conflict of heroes a stage to learn from Not many get their strength from baseball not many from poetry but we who do head for the outfield alert, expecting to win

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11 comments

[7] zodiac 27-Dec-05/8:51 PM Reply

Nice sentiment, poor execution.

[8] ALChemy 28-Dec-05/2:17 AM Reply

Explain the "Infield fly rule" to him and he's likely to propose to you on the spot.

[7] zodiac › ALChemy 28-Dec-05/6:20 AM Reply

Infield Fly Rule: http://www.poemranker.com/poem-details.jsp?id=119425

[n/a] Dovina › zodiac 1-Jan-06/4:10 PM Reply

Very funny.

[7] zodiac › Dovina 2-Jan-06/7:12 AM Reply

Happy Happy New Year.

[9] INTRANSIT 28-Dec-05/7:46 AM Reply

'mernin. I was too tired too read this last night. This morning is much better. I'm having trouble with the homerun. These days, homers happen all the time. Unless you're making a sexual refrence.

[n/a] Dovina › INTRANSIT 28-Dec-05/8:13 AM Reply

A sexual reference? Of course not! It's a matter of whether I cared that a homerun happened to that team and that player at that time. Before it did didn't, now it does.

[7] Caducus 29-Dec-05/4:32 AM Reply

I like the end it wraps it up well

[8] amanda_dcosta 29-Dec-05/10:08 AM Reply

i know nothing about baseball and am very poor at outdoor sport, so i don't think my vote would be fair. nevertheless, it is a nice poem and i think i'll vote when i connect with this properly. till then, please excuse me.

[8] amanda_dcosta 30-Dec-05/12:42 AM Reply

I have been reading his again and again and must sqay that this is good. I like the punch in the last para.

[9] deleted user 1-Jan-06/3:01 PM Reply

Ah ha! a baseball convert. Welcome to the world of interchangable heroes (free agency).