todays poem by my favorite living poet- Timothy Mason - Poet Baseball, Boston Style 2004 If it hadn’t really happened nobody would believe the story. When NY headlines read: Red Sox Beat Yankees! Pigs Fly. Hell Frozen. They didn’t exaggerate. 100 years of baseball have past and never before has anything like this ever happened put together by a bunch of idiots no less. America’s Team, Riding in on Harley’s unshaven and smiling coming back in the 9 th from certain elimination in the ninth on the speed of a journeyman pinch runner (Dave Roberts) and the unlikely bat of a utility infielder (Mark Bellhorn) no breath was exhaled until the bottom of 12th when a powerhouse Caribbean transplant (David Ortiz) planted a line drive in the right field bullpen and the defenders of the Alamo were revived. The next night for the second time in 23 hours, in the bottom of the 14th, he did it again and a tiny ripple of hope spread. Then with Onward Christian Soldiers ringing in his soul a veteran (Curt Schilling) showed his heart, bled and delivered from the mound and from the infield another unlikely bat came to life (Orlando Cabera, Kevin Millar and Bellhorn again) and the Alamo remembered the Maine! America ‘s Team, Unlikely and unkempt Acted together, pushing it to the brink This time a raggle taggle band against the Yankees An unschooled Kansas boy (Johnny Damon) like Lazarus stands up and delivers setting the table for another heartland lad (Derek Lowe from Michigan) All about redemption becomes all that its about Now there is no curse No brutish greedy self-serving hand setting the table This is about redemption This drama from our grandfathers Bob Gibson’s inner child revels as Pedro and Manny mingle their dreads this is all about standing, united, blessing the sky, blessing God Playing ball like idiots doing what can’t be done. Baseball, Boston Style, 2004 Relying on everyone to get the job done Trusting difference placing faith in that trust It’s about cops learning to shoot at the ground About revelers slapping high five across racial, historically explosive divides America ‘s Team 2004 weeps for the innocents collateral damage come home from no war (Victoria ”Tori” Snelgrove, an Emerson College student (21 yrs old) was shot in the eye and killed by a pepper pellet from “less than lethal” crowd control weapon fired by the Boston Police) They sweep to the heartland united and stand Champions Undefeated the pride of our land A streak like this has never been seen but it is what you get with America’s Team A collection of idiots with their hearts on their sleeves believing their brothers have what they lack they all take the spotlight they all stand back America ‘s Team 2004 A collection of misfits like we were before Believing in Freedom and a shot of Jack (Kevin Millar described a ritual shot began during the ALCS) respecting the man with a myth, standing tall his pride in his hand (Babe Ruth) Remember the Alamo Remember the Maine Remember Mi Lai Not all wars are the same! As long as you are living and don’t give up hope You’ve got your chance to deliver They’ll give you the rope. America ‘s Team 2004 Met with skeptics Wouldn’t believe the events from these shores Would insist that the Yankee’s champions remain History is History The stories the same But the Red Sox would say With smiles on their face History is History Let’s all keep the pace! That’s Baseball Boston Style 2004.
Posted on: Thu, 10 Apr 2014 00:35:54 +0000
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