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Through the many years
ball mitts and bubble gum
torn pants and rubber cleats;
screaming fans and the wave
wooden bats and skinned knees
steamed dogs and home plate
fifty years and many at bats, yet
I still can’t hit a damn curve.
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Photo Credit: Associated Press
Really captures the feeling and sometimes frustration of baseball and the game is a great metaphor for life.
Thank you Michael Griffith, much appreciated!