The rain just keeps on coming, the Notch is a lake, and so tonight's game has been deep sixed. The makeup has been scheduled for Monday, June 7th, at 12:35 p.m.
The Giants are coming in for a weekend series; Jonathan Sanchez will go against Zach Duke Friday night, so the field may have a chance to dry out.
It also removes Duke from the Steven Strasburg coming out party; guess we'll find out who this week's fifth starter is. Whoever it is will get his puss on national TV; MLB Network will air the game.
-- Jack Taschner is back on the roster, giving the Bucs a second lefty reliever. He's been on the DL with a sore hammy since May 18th. Steven Jackson, up for a cup of coffee, was returned to Indy.
-- D.J. Carrasco, held out of five games because of a tight left hamstring, was cleared to return, so the bullpen is now at full strength.
-- Chris Jakubauskas is going to Bradenton tomorrow to begin rehab. Jaku has been out since April 24th after getting beaned by a Lance Berkman liner.
-- In his monthly chat, Frank Coonelly said "Danny Moskos has performed extremely well as Altoona's closer. Given Danny's progress, he is a candidate for a promotion to Indianapolis in the near future."
He's 1-0-12 for the Curve, with a 1.52 ERA, a WHIP of 0.93, an opponent BA of .171, and 25 K's in 23-2/3 innings. The Bucco blogosphere's debated his stuff, but he must be doing something right. At least he's back on the radar.
-- Dajan Kovacevic of the Post Gazette tweets that Jimmy Barthmaier has been moved to the Altoona roster; that may mean he's ready to pitch again. He had TJ surgery last May, and was considered a fair prospect before blowing out his elbow.
-- More fuel to add to the umpire fire - Armando Galarraga of the Detroit Tigers lost a perfect game Wednesday night with two outs in the ninth inning on a call that first base umpire Jim Joyce later admitted he blew.
Miguel Cabrera fielded Jason Donald's grounder and tossed the ball to Galarraga covering the bag, a routine play and a routine out. Joyce called Donald safe.
The ump told the Associated Press that "I thought he beat the throw. I was convinced he beat the throw, until I saw the replay." Maybe Galarraga's game will go down in history with an asterisk, like Harvey Haddix's.
-- Ken Griffey Jr., 40, hung 'em up today. Junior had a career .284/.370/.538 line with 2,781 hits, 630 homers and 1,836 RBI. He'll work in Seattle's front office. He's a local boy; Griffey was born in Donora.
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Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Walker Up, Pearce Out & Other Stuff
-- Neil Walker, 24, has just been called up to replace Steve Pearce, who landed on the 15 day DL after spraining his ankle last night. It'll be interesting to see if Walker gets much time; it'll be a juggling act for JR to get innings for both Walker and Bobby Crosby. We'd hope he gets enough at bats to determine if he's the real deal or a bench piece.
Walker, a switch hitter, has a line of .321/.392/.560 with six homers, 18 doubles, two triples, 26 RBI and 10 stolen bases. He's played at first, second, third, and the outfield for Indy, and only been charged with one error during the season.
-- Donnie Veal just went on the minor league DL with tightness in his pitching arm, according to tweets from the beat guys. Good timing; Daniel McCutchen just came off the DL today.
-- CF Alex Presley, who was a lifetime .270 hitter in his first four years in the Pirate system, is tearing it up in Altoona. He went 4-for-5 with a two homers, a double, and a triple with 8 RBIs last night. Presley is hitting .379 with 35 RBI, 26 RS, and a .415 OBP. He's a 5'-9", 180 pound, eighth round draft pick of 2006 from Ol' Miss.
-- Today is the anniversary of the Bambino's final home run, #714, and he hit it here. Ruth blasted it over the Forbes Field roof, the first man to ever clear the stands, and it was the last of three dingers he hit that day. The story is recounted by Robert Dvorchak of the Post-Gazette.
-- If you think Bryce Harper will fall to Pittsburgh, think again. Harper just hit four home runs during a 6-for-6, 10 RBI game in the regional juco playoffs to lead the Southern Nevada Coyotes to the NJCAA World Series, reports John Manuel of Baseball America. Hello, Nationals.
-- If you're wondering who that leaves for the Pirates, Keith Law of ESPN thinks it will be shortstop Manny Machado of Miami Brito High School. He says:
Walker, a switch hitter, has a line of .321/.392/.560 with six homers, 18 doubles, two triples, 26 RBI and 10 stolen bases. He's played at first, second, third, and the outfield for Indy, and only been charged with one error during the season.
-- Donnie Veal just went on the minor league DL with tightness in his pitching arm, according to tweets from the beat guys. Good timing; Daniel McCutchen just came off the DL today.
-- CF Alex Presley, who was a lifetime .270 hitter in his first four years in the Pirate system, is tearing it up in Altoona. He went 4-for-5 with a two homers, a double, and a triple with 8 RBIs last night. Presley is hitting .379 with 35 RBI, 26 RS, and a .415 OBP. He's a 5'-9", 180 pound, eighth round draft pick of 2006 from Ol' Miss.
-- Today is the anniversary of the Bambino's final home run, #714, and he hit it here. Ruth blasted it over the Forbes Field roof, the first man to ever clear the stands, and it was the last of three dingers he hit that day. The story is recounted by Robert Dvorchak of the Post-Gazette.
-- If you think Bryce Harper will fall to Pittsburgh, think again. Harper just hit four home runs during a 6-for-6, 10 RBI game in the regional juco playoffs to lead the Southern Nevada Coyotes to the NJCAA World Series, reports John Manuel of Baseball America. Hello, Nationals.
-- If you're wondering who that leaves for the Pirates, Keith Law of ESPN thinks it will be shortstop Manny Machado of Miami Brito High School. He says:
The Pirates' mix includes four or five serious candidates, with Machado and Ole Miss lefty Drew Pomeranz at the top of the list. Pomeranz would cost less and get to the majors much faster, but the big lefty doesn't have Machado's ceiling and hasn't thrown well since he strained a pectoral muscle several weeks ago.-- Last year's #1 pick Stephen Strasburg has a 0.39 ERA through his first four starts with Triple-A Syracuse, posting a 27/4 K/BB ratio in 23-1/3 innings. Strasburg has a 0.99 ERA and 54/10 K/BB ratio over nine starts between Double-A and Triple-A. See ya' in Washington next month, kid.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Coaching 101
Hey, the St. Louis series has demonstrated that are are lots of situations for ballplayers to react to, and they don't always have on their thinking cap when needed. Here's some of the bonehead plays that were made, and how they should have been handled:
-- Positioning the infield to take the middle away from Yadier Molina. No doubt JR and the braintrust was given a chart showing the balls in play hit by Molina as part of the advance scouting report, and moved the boys around accordingly.
The problems: Small sample size; Molina's reputation for using the whole field, and in all likelihood, no chart showing what he did against that alignment, as apparently no one else has used it, and finally factoring in the pitcher's tendency (Zach Duke), who likes to work the outside of the plate. Molina had three opposite field hits.
The book: Adjust your infield according to the called pitch location against a guy that doesn't have a real tendency for hit placement.
-- Two guys on the same base after a rundown, and both getting tagged out, as happened to Andy LaRoche and Andrew McCutchen. With runners on first and third, LaRoche broke home on a grounder to either prevent a DP or score, which is the right move...but it fell apart on execution.
The problem: LaRoche returned to the bag, which is human nature but not baseball brilliance. McCutchen was supposed to be there, so he was heads-up on the base path.
The book: LaRoche, once in a rundown, is supposed to prolong it enough to allow the back runner to advance and then give himself up. But if two runners end up on the same sack, the rules give the base to the original occupant, so everyone concerned should stay cemented to it until the ump sorts it out.
-- Aki Iwamura tags dirt on a steal attempt, falling for the hidden hand trick of Joe Mather after a perfect throw.
The problem: Iwamura ho-hummed the tag by dropping it straight down while Mather borrowed a page from Wee Willie Keeler by sliding where they ain't.
The book: A tag should be under control enough cover the base; that's why swipe tags are so popular. Watching the runner helps, too - not all are suicidal.
-- Bunting into a wheel play. Jeff Karstens tried it with runners on first and second and no outs, but forced Jason Jaramillo out at third, taking away a golden scoring opportunity.
Problem: The wheel play has the corners charging in full tilt, with the SS covering third and the 2B covering first. The Card wrinkle is to have the second sacker also hold the runner before breaking to first. The purpose is to leave the hitter no space to roll the ball and getting the lead runner. It's a high-risk, high-reward defense.
Book: Both the runner and hitter went against the book. Jaramillo should watch the second baseman and take an aggressive break towards third when the infielder broke to first; he didn't. The coaches could have Karstens swinging to make contact rather than bunting. If he got enough of the ball to roll it past the first wave, the infield behind them is basically empty. The downer is that a one-hopper hit at an incoming fielder is a tailor-made DP. If you opt to bunt, bunt toward third base; make the fielder at least turn to make a play. Karstens didn't.
But give Tony LaRussa some credit. In a close game, he saw a slow, part-time player on second, and used the quick Skip Schumaker to keep him close to the base. The stars lined up right, and he squelched a potentially game-breaking inning.
-- With Lastings Milledge on second and an out, Card third baseman David Freese snagged a hard-hit ball and had Milledge trapped between the bases. He looked him in the eye...and took the out at first.
Problem: First, Milledge was way too aggressive off second; maybe he thought the ball was headed into left. Second, in a 1-0 game, Freese has to get the lead runner when the opportunity presents itself. Milledge scored a batter later.
The Book: Freese has to go after Milledge; at worst, they'll be a different runner on second and two away; it's much more likely that there would be a runner at first. And Milledge has to make sure any ball hit his right gets through before he's off to the races.
Hey, GW is always preaching about fundamentals. But baseball is a crazy game, and there are a million situations to be downloaded into a player's data bank. But you'll notice that most of the gaffes were committed by Pittsburgh; it's the sign not particularly of bad coaching, but of a young team still trying to learn the ropes and beating itself on some nights while absorbing the lessons.
-- Positioning the infield to take the middle away from Yadier Molina. No doubt JR and the braintrust was given a chart showing the balls in play hit by Molina as part of the advance scouting report, and moved the boys around accordingly.
The problems: Small sample size; Molina's reputation for using the whole field, and in all likelihood, no chart showing what he did against that alignment, as apparently no one else has used it, and finally factoring in the pitcher's tendency (Zach Duke), who likes to work the outside of the plate. Molina had three opposite field hits.
The book: Adjust your infield according to the called pitch location against a guy that doesn't have a real tendency for hit placement.
-- Two guys on the same base after a rundown, and both getting tagged out, as happened to Andy LaRoche and Andrew McCutchen. With runners on first and third, LaRoche broke home on a grounder to either prevent a DP or score, which is the right move...but it fell apart on execution.
The problem: LaRoche returned to the bag, which is human nature but not baseball brilliance. McCutchen was supposed to be there, so he was heads-up on the base path.
The book: LaRoche, once in a rundown, is supposed to prolong it enough to allow the back runner to advance and then give himself up. But if two runners end up on the same sack, the rules give the base to the original occupant, so everyone concerned should stay cemented to it until the ump sorts it out.
-- Aki Iwamura tags dirt on a steal attempt, falling for the hidden hand trick of Joe Mather after a perfect throw.
The problem: Iwamura ho-hummed the tag by dropping it straight down while Mather borrowed a page from Wee Willie Keeler by sliding where they ain't.
The book: A tag should be under control enough cover the base; that's why swipe tags are so popular. Watching the runner helps, too - not all are suicidal.
-- Bunting into a wheel play. Jeff Karstens tried it with runners on first and second and no outs, but forced Jason Jaramillo out at third, taking away a golden scoring opportunity.
Problem: The wheel play has the corners charging in full tilt, with the SS covering third and the 2B covering first. The Card wrinkle is to have the second sacker also hold the runner before breaking to first. The purpose is to leave the hitter no space to roll the ball and getting the lead runner. It's a high-risk, high-reward defense.
Book: Both the runner and hitter went against the book. Jaramillo should watch the second baseman and take an aggressive break towards third when the infielder broke to first; he didn't. The coaches could have Karstens swinging to make contact rather than bunting. If he got enough of the ball to roll it past the first wave, the infield behind them is basically empty. The downer is that a one-hopper hit at an incoming fielder is a tailor-made DP. If you opt to bunt, bunt toward third base; make the fielder at least turn to make a play. Karstens didn't.
But give Tony LaRussa some credit. In a close game, he saw a slow, part-time player on second, and used the quick Skip Schumaker to keep him close to the base. The stars lined up right, and he squelched a potentially game-breaking inning.
-- With Lastings Milledge on second and an out, Card third baseman David Freese snagged a hard-hit ball and had Milledge trapped between the bases. He looked him in the eye...and took the out at first.
Problem: First, Milledge was way too aggressive off second; maybe he thought the ball was headed into left. Second, in a 1-0 game, Freese has to get the lead runner when the opportunity presents itself. Milledge scored a batter later.
The Book: Freese has to go after Milledge; at worst, they'll be a different runner on second and two away; it's much more likely that there would be a runner at first. And Milledge has to make sure any ball hit his right gets through before he's off to the races.
Hey, GW is always preaching about fundamentals. But baseball is a crazy game, and there are a million situations to be downloaded into a player's data bank. But you'll notice that most of the gaffes were committed by Pittsburgh; it's the sign not particularly of bad coaching, but of a young team still trying to learn the ropes and beating itself on some nights while absorbing the lessons.
Monday, May 3, 2010
No Bull
OK, there's no game today and no reason to pile on the Pirates; they've had a tough enough time. So we'll look at one aspect of baseball, the bullpen. No, not the Pirate relief corps. We're going deeper than one team; we're going to expose how that hill of dirt and bench in the outfield became known throughout the land as a bullpen. The leading speculation:
-- Bull Durham tobacco signs were in virtually every baseball park during the early 1900s. Their unmistakable billboards were usually located out in left field, near the pitchers' warm-up area, where managers would send their relievers before the game. It was basically a prototype ad placement.
-- The Ol' Perfessor Casey Stengel explained that "The extra pitchers would just sit around shooting the bull, and no manager wanted all that gabbing on the bench. So he put them in the outfield to warm up." Many baseball people believe the "shooting the bull" theory.
-- SRO fans in the late 19th century watched the game from roped-off areas in foul territory. Because the fans were herded like cattle, this area became known as the "bullpen", a designation which was later transferred over to the relief pitchers who warmed up there.
-- Before a bull fight or rodeo, the bull is corralled in a small area called the bullpen. Then, when it's game time, the gate is opened and the bull comes charging out, much like a relief pitcher (remember "The Mad Hungarian" Al Hrabosky pawing and stomping around the mound?).
-- Jon Miller of ESPN said the term comes from the late 19th century. The New York Giants played at the Polo Grounds then. The relief pitchers warmed up outside the left-field fence, an area also used as a stockyard (a bull's pen is where cattle cooled their hooves before being sent off to slaughter).
-- Along those lines, in the bush leagues, the game was played in the fenced in fields where the cows and bulls pastured. The ranges had a smaller fenced-in area where the bulls were kept when the farmers didn't want them romping with the cows. That's where pitchers warmed-up ... out of the field of play, in the bull pen.
-- A bullpen has been used to describe a prison, a POW camp (Andersonville, in particular), or a holding area, often bordered by barbed wire. Eventually, the term came to mean any waiting area. The era and concept fit; regular pitchers were exiled or sentenced to the bullpen when they weren't good enough to start.
Word specialists and baseball historians agree on one thing: nobody really knows how the term became popularized, although it dates back to a 1912 sports page. So rolls the dice and take your chances; they're all good. And that's no bull.
-- Bull Durham tobacco signs were in virtually every baseball park during the early 1900s. Their unmistakable billboards were usually located out in left field, near the pitchers' warm-up area, where managers would send their relievers before the game. It was basically a prototype ad placement.
-- The Ol' Perfessor Casey Stengel explained that "The extra pitchers would just sit around shooting the bull, and no manager wanted all that gabbing on the bench. So he put them in the outfield to warm up." Many baseball people believe the "shooting the bull" theory.
-- SRO fans in the late 19th century watched the game from roped-off areas in foul territory. Because the fans were herded like cattle, this area became known as the "bullpen", a designation which was later transferred over to the relief pitchers who warmed up there.
-- Before a bull fight or rodeo, the bull is corralled in a small area called the bullpen. Then, when it's game time, the gate is opened and the bull comes charging out, much like a relief pitcher (remember "The Mad Hungarian" Al Hrabosky pawing and stomping around the mound?).
-- Jon Miller of ESPN said the term comes from the late 19th century. The New York Giants played at the Polo Grounds then. The relief pitchers warmed up outside the left-field fence, an area also used as a stockyard (a bull's pen is where cattle cooled their hooves before being sent off to slaughter).
-- Along those lines, in the bush leagues, the game was played in the fenced in fields where the cows and bulls pastured. The ranges had a smaller fenced-in area where the bulls were kept when the farmers didn't want them romping with the cows. That's where pitchers warmed-up ... out of the field of play, in the bull pen.
-- A bullpen has been used to describe a prison, a POW camp (Andersonville, in particular), or a holding area, often bordered by barbed wire. Eventually, the term came to mean any waiting area. The era and concept fit; regular pitchers were exiled or sentenced to the bullpen when they weren't good enough to start.
Word specialists and baseball historians agree on one thing: nobody really knows how the term became popularized, although it dates back to a 1912 sports page. So rolls the dice and take your chances; they're all good. And that's no bull.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Nuggets
Today's news nuggets:
-- Dejan Kovacevic of the Post Gazette reports that according to an AL source, the Bucs tried to move Matt Capps to the Brew Crew for JJ Hardy. Maybe the suits forgot that Trevor Hoffman and his 37 saves was already there.
-- Andy LaRoche spent five days at the Pirates' instructional league in Bradenton after the season ended, working at second base. Even with Akinora Iwamura on the roster, he expects and wants to get some more time there, if for no reason other than to increase his versatility (and survivability, too).
With Pedro Alvarez coming up sooner rather than later and Iwamura in the last year of his deal, it does seem like a pretty prudent move for both him and the team. LaRoche's bat is a lot easier to carry at second than at the hot corner.
He's treating the whole thing like a pro. The beat writers said he even told Pedro during drills that he was cool with him playing third, or at least didn't harbor any hard feelings about the inevitable transition.
-- Rob Biertempfel of the Tribune Review writes that Perry Hill was set to interview with Florida until the Pirates exercised their option on him, and that Jeff Clement, who the Bucs are trying to turn into a first baseman, still has his heart set on catching.
Also, Steve Pearce (left patella tendinitis) and Clement (strained oblique) are recovering from injuries and aren't cleared for baseball activities yet. Pearce's knee woes began early in the season; Clement was hurt in August.
After Pearce had a post-season MRI exam, doctors decided surgery was not necessary. However, he won't begin taking batting practice for at least another four weeks. Clement is shut down until December as a precautionary measure after coming back to play too soon.
--Danny Murtaugh is finally on the Hall of Fame ballot. He won two World Series, five division titles and 1,115 games over 15 seasons (1957-76) as Pittsburgh's skipper.
The Smilin' Irishman was named one of 20 former major league managers, umpires and executives who will be up in front of the Veteran's Committee. The results of the December 6th vote will be announced during baseball's Winter Meetings in Indianapolis.
-- Jack Wilson has been given a multi-year contract offer by the M's, with the terms undisclosed. He didn't accept it as offered, and negotiations continue, according to Larry LaRue of the Tacoma News Tribune.
-- Bryan Minniti, the Pirates' director of baseball operations under Neal Huntington and Dave Littlefield - how's that for a survivor? - took the post of assistant GM with the Washington Nats. Minniti was the team rules expert on contracts, waivers, etc. The Pitt grad started out as an intern for the Bucs in 2001.
-- The Bucs move from Lynchburg of the Carolina League to Bradenton of the Florida State League for their High Class A club was officially approved today by the owners. Now the pups will have the Pirate City facilities and staff available 24/7.
-- Dejan Kovacevic of the Post Gazette reports that according to an AL source, the Bucs tried to move Matt Capps to the Brew Crew for JJ Hardy. Maybe the suits forgot that Trevor Hoffman and his 37 saves was already there.
-- Andy LaRoche spent five days at the Pirates' instructional league in Bradenton after the season ended, working at second base. Even with Akinora Iwamura on the roster, he expects and wants to get some more time there, if for no reason other than to increase his versatility (and survivability, too).
With Pedro Alvarez coming up sooner rather than later and Iwamura in the last year of his deal, it does seem like a pretty prudent move for both him and the team. LaRoche's bat is a lot easier to carry at second than at the hot corner.
He's treating the whole thing like a pro. The beat writers said he even told Pedro during drills that he was cool with him playing third, or at least didn't harbor any hard feelings about the inevitable transition.
-- Rob Biertempfel of the Tribune Review writes that Perry Hill was set to interview with Florida until the Pirates exercised their option on him, and that Jeff Clement, who the Bucs are trying to turn into a first baseman, still has his heart set on catching.
Also, Steve Pearce (left patella tendinitis) and Clement (strained oblique) are recovering from injuries and aren't cleared for baseball activities yet. Pearce's knee woes began early in the season; Clement was hurt in August.
After Pearce had a post-season MRI exam, doctors decided surgery was not necessary. However, he won't begin taking batting practice for at least another four weeks. Clement is shut down until December as a precautionary measure after coming back to play too soon.
--Danny Murtaugh is finally on the Hall of Fame ballot. He won two World Series, five division titles and 1,115 games over 15 seasons (1957-76) as Pittsburgh's skipper.
The Smilin' Irishman was named one of 20 former major league managers, umpires and executives who will be up in front of the Veteran's Committee. The results of the December 6th vote will be announced during baseball's Winter Meetings in Indianapolis.
-- Jack Wilson has been given a multi-year contract offer by the M's, with the terms undisclosed. He didn't accept it as offered, and negotiations continue, according to Larry LaRue of the Tacoma News Tribune.
-- Bryan Minniti, the Pirates' director of baseball operations under Neal Huntington and Dave Littlefield - how's that for a survivor? - took the post of assistant GM with the Washington Nats. Minniti was the team rules expert on contracts, waivers, etc. The Pitt grad started out as an intern for the Bucs in 2001.
-- The Bucs move from Lynchburg of the Carolina League to Bradenton of the Florida State League for their High Class A club was officially approved today by the owners. Now the pups will have the Pirate City facilities and staff available 24/7.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
"These Men Are The Game"
An ABC Of Baseball Immortals
by Ogden Nash ©
Published: Sport Magazine (01-1949)
A is for Alex
The great Alexander;
More Goose eggs he pitched
Than a popular gander.
B is for Bresnahan
Back of the plate;
The Cubs were his love,
and McGraw his hate.
C is for Cobb,
Who grew spikes and not corn,
And made all the basemen
Wish they weren't born.
D is for Dean,
The grammatical Diz,
When they asked, Who's the tops?
Said correctly, I is.
E is for Evers,
His jaw in advance;
Never afraid
To Tinker with Chance.
F is for Fordham
And Frankie and Frisch;
I wish he were back
With the Giants, I wish.
G is for Gehrig,
The Pride of the Stadium;
His record pure gold,
His courage, pure radium.
H is for Hornsby;
When pitching to Rog,
The pitcher would pitch,
Then the pitcher would dodge.
I is for Me,
Not a hard-hitting man,
But an outstanding all-time
Incurable fan.
J is for Johnson
The Big Train in his prime
Was so fast he could throw
Three strikes at a time.
K is for Keeler,
As fresh as green paint,
The fastest and mostest
To hit where they ain't.
L is for Lajoie
Whom Clevelanders love,
Napolean himself,
With glue in his glove.
M is for Matty,
Who carried a charm
In the form of an extra
brain in his arm.
N is for Newsom,
Bobo's favorite kin.
You ask how he's here,
He talked himself in.
O is for Ott
Of the restless right foot.
When he leaned on the pellet,
The pellet stayed put.
P is for Plank,
The arm of the A's;
When he tangled with Matty
Games lasted for days.
Q is for Don Quixote
Cornelius Mack;
Neither Yankees nor years
Can halt his attack.
R is for Ruth.
To tell you the truth,
There's just no more to be said,
Just R is for Ruth.
S is for Speaker,
Swift center-field tender,
When the ball saw him coming,
It yelled, "I surrender."
T is for Terry
The Giant from Memphis
Whose .400 average
You can't overemphis.
U would be 'Ubell
if Carl were a cockney;
We say Hubbell and Baseball
Like Football and Rockne.
V is for Vance
The Dodger's very own Dazzy;
None of his rivals
Could throw as fast as he.
W is for Wagner,
The bowlegged beauty;
Short was closed to all traffic
With Honus on duty.
X is the first
of two x's in Foxx
Who was right behind Ruth
with his powerful soxx.
Y is for Young
The magnificent Cy;
People battled against him,
But I never knew why.
Z is for Zenith
The summit of fame.
These men are up there.
These men are the game.
from Baseball Almanac's Baseball Poetry
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