by Stephen Jones
The Yankees this year will never be
As good as yesterday season-memory.
In New York, expectations always run high –
and less-than-perfect, it’s tabloid banner.
Win-or-lose, even with honor,
Is not an option. Which explains why
The blue sky is full of “ifs & buts.”
On a score card yesterday players –
So many fill the dugout,
A garage of rust, of classic cars –
Make a difference? Tradition does.
Garage emptied, the team will reload.
The Yanks this year over-leaked their thin blue blood
Scoured the coal mines of nostalgia too markedly
Pushed fading legends too hard
Drew too hungrily at the well of loyalty
They had nothing left in four games at Fenway
Performed by empty uniforms too well-tailored to care
Too bad there’s no soul bare.
Well done, “TP.” (And how is Boston?)
Nice job, TP!
What TP wrote is better. I bow his skill.