by Stephen Jones
As a fan, I used to think:
Baseball was all-embracing,
Had its arms wrapped my psyche,
But now, now I wonder:
Is “moneyball” and greed
Redefining the game?
And what about
Rob Manfred’s about-face as
The god Janus had two faces:
100%, there will be baseball –
And, at the same, no baseball at all?
I don’t want these arms –
Nor the promises – hinged
At shoulders a fan can’t rest on.