by Michael X. Ferraro
Ain’t much I’m sure of
But one thing I am–
That Clayton Kershaw
tossed a perfec gam
Ain’t much I’m sure of
But one thing I am–
That Clayton Kershaw
tossed a perfec gam
forty two jerseys
on every field today
saluting Jackie
Of course I would like to have played in the white majors
But because that wasn’t meant to be for me,
I’m proud to have played in the Negro Leagues,
and I’m glad to see those leagues
have now been recognized as major leagues,
because we definitely played major-league-caliber ball
I long hoped to be elected to the Hall of Fame,
to be in the group of the greatest ballplayers
I was in the hospital when I got
the news that I had been so elected
I could now die a happy man,
and, unlike so many who use that cliche,
I did die a few days later
Originally published in The Chicago Baseball Magazine.
April and start of
Spring training–
reading biography of Ty Cobb
before the game
the groundskeepers
are the game