by Stephen Jones
That, and some gold, also assured longevity.
Where ballplayers still get life-changing encomiums.
by Stephen Jones
That, and some gold, also assured longevity.
Where ballplayers still get life-changing encomiums.
by Paul Kocak
These hallowed walls, decked out
Now as if for Christmas in reds and greens
That cloak a claret brick mantelpiece,
As their famous vines
Glisten with morning frost
In October at the Friendly Confines.
Nary a cheer now from the crowd you’ll hear
Though it’s been common in recent years
As ghostly winds subtly furl the leaves
Like a brilliant flag, but
Put away are team cleats and duffle bags.
Like an army, the ivy clings to its ramparts
As though to hold off the
Approaching cold and likely snow
That will blanket the park and
Blot everything out in complete and eventual dark.
The World Series, done and done;
Kudos to the team from Boston.
The game’s over, but not the reason
I still think about this past season:
Thing’s have changed in the MLB.
Maybe it’s the younger market; maybe
It’s all the numbers — analytics, metrics —
That management wields like accountants.
And maybe it’s the new-age managers
Who’ve now become front-office butlers.
Maybe it’s money ball, season by season;
Maybe it’s base-pinball and video expectation.
Nonetheless,
Baseball’s an all-time contradiction:
A timeless pastime, and yet with evolution.
October’s sound, sound of the word
Rolling like bronze-bell clamor:
Sweet victory ringing in the ears;
Yankee Stadium roaring for more.
Now, for Pinstripes, looms Boston.
October can be a month long.