By the Bleacher Bum Band (@sonranto)
In memory of “Fiddler on the Roof’s” Sheldon Harnick, 1924-2023
Trademaker, Trademaker
Find me a team,
Catch me a win.
Trademaker, Trademaker
Look to your scouts.
And make me a perfect trade.
Night after night on the Halos I’m alone
So find me a match,
Of my own.
I’ll bring my arm,
My big bat, too.
Bring me a ring
For I’m longing to be,
The envy of all I see.
For Papa,
Make me a winner.
For Mama,
Make me rich as a king.
For me, well,
I wouldn’t holler
If just once I wore a World Series ring.
Trademaker, Trademaker
Find me a team,
Catch me a win.
Trademaker, Trademaker
Look to your scouts.
And make me a perfect trade.
Dr. Oza is a management consultant and facilitates the interpersonal dynamics of MBAs at Stanford University. His novel, Double Play, will be published in 2024 by Chicago’s Third World Press.
And then, 40 years later, these pioneers of Philly soul were captured on video at a census block party in the City of Brotherly Love. What better examples of two gems of the American heritage that we must lovingly pass on to the next generation.
Have a happy and old-school Fourth of July, Bardballers! Stay safe!
(Video by KeishaRenee1991)