by Hart Seely
Hey, you! Abreu!
Catch that ball.
Have you ever in your life
Gone near a wall?
Yeah, you! Abreu!
With too many pop flies.
Hitting third for the Yanks,
With far too few RBIs.
Hey you! Abreu!
Spring, summer, fall.
Sorry, dude; we liked you,
We’ve just hit the wall.
Hart Seely is the author of the hilarious Mother Goose Goes to Washington, as well as Oh Holy Cow: The Selected Verse of Phil Rizzuto, newly released in a 15th-anniversary edition. He often hangs around the Yankee website, It is High, It is Far, It is….caught, offering tasteful and constructive comments to management and players alike.
Posted 10/12/08