Suppose my father a magician
Gesturing as he recites the names
Of ballplayers long ago until
The numbers that made them
Take on form and cast shadows:
Nine innings; three strikes;
Sixty feet and six inches more;
One hundred fifty-four games.
Twi-night, bunt, streak, box-score,
Spitball, slider, curve,
Saves, steals, sacrifices,
Change-up, pinch, relief,
Rookies (phenoms all),
Veterans (wily, as a rule).
Dizzy, Dazzy, Daffy, Dixie, Ducky;
Big Train; the Splendid Splinter;
Larruping Lou from Columbia U.
Frankie Frisch, the Fordham Flash.
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