Come To Think Of It: An Ode To Baseball, A-Z

A is for A-Rod, in the anabolic hall of fame

B is for BALCO, at the center of baseball’s shame

C is for the Cubbies, when will the drought end?

D is for Double Play, a pitcher’s best friend

E is for ERA, and other baseball stats

F is for Fungo, and other baseball bats

G is for Grand Slam, a real four-play

H is for the Hope of Opening Day,

I is for Ichiro, to be the first Japanese in the Hall

J is for Jose, who tattled on them all

K is for Strikeout, every hitter’s shame

L is for the Love of the game

M is for Movies like Bull Durham and Sandlot

N is for Nicknames like Nails and Sultan of Swat

O is for the Outfield where Willie made The Catch

P is for Pitchers whose hits outfielders fetch

Q is for QuesTec, watching the umps' every call

R is for Ruth, the best Babe of them all

S is for Selig, who says don’t blame me

T is for the Trouble that Bud is too blind to see

U is for Umpires, who call balls and strikes

V is for Victory, which everyone likes

W is for Wrigley, the Friendly Confines

X is for X-Rays, CT-Scans, and MRIs

Y is for the Yankees, winningest team of ‘em all

Z is for Zip it, now let’s go and play ball!