sammy at the bat(a take on casey at the bat)

by Antwan Fields - Aries

it was a windy day at wrigley field
sammy sosa was striding to the plate
it would be his mighty swing that would decide
today the cubbies fate
one fan held up a sign that said "hit it here, sammmy!"
the crowds mighty roar dwarved the few boos
sammy looked at the pitcher
and then at his shoes
he went into his practice swings
worrell stared at him
as he did, the crowd could see
the chances getting dim
just one swing would do it
the cubs would go home winners
if not, and the dodgers did
they 'd cry into their dinners(the fans, not the dodgers)
sammy watched the fastball
sail into piazza's glove and fall
even i knew it was a strike
the ump just yelled "ball!"
sammy stepped out of the box
looked out toward left field
the fans knew what he was doing
and they did not yield 
worrell threw a forkball
that fell like it weighed a ton
sammy swung hard, but..
the ump yelled "strike one!"
(sammy looked at worrell)
piazza signaled for the knuckleball
and it came, so true
sammy was left standing there
while the ump yelled "strike two!"
finally, with the game on the line
worrell looked in for the sign
for a pitch to sosa
that would not hit the pine
so piazza went to the slider
there came a pitch
that if sammy missed it he would have been a sonovabitch
sammy swung hard
throughout cubville there came a shout
for on a very killable pitch
mighty sammy had struck out.

Reason for writing:

    i love the poem "casey at the bat"
so this is my dedication to it
i hope you like it, sports fans
its true!    

Birth sign: Aries
Date created: 2001-03-01 16:52:20
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:43:42
Poem ID: 60687

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