For Baseball

Thank you, God, for baseball:
for outfields of green
and the crack of the ball on a wooden bat.
For pitchers with eccentric windups,
for stolen bases
and diving catches.
For double plays
and double steals,
bunts and brushbacks,
squeeze plays and home runs.
For "cold beer here!" and ballpark franks.
For the seventh inning stretch.
For day games and night games.
For OBPs and ERAs,
pickoff plays and headfirst slides,
pennant races and "Wait till next year."
Amen. 

3 comments:

Michele Huey said...

Love this!
From a Pittsburgh Pirates fan

Michele Huey said...

Love this!
From a Pittsburgh Pirates fan

Hoss said...

Thanks for the comment, Michele. I didn't know Pirates fans prayed.