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Thayer grew up in nearby Worcester, Massachusetts, where he wrote the poem in 1888; his family owned a wool mill less than 1 mi (1.6 km) from Mudville's baseball field. However, residents of Stockton, California—which was known for a time as Mudville prior to incorporation in 1850—also lay claim to being the inspiration for the poem.
"The Night Game" is a poem written by Robert Pinsky. It was published as part of his book The Want Bone in 1990. The poem's title refers to baseball night games, alluding to Pinsky's love of the game. It is a love poem in which he uses baseball to describe a young romance. [1]
The poems title reflects the tone of the poem, as it describes the team's 1956 heyday at their Ebbets Field ground, now long since demolished. The poem mentions many of the players associated with the club, celebrating their accomplishments and ends on a wistful note, that the writer can still see it if he closes his eyes, again bringing in the ...
Mlokhim-Bukh (Old Yiddish epic poem based on the Biblical Books of Kings) Book of Dede Korkut (Oghuz Turks) Le Morte d'Arthur (Middle English) Morgante (Italian) by Luigi Pulci (1485), with elements typical of the mock-heroic genre; The Wallace by Blind Harry (Scots chivalric poem) Troy Book by John Lydgate, about the Trojan war (Middle English)
"Baseball's Sad Lexicon," also known as "Tinker to Evers to Chance" after its refrain, is a 1910 baseball poem by Franklin Pierce Adams. The eight-line poem is presented as a single, rueful stanza from the point of view of a New York Giants fan watching the Chicago Cubs infield of shortstop Joe Tinker, second baseman Johnny Evers, and first baseman Frank Chance complete a double play.
"Line-Up for Yesterday: An ABC of Baseball Immortals" is a poem written by Ogden Nash for the January 1949 issue of SPORT Magazine.In the poem, Nash dedicates each letter of the alphabet to a legendary Major League Baseball player.
Here are seven things to know about Portage County high school baseball in 2024: 1. Field seeks another big year after first district title. Last year, the Falcons rode the stellar pitching duo of ...
Pages in category "Baseball poems" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Baseball's Sad Lexicon; C.