27 comes before 56 or Day 13
76 years ago
Joe Dimaggio watched a Bob Feller curve
Find his 0-2 swing
Clipping the barrel adequately enough
That the ball found the short grass
of right field
Legging out a single
Joe found first and a 1 for 2 day
And the streak reached 27.
It was not a towering moon shot
into the cheap seats
of old Yankee Stadium
Or a game winner in Fenway breaking
Beantown hearts again becoming
One of those summer memories
You tell hand me down stories about
This is the result of the grind
This was grit
This was baseball
This is life
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Love the voice, sir.
And the close.
i thought it was Bob Fella?
about half way through it’s the little things that count