SAY HEY

Hey, Mr. Baseball

can you teach my kid to hit?

and Mr. Baseball

can you teach my kid to spit?

and while you're at it

show him how to wear his cap

and with his bat, how to clean his cleats off with a tap

Hey, Mr. Baseball

when all is said and done
can you teach my kid, how to chew his gum?
and Mr. Baseball, maybe not today
but before the season's over
can you teach him how to turn a double play?

But most of all 

please remind him time and time again                                                                                                    that even a .300 hitter                                                                                                     fails on seven out of ten--

Hey, Thanks Mr. Baseball.

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VINCENT LEVINE is a free-lance writer and can be reached at: vincent.levine@rocketmail.com