So. Major League Baseball changed the rule
And now batters, pitchers, catchers, umpires, managers, teammates, fans present,
Listeners and watchers at a distance,
Players and teams as yet unborn or thought of,
Will no longer have to endure
The charade and senseless lack of drama
Of four pitches thrown wide
And each carefully, slowly returned.
It might as well be an absurd
Game of catch.
That’s all.
But now all the manager
Has to do is raise four fingers
And zip!, the batter’s on base
And we’re all relieved
That the game can continue.
But thinking of it,
This saves maybe 20 seconds,
Which is practically non-existent
Compared to the hours taken
For a game,
And I wonder if changing were
Worth it, after all
As I do
With so many
Other
Things.
Dan Verner
April 6, 2017
Biscuit City 