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God and Baseball: A Poem

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May 01, 2026
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God and Baseball

by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole

A ship’s a ship from stern to prow,
Though ev’ry board’s replaced:
In any simple, working scow,
Or famous schooners raced.

The same’s a team, which in years past
Has switched its stripes and cap,
And players traded first to last:
The fans still for them clap.

In them endures thei…

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