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The Black Bat: Cantos LXX-LXXVI

A Supernatural Baseball Epic

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May 09, 2026
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The Black Bat: Cantos LXX-LXXVI

by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole

LXX

He journeyed out by plane and rail,
A league to join in Mexico.
The unknown pitcher people hail,
And praise upon the radio.
To them Ernesto he became,
And soon achieved some local fame.
In dusty parks, with peeling paint
And warping bleachers people packed,
He f…

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