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Ode to spring (training)

Derik Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
Ode to spring (training)

Ah, the early signs of spring’s first dawning,
the trucks are gone, the fields are green.
From their winter slumbers, the men rise yawning
and journey south to join their team.

The Florida sun is warm and golden,
as pitchers and catchers arrive for their stretch.
The players see their skills embolden
with every run, slide, hit, and catch.

In the thaw of April, we’ll be the faithful
huddled to pray beneath the Tigers marquee.
Repeating the words of baseball’s great Angell:
"For three hours, there’s no place I would rather be.

Spring training is here, and we are hopeful,
that this is the season we can finally be boastful.

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