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[cardinalsfre]

my favorite song is "If i broke the record" by Dave Potts listen to it or read the lyrics and youll see why


My favorite poem.

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It's called "I'm a pitcher" by Andrew Peters


I remember playing catch with my dad
I remember the first time I got a curveball to break
I remember how nervous I was the first time I pitched
I remember the embarrassed joy I felt when I got my first strikeout

I remember pitching in my sleep
I remember yearning to pitch
I remember the feeling of warming up and knowing if I had it or not

I remember ignoring the sore arm
I remember the uniform never fitting just right
I remember the mound rarely being just right

I remember hating my catcher
I remember having whole-hearted faith in my catcher
I remember the beauty of a catcher’s framing
I remember the calm of knowing my teammates were fielding for me

I remember only hearing my teammates and my dad
I remember knowing my mom was at the game

I remember the recognition of fear in a hitter
I remember knowing I couldn’t get some hitters out
I remember knowing I was definitely going to get a hitter out
I remember the feeling when I knew the hitter got all of it

I remember hating my coach for taking me out of the game
I remember loving my coach for letting me finish the game
I remember hating umpires
I remember finding an umpire’s strike zone

I remember being angry with myself for thinking I was getting tired
I remember the sweat dripping from the bill of my cap
I remember summoning the false arrogance that I needed

I remember the sting of my fingertips when I let one go just right
I remember the best pitch I ever threw

I remember having nothing left
I remember how sad I felt

Now I can only remember pitching

[bailey]

who's on first, abbot and costello, find it and listen to it, funny stuff
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[bailey]

[West Coast]

my song is the song that they play on Rookie Of The Year. "Centerfield".

Ohhhhh, put me in coach
Im ready to play..today...
look at me..gotta be...
Centerfield!!!!


Classic.
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[bailey]

qutoe chnagemy song is the song that they play on Rookie Of The Year. "Centerfield".

Ohhhhh, put me in coach
Im ready to play..today...
look at me..gotta be...
bench warmer!!!!


Classic

sry
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[Kyle]

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[redbirds33]

I was going to say, John Fogarty's "Centerfield" too, West Coast.

[bigdogv65]

[ukce1861]

Back Home In Omaha

Music & Lyrics: T. Thibaud
C & P 1999 Hill West Music, ASCAP

Well we took the field on a perfect day,
It was right out of a dream
Never seen a sky so crystal clear,
Never walked on grass so green
And in the stands when they clapped their hands,
Well I could feel it in my chest
Yeah they come from almost every State
To find out who’s the best
So put me in, I’m your man,
I promise I can do it all
And it feels so good to breath the
Air back home in Omaha

From the Texas hills to the Golden Gate
To the warm Miami shore
They play the game, a thousand names
You’ve never heard before
Yeah but don’t forget a single face,
You could see that boy again
And somewhere down the road you might
Say, “hey, I remember when�
‘Cause there’s a dream in every glove,
There’s a wish on every ball
And once again they’ll make their
Name back home in Omaha

Well it feels like it might be time
Somebody gives this game a rise
Throw me one across the plate
Man I’ll put it in another State
And that ain’t no lie

When it all comes down to the final round
I’ll be right here on this hill
Yeah me and the boys are gonna make
Some noise and give this crowd a thrill
So raise that flag, sing that song and
Throw me out a brand new ball
And there’s nowhere I’d rather be
Than back home in Omaha

Back home in Omaha
Back home in Omaha

They used to play that on ESPN for the College World Series and I think it really sums up what College Baseball's all about.
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[Rhino222]

Go Cubs Go by Steve Goodman
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