And now from an NPL reprint from back in 1998, we do....
"THE GLOVE"
It’s made of leather. But in the right hands it turns into gold.
It snags, scoops, traps and surrounds.
It commits robbery.
Little kids sleep with them. So do some big kids.
It’s the first thing you look at after you miss a grounder.
It’s the only thing between a pitcher and a concussion.
It turns two. And sometimes three.
It makes hot dogs. And snow cones.
It can make you a hero. Or a goat.
It’s as good for swatting flies as it is for shagging them.
It’s where you hide the ball on the hidden ball trick.
Some players go through their whole careers with the same one.
When you spit on it, it doesn’t mean you don’t like it.
It’s the last thing you store away after every season. And the first thing you pull out before the next one.
D.J.
