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A Swing and A Miss 
by J. Patrick Lewis

The fastball
          that you hope to poke
          is smoke
The curveball
          that you thought was there
          is air
The knuckler
          wobbling up to you
          can dipsy-do
The screwball
          an ironic twist
          hits your fist
The sinker
          comes as a surprise:
          it dies
The let-up pitch
          you can't resist?
          you missed
The spitball
          that by law's forbidden
          (is hidden)

On Monday, I received a GIANT surprise in my mailbox at school.  After posting a cute otter video to my FB page, a stuffed animal (otter) appeared without any hint to its origin.  Since I have less than ten work people who are FB friends, I figured it was easy to narrow it down.  This was a GIANT miscalculation.  After harassing the most likely suspects who would have a reason to have a stuffed animal, I figured someone was lying.  Instead of trusting the honesty of these "friends", I posted a "who did it" message on FB,  "A Swing and a Miss".  This only left me with GIANT frustration.  How does this relate to baseball (with the exception of the GIANT references)?  

I finally asked the one person whom I had not bothered since she went home sick.  She was the kind person who left the cute otter in my mailbox.  Immediately, I sent an apology to the person I had messaged with a "you're a liar" type message (GIANT mistake).  The giver told me the story of the special (and cute) otter.  It came from Monterrey, California.  Monterrey is close to San Francisco home of the GIANTS.  

Me- Is there a baseball team near Monterrey?
Giver- San Francisco would be the closest.
M- San Fran Padres?  How far is San Fran
G-  San Francisco Giants, I think the Padres are San Diego. San Francisco is about 100 miles north of Monterrey?

My baseball knowledge continues to be amazing.  Don't worry; I did some research.  According to Wikipedia, "As one of the oldest baseball teams, they have won the most games of any team in the history of American baseball, and any North American professional sports team."  In an image search I learned they were the 2010 World Champions.  Plus, the San Francisco Giants colors are the colors of Halloween (black and orange).  The giver of the otter always has candy for me, not merely at Halloween.  Do you see how this is all fitting together?  Brilliant Bountiful Baseball Ballyhoo!

Today I am thankful for...
1) my new otter
2) beautiful weather and an outdoor field trip
3) my colleagues who volunteered to teach about metaphors even though it's not their subject area

Comments

dw said…
This is what the challenge is all about! I really like the Giants, and I am glad that you know the Giants are not the Padres now!
9:41 PM
Indiana Rock on a California Roll said…
Oh man! Surprise otter at work? That seems like the sort of thing we all thought would happen to us when we got on Facebook.

If you're in Monterrey soon, please come to Berkeley! Bring your otter, too!
11:15 PM
Jim said…
So, the Giants used to be in New York and played in a stadium that was built for playing polo (horses, not water). The Polo Grounds saw the great Willie Mays play for the Giants.

I've never been to San Francisco, but I think of the great poem "Fog" by Carl Sandburg every time I hear the name San Francisco.

"The Cat" by Carl Sandburg

The fog comes
on little cat feet.

It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
12:52 AM
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