Before everybody knew everything, were there special moments?

Question

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THE THINGS I HAVE SEEN

FROM THE CHEAP SEATS

Crack!

A blistering line drive to left.

Bo Jackson, eating sunflower seeds,

Notices the missile

heading in his direction.

…As the ball passes him,

he turns right and follows, in pursuit.

He accelerates until he outruns

the baseball, catching it from behind.

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Answer 1

TD, Everyone had heroes.  Baseball of yesterday is never going to be baseball of today.

Poets of yesterday are not poets of today.  I love Longfellow, Whitman, Poe, Barrett-Browning and the list goes on.  But I also like some of the new stuff.

The difference between poetry and baseball.  Poetry is done for the love of the art.  Baseball used to be poetry, but now it is just business.

Answer 2

I didn't see Don Larsen

pitch the perfect game

but I saw a player named Jack

bring a 71 year old man

back to the place where

he had seen the perfect game.

I watched an All Star Game

and saw that old man give up 27

home runs on 37 pitches

...that same man had tossed balls

to our youth  for over 50 years

It was the Natural

and an old man

who loved the game

who was more obscure

than Don Larsen.

I never saw anything  more perfect.

... there still are special moments

Answer 3

Fast is as fast is...

Bo was fast on Monday Night

Enjoyable read.

Answer 4

What a catch!  Nicely described.

Answer 5

Yeah,,,He was fast alright ...The Reporters seemed to catch him though ..........From behind...

Answer 6

Miracles do happen! I have seen several of them in only the past few months.

Answer 7

Hahaha! Funny!

If you know the person who knows everything I would surely like to meet him. No, wait....I already know someone like that. (Especially after a couple of beers.) He never shuts up! Never mind.....