Fable of a Female Outfielder

Fable of a Female Outfielder

Once upon a time there was a baseball star

Her name was Honey, and her manager, Garr.

The team was average but don’t you know

Honey, the right-field catcher, stole the show

Honey was amazing, no ball could get past

And she gave it her all, right to the last

She ran so fast to chase them flies down

That she became famous town after town

But, alas, a new player came to the team

Garr took one look and started to dream

Vinny was a beauty and had her own glove

He knew right then he was truly in love

He posted his Vinny in Honey’s right field

When questioned by the owner, he refused to yield.

During the very next game Vinney showed her class

When she dropped the ball and fell on her ass.

The cry went up, “Get Honey back out!”

It looked like the team would get their first rout.

But when Garr, so smitten, refused to comply

The others got angry and yelled, “Why, why?”

Pointing his finger and speaking so gruff

The owner was angry, and it wasn’t a bluff

He said, “This won’t do.  You’ve gone way too far.

You have to use Honey to catch flies, not Vinny, Garr.”



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