i thought i would dream about baseball

i was pretty impressed with cliff lee
i didn't want to say much last night
because i didn't want to be disrespectful to the yankees
hence jinxing the lead
and, in the heat of the moment, i didn't trust myself
to say more than "A-Rod?"
because he is, is always, so dominant
pitchers pitch around him
pitchers walk him
A-Rod is a big deal
i mean, everybody's kinda scared of him
but cliff lee pitched to him
there was never any fear
and the yankees have proven that they can
get 6 runs in an inning

i was not the only one impressed
that's what the interviewer asked him after the game
'how did you pitch to A-Rod?'

they keep saying that if you win the first game
11 in 12 chance of taking the World Series
but i don't buy that
and if i had been disrespectful
well there would have been justification
to take me down
this kind of thinking seems consistent with baseball
but most people thing it's kinda nutty, otherwise

and these games don't tie into dreams
i'm just listening to them because i love baseball
and baseball is loving me back
and it's a beautiful thing