Detroit Tigers Poem

The words of the poem:

Opening Day

By: Don Angel

Listening on the radio for play-by-play,
I hear, "Welcome to Opening Day".
Despite cold temperatures for today's game,
A sellout crowd has came.
I turn my attention to the bullpen.
The starting pitcher is number 10.
Managers present line-ups
Pitcher throws warm up.
Umpire yells, "Play Ball!"
Fielders heed the call.
Innings one, two and three,
No score too be.
Inning five,
Visitors come alive
Back-to-back singles down the line.
Sacrifice fly - position nine.
No one at fault,
But one run results.
Inning eight,
Still not too late.
The home team takes their swings.
A base hit and stolen base, leadoff would bring.
Will this one get a hit?
No, second base smothers it.
Fly ball and a play at the plate.
A perfect throw ends the eighth.
I review the pitcher's stats,
As the visitors come to bat.
Four straight balls and a walk,
Pitching coach comes out too talk.
A new pitcher trots to the mound.
Three feared sluggers shut down.
Bottom of the ninth,
Climax at its height.
An error on a bad hop.
Line drive over shortstop.
Fans express belief,
Even with the closer now in relief.
Double off the fence.
The crowd is in suspense.
Rounding third, anxiously awaiting the final word.
This is what I heard.
"Here comes the winning run",
Safe! and "That's a winner" 2-1.
Spectators approve with a deafening roar,
Seconds later, fireworks would soar.
Baseball and America's pastime is my reason,
I think I'll go to another game this season.


There are a lot of reasons on why I chose to pick this image for this poem. The main reason on why I chose this image is because the poem relates a lot to the Detroit Tigers for me. Ever since I could remember, I would always go to opening day with my father and brother. We would get up real early in the morning to get ready for the big day. This event was so big in my house, that my dad left me miss school for the big game. We would go to Tigers Stadium and sit in the upper-deck.  I still remembering getting a ball in opening day batting practice from Mark McGwire.  I am a huge Detroit Tigers fan, and will always be one.  It took me a lot of work to make this image the way I did, but I did it because that was the first thing that came to mind.  I arranged the words this way because of the picture I also posted.  The real picture of the Detroit "D" is what I looked at while creating my poem image.  I actually had fun while creating this because it was very creative.  I love to create and try new things.  The poem was perfect for me because I love baseball and Opening Day is like a holiday to me.  That is why I chose this poem, and the image I created with the words.