A Colossal Failure

He knows a lot of science,

     Of business knows more;

Can keep his income growing

     But not a baseball score.

He’s great in use of English,

     In grammar he is grand;

But modern baseball language

     He doesn’t understand.

He takes a card and pencil

     And tries his best, and yet

Inquires, when it is over,

     “How many runs’d we get?”

He’s great in mathematics,

     Can manage well his store;

Can keep his books correctly,

     But not a baseball score.

May 28, ‘09