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The Swingin’ A’s

Rick Wojtala

Free verse
The 1970s baseball team
First Base Gene Tenance
Second Base Dick Green
Third base Sal Bando
Short Stop Burt Campenaras
Left field Joe Rudy
Center Field Billy North
Right Field Reggie Jackson
Catcher Ray Fossi
Designated Hitter George Hendricks
Pitcher Cathfish Hunter
Pitcher Kenny Holzman
Pitcher Vida Blue
Pitcher Raleigh Fingers
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Written on September 19, 2023

Submitted by raetally on September 20, 2023

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Scheme ABCDBDEFBBGFHB
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 331
Words 51
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14
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