How to Sacrifice

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Now if we just had a Texags edition of When to Sacrifice (nah, just kidding about that!)

"How to Sacrifice
by Mick Cochrane
Pivot in the box. Square up.
Surrender to the pitcher.
Slide your top hand up the barrel,
don't squeeze, keep your hands
soft, bend your knees.
You need to keep your balance.
Let the ball come to you
be patient. Don't stab at it.
Point your bat, absorb the shock,
and hope the ball stays fair.
Afterwards expect no high-fives,
no headlines, no contract
extension. No one bunts
himself onto an all-star team.
You do it because that runner
on first, he needs to come home.
He's your teammate,
he's your brother, he's your son,
and you, you're the guy who still
knows how to lay one down.

"How to Sacrifice" by Mick Cochrane from Southern Poetry Review, 55.2. Reprinted with permission.
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Quote:

he's your son
Only if you're Ken Griffey
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