Maris’s swat that got records rewritten;
Maz’s walk-off that left Terry “Aw sh*ttin’”
Each of Hank Aaron’s career record dings …
These are a few of my favorite swings.

Arrogant A’s smirk “That lame Dodger dude’ll
Likelier stumble than stick one.” Their mood’ll
Change when Kirk homers despite hurt hamstrings …
That’s surely one of my favorite swings.

All fifty-six that made Joltin’ Joe’s record;
Ev’ry long ball that The Mick upper-deckered;
Pete, Mark, and Barry may be suspect kings,
But theirs remain in my favorite swings.

Into arc lights
Roy Hobbs smites
Horsehide and I’m glad
That terrible timber he mightily swings
Helps good guys defeat the bad.

Appling’s reputed fourteen fouled-off pitches
Each of the whiffs that define Ryan’s riches
Casey of Mudville whose K a tear brings
These are a few of my favorite swings

Seasonal first ups are truly arousin’:
Base-hitting batsmen are batting a thousand.
Such is the fount whence fresh hope ever springs
And source to some of my favorite swings.

Bench-clearing brawls where the punches are flyin’
Like when Ventura gets roughed up by Ryan,
Or when Martinez to turf Zimmer flings,
These things are none of my favorite swings.

When it’s over
Each October
And I’m feeling sad.
I simply remember by favorite swings
And then I don’t feel so bad.