A Manager Uses A Relief Pitcher Like

He (ted Simmons) Didn't Sound Like A Baseball Player. He Said Things Like 'nevertheless' And 'if, In Fact.

It's Easy To Enjoy Your Job And Enjoy Other People When Things Are Going Good. When You're Faced With Adversity Is When The Character Of Men Is Measured. There's A Mennonite Proverb, 'man, Like A Tree, Is Measured Best When Cut Down.'

Someone Told Me Just Recently That Poets Are Eulogists. It's Their Job, To Eulogize. I Didn't Know That, But It Makes Sense. Because In Almost Every Poem Of Mine There Is A Loss.

Strikes (1981) Are Real Life. It Took Up Seven Weeks Of Real Time. That's A Fifth Of A Pregnancy.

I Don't Mean To Diminish The Job, It's A Good Job And A Real Pressure Job. But I Don't Think A Relief Pitcher Should Ever Be The Most Valuable Player Of A League. We Only Play In Maybe Half Of The Games. Being A Relief Pitcher Means Part-time Employment. We're Bench Players, And Bench Players Shouldn't Be M.v.p.