Del “Abe” Jones
THEY’RE OUT!
(The Players Strike)
Whether it is in the “first”
Or, at the bottom of “nine”
All “sports” are businesses
And only seek the “bottom line”
The fans and the tradition
Are “out” at the beginning
And as far as I’m concerned
They’ve played, their final inning.
©Copyright August 2002 by Del “Abe” Jones
Author’s Note: Read by Anderson Cooper on CNN August 25, 2002