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The City of Brotherly Glove (and Ball)
Posted: November 2, 2008
A six month campaign ends in victory…
The City of Brotherly Glove (and Ball)
where Phillies gallop free
deserves to hear a cracked bell ring.
That one called Liberty.
Long may it peal! Cheese steaks around!
Yes, C B Park is holy ground.
The citizens of this storied town
can bank on more to come.
And Harry Kalas claims a thrill
he dreamed about in Naperville.
At Central High he fantasized
about World Series fame.
Old Jamie Moyer can retire.
He's reached for what he'd long aspired.
To go the distance with a team
he's loved since he was young.
In such contentious scary times
when all economists seem blind
and when the candidates spew hate,
nine innings calms our stress.
And so in Independence Hall
beside the bell let's place a ball.
A horsehide sphere that calls to mind
our national pastime.
* Harry Kalas, the play-by-play broadcaster for The Phillies since 1971 was born and raised in Naperville, IL (where Greg Asimakoupoulos lived from 1994-2005)
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Greg Asimakoupoulos (pronounced AWESOME-uh-COPE-uh-less) is an ordained minister, published author and chaplain to a retirement community in the Pacfic Northwest. Greg maintains a blog called Rhymes and Reasons, which he graciously provides to SeniorLifestyle.Greg's writings have now been assembled in book form. See the SeniorLifestyle Store. • E-mail the author (moc.loa@veRemosewA*) • Author's website (personal or primary**)
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