RULES OF STICKBALL

A broom stick.
A tennis ball.
On the back door of the abandoned store
Tape a strike zone.
(Spray paint angers the building owners.)
On the outfield fence (back wall of Stein’s Deli)
Tape a line (the famous Stein’s line).
Pitcher stands by dumpster.
Any ball before the fire hydrant, out.
Any ball in dumpster, single.
Any line drive, hit.
Any ball above Stein’s line, homer.
Any ball below Stein’s line, double.
Kelly, on his stoop,
in his wheelchair
(he always wears a blue shirt)
is umpire.
No bases.
No running(unless you break a window),
and Kelly must not break
the Vow of Silence.