From a strike three looking
to a leadoff single
to the batter being down
in the count.
It’s a 3 and 1 missed check swing
leading to a walk
leading to an out.
it’s a strikeout on a fastball.
It’s the chess of baseball.
How one move affects another
lose a pawn
and you gotta play somebody else
take a bishop
and he goes down swinging.
It’s the flubbed double play
It’s a man on first
who steals second
tries a bold move
and is out at the plate
he started too late.