Why did he wait until 35 years after Game 7 to write the poem? “I was working with baseball players in Perry, the PONY League, and it was a real vitamin for my spirit,” Crawford said.

The pilot remembers details of the games he played with his brothers ... Family life: there are repeated references to family members as the poem unfolds. Mentions of father, brothers, grandfather ...

It is eighteen years ago, almost to the day – A sunny day with leaves just turning, The touch-lines new-ruled – since I watched you play Your first game of ... Note: this poem is included ...