a game worth winnin' from the beginnin' of the first inning.
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an essential day off since it's provincial playoffs,
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and i'm playin' shortstop, batting fourth in the line-up,
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the opposing pitcher's a right-hander with an unorthodox wind-up.
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and a good move to first, throws a curve, and changes speeds.
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can be wild at times and known to blow the strangest leads.
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like the last time we faced him, he turned one savage
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lead into a loss for his team, and inflated his earned run average.
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but today he seems focused and we were stuck out to dry
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in the top of the first 'cause he struck out the side.
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but in the bottom half, the bad guys came out swingin'.
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a lot of coaches like to choose takin' the same route,
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bringing the big hitters to the plate, and players that are purely speed,
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and try to manufacture runs and jump out to an early lead.
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and this time it worked, so we were gonna need a hero,
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'cause after one complete, the score's already 3 to 0.
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leadin' off the second, i swung at the first pitch.
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no wonder the center fielder back-peddled to the track and settled under it.
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0 for 1, a can of corn,
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the ball's thrown around the horn and back to the pitcher now.
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and all is going good for the bad guys, but not so hot for the visitors.
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the big right-hander is takin' no prisoners.
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he seems to have us figured out, the question is, can we compete?
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he's pitching perfect after 3 complete and has a 3-1 lead.
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top of the fourth and our lead-off hitter makes it to first base.
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and here we go, it's the worst-case
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scenario for any opposing pitcher because he got a reckon
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that the first chance he gets, he's gonna try to steal second,
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which he does. so for the first time during the mission,
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we've got nobody out and a man in scoring position.
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the next batter flies out to right, but yo word,
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that's still only one out and a runner on third.
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so then the number 3 hitter steps up to the conventional talk,
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showin' where he'll hit, but draws the intentional walk.
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it's an old maneuver they made 'cause trouble may follow
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unless they get the double play from the clean-up hitter and that's me.
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the infielder's set up a double play depth when they're ready,
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but i smack a line drive into left-center for a double, bringing two across,
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which just leaves it up to me to do the damage in the clean-up spot,
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'cause now the score was 3 to 2.
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the score remained the same through five past hits to pretense.
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we kept it close with a dazzling display of defense.
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we had to pull the starting pitcher, the one that was left handed.
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the story of the sixth inning was base runners left stranded
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and bullpen activity. but still the job is gettin' it done
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after a perfectly executed hit and run
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and what may later prove to be the ultimate game-winning catch.
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we got a tie game going into the seventh inning stretch.
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The Blues, Pt. 1
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Buck 65 |