annual "Bill W. At the Bat"

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3 / 17/ 00
BILLY AT THE BAT



it looked extremely rocky for the Sudsville Nine that day
no one was keeping score nor cared what inning was in play
So, when Johnnie Walker fell flat on his face at second base
and Jack Daniels did the same
a thunderous cheer echoed and a Bud was raised
by the patrons of the game

Soon another rummy came to bat, the fans in silence sat
"STRIKE ONE!, STRIKE TWO!!, STRIKE THREE!!!
YOU'RE OUT!!!!!!"
the umpire cried,
and the batter walked away as the fans all yelled
"I'LL DRINK TO THAT"

Enie Gallo was up next, he made it to base three
Then Julio, his brother, hit a high fly to the left fielder
who was downing burgundy
but Ernie passed out halfway to home base
as Julio stumbled to first, the wrong way
the Sudsville 9 sat hopeless in the dugout
then the coach, Sam Adams yelled out
"WE NEED SOMEONE WHO ISN'T DEAD DRUNK,
THIS GAME TO PLAY"

the fans were silent with blurry eyes, they looked around
was there anyone in the stands without a Miller in their hand to down
suddenly two stood up with their heads held high
walked quietly,
confidently, up to the coach with determination
and a bit of procrastination
"TO WIN THIS GAME, WE'LL GIVE IT A TRY"

Dr. Bob handed Bill W. the bat, with a cool calculating stare
Bill gripped it mightily,
looked Dr. Bob in the eye assuredly
and said
"BOB, WITH YOUR HELP,
I'M KNOCKING JOHN BARLEYCORN OUT OF HERE"

"BALONY" came the cry from the tipsy crowd
as the Sudsville 9 looked on in despair
"Noone can hit the ball without a drink" the fans all ranted
and raved as they grabbed another beer

Stike one, Stike two came quickly as the umpire had a schnapps
Dr. Bob looked and wondered if Billy had met his match
then the pitcher let the ball snap from his hand
sending it to the plate,
whistling thru the air at 90 miles an hour
Bill W. clenched his teeth and swung
the bat cracked as he hit the ball,
sending it out of the park with the help of his Higher Power

Oh, somewhere not far away for another fan
another hangover is brewing
somewhere another band is playing off-key
as another team is losing
and somewhere someone is raising a beer to his lips
as he looks at the drunk next to him,
and says"That's not me"
but there is an abundance of joy in Sudsville
Bill W. and Dr. Bob saved the day
for the homerun that they hit
was the homerun that started AA

[lanie67]

Amen to that last sentence. Thank God for them. Thanks for posting this.