The Knuckle-ball Pitch

I said, "Even the knuckle-ball
can be a home run pitch."

She said, "Opening day was
eons ago and besides, both sides
play with the same number of players."

Thinking ahead, I asked, "But how
many truly get caught up in the
spirit of the game?"

She added, "Especially when 
translating x's and o's all day
leads to exhaustion."

I agreed.  "All relationship appears
to have been removed from any
sense of play."

She said, "Circles of trust always form
when a team's origin story enters
the picture."