This classic Ogden Nash baseball poem provides a Line-Up For Yesterday, one which is more than respectable and quite formidable, by using the letters of the alphabet for its verse.
"These men are up there. These men are the game." - Ogden Nash
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Published: Sport Magazine January 1949 |
A is for Alex B is for Bresnahan C is for Cobb, D is for Dean, E is for Evers, F is for Fordham G is for Gehrig, H is for Hornsby; I is for Me, J is for Johnson K is for Keeler, L is for Lajoie M is for Matty, N is for Newsom, O is for Ott P is for Plank, Q is for Don Quixote R is for Ruth. S is for Speaker, T is for Terry U would be 'Ubell V is for Vance W is for Wagner, X is the first Y is for Young Z is for Zenith |
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Ogden Nash was raised in Savannah, Georgia and attended Harvard (1920-1921) for one year then dropped out for financial reasons.
Do you know who the nicknames are that Nash mentions? Check our hall of fame nickname page to get all the answers.
Biography (by A&E networks) calls Ogden Nash one of America's most sophisticated as well as popular poets in history. So popular that this one poem served as inspiration for our entire ballplayers section.