The Grand Central Hotel by Anonymous

Many great men and women have written entire books about every aspect of the game; however, other than "Casey At Bat," few know about some of the other great poems that have appeared honoring our national pastime. Listed below is the baseball poem: The Grand Central Hotel.

"Long live the National League!" - Anonymous
The Grand Central Hotel

The Grand Central Depot in New York

by Anonymous

Published: Unknown (Unknown)

No sun,
Now rubble,
The collected debris of memories
Echoes
An anquished ring through the corridors of Manhattan Canyons:

Where are we going?

From where
To where
Do we step?

December... a month... a day... a time
logged on the fresh pages of history...
the first and only real entry... a league
...a new league... a microscopic legion of
men bearing witness to the birth,
unfurling its colors on an industrial land to detract

from the former failure...

The National Association is dead,
Long live the National League!

From rubble to rubble,
From dust to dust,
New fortresses
Stretch their fledgling arms
And puncture the sky
With abbreviated zeal.

Like so many transients
Awaiting a derailed train,
The others come
And never go.

The American Association is dead
The Union Association is dead
The Players League is dead.
All gone,
All dead,

Long live the National League!

The Grand Central Hotel by Anonymous



The American Association lasted from 1882 until 1891. The statistics and records from that league are considered official major league records.

The Union Association was in effect during the 1884 season and the Players League was in effect during the 1890 season. The statistics and records from these leagues are considered official major league records as well.

The National Association is not considered a major league by Major League Baseball, Inc. and their stats are not considered part of the official record.

     

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