Tomorrow! by Milton Bracker

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: Tomorrow!

"And yelling Play Ball!" - Milton Bracker
Tomorrow!

by Milton Bracker ©

Published: New York Times (1962)

Hoorah, hooray!
Be glad, be gay-
The best of reasons
Is Opening Day.

And cheering the players
And counting the gate
And running the bases
And touching the plate.

And tossing the ball out
And yelling Play Ball!
(Who cares about fall-out-
At least, until fall?)

Let nothing sour
This sweetest hour;
The baseball season's
Back in flower!

Tomorrow! by Milton Bracker ©



On April 14, 1925, the Cleveland Indians scored an American League record twenty-one runs versus the St. Louis Browns on Opening Day.

On April 4, 1988, the New York Mets hit a Major League record four home runs versus the Montreal Expos on Opening Day.

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