Are poised for their debut.
They're coming to our RFK,
At last we'll get our due.
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The ghosts of old Nats dance and sing,
Walter Johnson and the rest.
They gave their all with few rewards,
Shirley Povich told it best.
Mere history. Now a new day dawns,
Frank Robinson and his men,
Their exploits to be analyzed
By Barry Svrluga's pen.
-- Beth-Ann F. Gentile, Washington
And now for our grand-prize winner: It's Markell West of Laurel, whose poem combined the frustration of being baseball-less with a sly nod toward D.C. voting rights:
We've had an echo in our hearts