Castro’s Delight{03.10.09}
top of the 8th
2 out and a man on 1st
Yosbany Peraza, a 30 year old catcher
steps to the plate
after a swinging strike
on old Uncle Charlie, making
the count 2-1
Peraza launches the next pitch
well into the left field bleachers
a swell of Cuban cheers light up
the Mexico City night
and urge all 262 pounds
of Peraza the Cuban Beetle
around the bases
a fluttering neon bulb
of a memory of Cecil Fielder
skitters across my mind
and I utter, “what a beautiful moment.”
as Peraza is greeted in the dugout
to Castro’s delight
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