6-1... Yeah, it's fun

Some years ago now I wrote this poem about the Orioles. But I have to admit it: 6-1 and first place in the AL East is a lot more fun. Go, Birds!

Looking Back on 1988 in Baltimore

So they were bad. Okay. I know it's true.
Believe you me, I know. All summer long
I watched each game (I only missed a few):
And yes, I guess at times my words were strong;
At times, I guess, I sang "They done me wrong."
But there were also moments, some, a few,
When, on my feet, I joined the shouting throng
Who now find it hard to say what then we knew.

We love, not by the standings, or that start;
We see the faults, and overlook them all;
We cheer them on; we fiercely take their part
Not only when they soar, but when they fall;
We care. So they were bad. That's head, not heart:
It doesn't stop us loving them at all.