Twelfth Pitcher
(Put Me on the Mound)

© Copyright 2004 by J-Mag Guthrie

I know I asked to be here,
And not in triple-A.
I thought that in the big league,
I'd get a chance to play.
I'm sittin' in the bullpen,
Waitin' by the phone.
I would've gone down quietly if I had only known.

     Please give me some innings,
     Put me on the mound.
     Our starters all go six
     And there's no work to be found.
     I'm not doin' any good
     Just sittin' around.
     Let me get some innings in, or
     Just send me down.

You need eleven pitchers.
It looks like I'm the twelfth.
It seems that I spend all my time
Just sitting on the shelf.
I know that I can pitch well.
I seemed the perfect fit.
But the last time I got in a game,
I came in to pinch-hit.

     Please give me some innings,
     Put me on the mound.
     Our starters all go six
     And there's no work to be found.
     I'm not doin' any good
     Just sittin' around.
     Let me get some innings in, or
     Just send me down.

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