A Ballad Of Baseball Burdens By Frankie Pierce Adams

Frankie Pierce Adams was a prolific writer of light verse. He was an American colonist that happened to be very well known by his initials, F. P. A. He was also very well known for his wit. However, Adams was best known for his column in a newspaper, “The Conning Tower” (“Franklin Pierce Adams”). Frankie Pierce Adams was a member of the Algonquin Round Table (“Who is Franklin Pierce Adams”). The Algonquin Round Table is much like the Knights of King Arthur’s Round Table. They all sit around a round table and discuss subjects. Although the Knights that sit around King Arthur’s round table are much more noble and are way more likely to kill you with a sword than the writers and journalists that made up the Algonquin Round Table group, these more

An American literature hero. He brought America’s past time, (although in his time it was just starting out) the greatest game ever created, into one of the most exquisite forms of literature. In his poem “A Ballad of Baseball Burdens,” he talks about how baseball is a rough game. It is hard to please everyone all the time, but in the game of baseball it becomes even more difficult. The fans think that everything must be perfect or you are just absolutely horrible. Pitchers get one home run hit off of them and they get blasted like it is the end of the world. Did you know, in the game of baseball it is extremely amazing to hit .400 or even .300? That means, for those who do not understand baseball, for every ten times a batter steps up to the plate, he might get a hit only three of those times. That might sound like a terrible number, but it is actually amazing. That is why baseball is so wonderful. The poem “A Ballad of Baseball Burdens” portrays Frankie Pierce Adams’ theme of facing reality through her use of imagery, anaphora, and

He starts out by talking about the baseball players side of things and how it is hard to not let fans down. Adams quickly switches to the point of view of the fans and how wild and exciting it is to cheer for their favorite team. Finally, he hits home with a cold touch of reality about how rough the pennant is and how it can crush that someone who loses it. As Babe Ruth once said, “Baseball was, is, and always will be to me the best game in the world.” No matter what happens, through triumph or heartbreak, players leave their all out on that field. They do not do it for themselves, for they are not a selfish bunch. They do it for the fans, for the fans will always be there to cheer them on, win or lose, rain or shine, warm or cold, they will be there. Baseball fans are like a close best friend, they’ll make fun of you for not doing very good, but there through everything