baseball sad baseball sad known chance refrain baseball poem poem presented single stanza point view new_york_giants fan watching chicago_cubs infield shortstop second baseman baseman complete double play chance began playing cubs formed double play combination lasted april cubs won national_league pennant times defeating giants route world series poem published july popular numerous additional verses written poem gave chance increased popularity credited elections background joined chicago_cubs reserve catcher backing cubs manager decided chance better suited baseman chance opposed threatened quit ultimately obliged baseman minor league baseball cubs shortstop replacing major league debut cubs september shortstop moving shortstop base days later returned shortstop assigned second base suffered knee injury late season providing playing time chance appeared game september turned double play september injury properly heal offseason making new permanent second baseman cubs chance succeeded manager season ill cubs led chance won national_league pennant cubs clinched pennant defeating giants game hit home run alerted umpire hank day replay game hit triple started rally gave cubs victory pennant cubs turned double plays time according formula expected double plays cubs led double plays expected seasons chance double play happened times games played trio collaborate double play world series games trio committed errors poor field conditions composition wrote weekly column called good humor adams hoped leave work attend giants game editor found adams produced content column traveling polo grounds giants play cubs adams wrote poem reflecting chance considered lines forgettable wrote editor paper told consider work good work published double play july july numerous sources state reprinted july days later july republished title best known today baseball sad poem hit submitted additional verses poem 100th anniversary director research conducted research poem revealed poem series poems published chicago_tribune research process archives uncovered poems detail specific play game occurred season baseball sad poem published publication giants overcame cubs capturing consecutive league championships trio played final game april chance hospitalized brain injury suffered playing club owner released argument murphy releasing players high salaries murphy named manager season displeased traded cincinnati_reds murphy fired manager season trading february consequence national_league president newspaper owner owned philadelphia_phillies successful effort drive murphy baseball purchased cubs murphy commemorated affair variation poem brought smashed jaw outside law torn cubs gold stripped glory kicked stomach cut fold impact legacy chance died died year members trio died poem players inducted credited fame generated adams poem teammate cubs coach columbia_university regarded chance best infield baseball history book happened hall fame argued accomplished time member hall_of_fame poem gave trio fame appearance information radio adams thanked adams writing poem credited remembered forgot baseman started alongside chance including cubs infield set record longevity surpassed los_angeles_dodgers infield baseman second baseman shortstop baseman played years despite celebrated success turning spectacular plays collaboration relations teammates said strained feuded years september engaged field taken cab stadium left teammates hotel lobby speak years following event according speak following fight years asked participate radio broadcast world series cubs new_york_yankees knew invited joined signing week contract perform theatrical baseball different cities united_states popular culture poem line yesterday written references poem jaw advance afraid chance phrase chance variations phrase names colloquially characterize high caliber examples include song brien ryan musical film ball game advertisement hours film praising trio acting version baseball players expression characterize process happens precision near synonym expressions like machine example long goodbye detective goes mail opens waste remarking mail slot desk chance washington_post journalists phrase chance account post investigation scandal book president men reference described smooth operation president richard_nixon white_house staff responding allegations misconduct leader 1980s band game theory chose chance ironic title compilation album band greatest hits despite significant critical acclaim struck commercially poem set music recorded chicago singer songwriter guitarist song titled baseball sad appears album chase waves solo project
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