Baseball's Sad Lexicon These are the saddest of possible words: “Tinker to Evers to Chance.” Trio of bear cubs, and fleeter than birds, Tinker and Evers and Chance. Ruthlessly pricking our gonfalon bubble, Making a Giant hit into a double— Words that are heavy with nothing but trouble: “Tinker to Evers to Chance.” Frank chance is on first, Johnny Evers is on second, Tinker is playing shortstop, and I Don’t Know is on third. Tinker to Evers to Chance [background]
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