To the tune of "Sound of Silence" by Simon and Garfunkel
Hello darkness, my old friend
The scoreboard blacked out once again
Leadoff runner softly leading
Good timing not keeping
And the vision, that was the play
Robles got thrown out today
Before the Bats…. of silence
In empty stands I walk alone
Eating ice cream from a cone
In the shadow of a promo board
I shuffled past the old team store
When my ears were stabbed by an old air horn
That was never blown
Before the bats… of silence
And in that stadium light I saw
10,000 people, but no more
They were social, they were distancing
The mayor spoke and they were listening
We all were there,
But no one cared
The bats….. were silent
Soto said “You do not know”
“Their pitcher’s pitch count slowly grows”
“Listen to me on this one thing”
“Learn how to take a mighty swing,
Put the ball in the seats
Teams we shall beat
And beat the bats ........of silence”
