We keep our voices limber for hymns by singing about peanuts and crackerjack. While neither of those viands is our daily bread, we want our best hitters to come to the plate -- and with ducks on the pond.
We plead with them not to strike out because that means their teammates "die" on base. Relief pitchers come in to "save" the game. And the really big stars become "immortal" and are "enshrined" in the Hall of Fame. If...
