They all wear Zero
On the back of their uniforms.
Mathematics’ invention of nothingness
Was a team effort!
Mesopotamians around 3 B.C.
Mayans circa 4 A.D.
Indians named it shunya in the mid-fifth century.
Onward to Cambodia,
China, and Islamic countries,
Before 0 joined 1 in the West.
Baseball’s exclamation of a perfect game
Is a team effort!
A catcher calls the first pitch;
A pitcher throws the last one.
In between, fielders play flawlessly.
For sharply hit balls, groundskeepers must keep the field free of bad hops;
On a 3-2 count, umpires shall not erringly call a strike a ball.
And the weather gods will contain the rain in pregnant clouds.
The scoreboard wears Zeros
Across nine innings of perfection.