A centaur-fielder for the Trojan Horseman, HOMER was the Father of Big League Poetry: inventing the epic poem and the epic clout (which still retains his name today) with one great swing of his wine-dark bat.
JOHNNY OVID was a hot-blooded ace of the Latin Leagues who is chiefly remembered for inventing the metamorphose-pitch, nowaday known as the "change-up."
VIDA VIRGIL was a bas-relief pitcher who led the old Etruscan Leagues in Earned Ruin Average. He later achieved additional fame as Dante's batting coach.
Dante SPARKY ALIGHIERI was a fiery competitor who played the hot corned for the Florence Flamethrowers. A sizzling hitter, his visionary bat had rival pitchers seeing stars. It was Alighieri who introduced the concept of batting circles to the game.
Geoffrey RAUNCHY CHAUCER played for the Canterbury Tailors. On his way to naturalising the iambic pentameter, he led the league in rhymes royal, heroic couplets and innings pilgrimmaged.
BIG LEAGUE POETS
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