"The Ball Game"
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"The Ball Game" is a whimsical, imaginative children's poem by Shel Silverstein featured in his poetry collection *A Light in the Attic*.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| "The Ball Game" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20136648 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "The Ball Game" Context triple: [A Light in the Attic, hasPoem, "The Ball Game"]
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A.
"Baseball Is a Funny Game"
"Baseball Is a Funny Game" is a humorous memoir and commentary on baseball by former major league catcher and broadcaster Joe Garagiola, reflecting on the quirks and characters of the sport.
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B.
The Spirit of the Game
The Spirit of the Game is a book by sports journalist Mihir Bose that explores the ethics, culture, and evolving values at the heart of competitive sport.
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C.
Other Side of the Game
"Other Side of the Game" is a song best known as a soulful, jazz-infused track by Erykah Badu that explores the emotional and moral complexities of loving someone involved in street crime.
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D.
For Love of the Game
For Love of the Game is a 1999 sports drama film starring Kevin Costner as an aging baseball pitcher reflecting on his life and career during what may be his final game.
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E.
Play Ball
"Play Ball" is a hard rock song by Australian band AC/DC, released as the lead single from their 2014 album *Rock or Bust* and widely used in sports broadcasts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "The Ball Game" Target entity description: "The Ball Game" is a whimsical, imaginative children's poem by Shel Silverstein featured in his poetry collection *A Light in the Attic*.
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A.
"Baseball Is a Funny Game"
"Baseball Is a Funny Game" is a humorous memoir and commentary on baseball by former major league catcher and broadcaster Joe Garagiola, reflecting on the quirks and characters of the sport.
-
B.
The Spirit of the Game
The Spirit of the Game is a book by sports journalist Mihir Bose that explores the ethics, culture, and evolving values at the heart of competitive sport.
-
C.
Other Side of the Game
"Other Side of the Game" is a song best known as a soulful, jazz-infused track by Erykah Badu that explores the emotional and moral complexities of loving someone involved in street crime.
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D.
For Love of the Game
For Love of the Game is a 1999 sports drama film starring Kevin Costner as an aging baseball pitcher reflecting on his life and career during what may be his final game.
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E.
Play Ball
"Play Ball" is a hard rock song by Australian band AC/DC, released as the lead single from their 2014 album *Rock or Bust* and widely used in sports broadcasts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.