Respectable People

By Old Hoss Radbourn

No use in blinking
at the fact
that at that time the game was thought,
by respectable people,
to be only one degree above
grand larceny,
arson,
mayhem
and those who engaged in it were
beneath notice of
decent society.

Thanks to Jim Koenigsberger @Jimfrombaseball.

MLB All-Counties-of-Ireland Team

1B   Wayne Tyrone
2B   Cavan Biggio
SS   Bunny Downs
3B   Jeter Downs

LF   Shane Mona[g]han
CF   Kerry Dineen
RF   Russ Derry

C     Corky Miller

LHP  Mike Kilkenny
RHP  Kerry Wood, Kerry Ligtenberg, Kerry Lacy, Kerry Taylor

MGR   Mayo Smith

Owner  Tom Monaghan

NL Central 2023 Spring Training Forecast Haiku

by Stuart Shea

Chicago Cubs
Inside the outfield,
Autumn dream: A Belli dance.
Will it or won’t it?

Cincinnati Reds
Too many men to
Plow the field and not enough
Men to throw the dirt.

Milwaukee Brewers
Blue and golden hop(e)s,
I thought it was still summer—
Then the brew went flat.

Pittsburgh Pirates
Fording three rivers,
Seedy types in fancy suits
Trawl for cheap assets.

St. Louis Cardinals
Spring rain’s mire will tell
Whether the wheels are still good
Or are falling off.