Archive for July, 2009

Met Fan Gate D Haiku (Doubleheader)

by Patrick Hogan

Finished now
summer days are longer
Mister Met sighing

.

Jerry Manuel
optimism waning
rain without a cloud

.

Posted 7/30/2009

July 30th, 2009

Mark Buehrle’s Perfect Game (In the Fewest Possible Syllables)

by James Finn Garner

Seven and

Twenty men

Set down in

Succession.

A brilliant

Feat, made of

Equal parts

Skill, luck, and

DeWayne Wise.

Posted 7/29/2009

July 29th, 2009

Lee Elia: “Someday We’ll Go All the F#%king Way!”

Published 7/28/09

July 28th, 2009

Name Recognition

by Rube Goldberg

But here the son broke in and said,
“These guys are new to me.
I never heard of Taft or Hughes
Or Bryan, honestly.
I never saw those queer old names
When looking through the score,
I’d understand you better, Pa,
If you mentioned John McGraw.”

Taken from Crazy ’08 by Cait Murphy.

Published 7/27/09

July 27th, 2009

Bunt

by Doug Fahrendorff

Don’t tip your hand too soon
Like poker deception is key
The infield deep
Confident you’re swinging away
Push the ball
To the right side
Past the pitcher
Out of the box
Fast
Safe!

 Published 7/24/09

July 25th, 2009