Archive for September, 2009
On a Possible Rockies-Cardinals Playoff
By Stuart Shea
Rocks usually roll downhill.
These Rockies aren’t just landfill.
Left for dead in early May,
They’re in the playoff hunt today.
Playing halfway up the sky,
The Rockies feel a mile high.
The Cards may be their October foe,
Which ought to make a lovely show.
They’ll face a guy they used to pay–
That hitting star, Matt Holliday.
With Denver smog vs. St. Louis heat,
The Coors and Bud should flow quite sweet.
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Posted 9/22/2009
Game Over for Milton Bradley
by James Finn Garner
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Milton Bradley got into Trouble
Caught in the Wrigley Field bubble.
A Payday enormous
For such poor performance.
Now his Career’s nothing but rubble.
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Sorry, Milt, that Chicago’s blunt fans
Made it seem less than a Candyland.
That’s the Risk that you take
Living Life by the lake.
It’s like permanent Ants in the Pants.
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Is the Aggravation because you are black?
Balderdash, Milty, You Don’t Know Jack.
We all had a Clue
This is what you would do.
Last Word: Your Cranium‘s cracked.
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Posted 9/21/2009
Ernie Harwell’s Farewell Address
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On Friday, Sept. 4, Ernie Harwell announced to the world that he had inoperable cancer. On Wednesday, Sept. 16, he was honored by the fans in the middle of the Tigers-Royals game.
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Posted 9/18/2009
David Wright Concussion Haiku
by Patrick Hogan
David Wright concussed,
The mark of Cain on his head.
Is he disabled?
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Posted 9/17/2009
U-12 Girls Softball
by Doug Fahrendorff
Yesterday in a tournament
We finished our season
Second place
A trophy to display at school
Today a final round of calls
To organize
Next week’s picnic
The season
A catalog of images
I make out awards recognizing
Excellence and effort
A final thanks to players and parents
Can’t wait till next year
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Posted 9/16/2009
