Posted 7/30/2010
The Battle of Seattle
by James Finn Garner
Don Wakamatsu, he
Told Chone Figgins, “Hit the showers.”
Figgins, a la Hong Kong Phooey,
Showed how he can hit for power.
Tie the skipper to the mast,
Seattle’s ship is sinking fast.
Deadline Day!
By Stuart Shea
Deadline day is coming!
Whose lives will be uprooted?
What players will be traded
Like cargo to be scooted?
Will the Yankees snag a pitcher,
The Tigers a receiver?
The White Sox need a hitter,
The Dodgers a reliever.
The Diamondbacks are out to deal,
The Cubs would like to trade,
And Kansas City always wants
To trim payroll a shade.
Ted Lilly and Roy Oswalt,
Dan Haren and Dotel,
Dunn’s a done deal also
Once their clubs decide to sell.
So ship out all those veterans,
Young prospects for to grab,
’cause clubs in flag contention
Always have to take a stab.
Remembrance
by Stephen Jones
Quietly
historically despite sun
& fun of fans there was
Steinbrenner Sheppard Houk
everything pitched maybe
not pitch-perfect
but a bridging arcing
remember the summer
kiss the autumn
& when October comes
see The Yankees rise
Carl Crawford: The Poem
by Hart Seely
Carl Crawford, Tampa Ray,
Hit for power, raised the bar,
Stole the bases, then one day,
Took a lead one step too far.
Carl Crawford, playing hard,
His whole career, one great move up,
Flashing leather! Going yard!
And never tethered by a cup.
Carl Crawford,Tampa’s prince,
Three time all-star, no one’s fool.
Made this planet watch and wince.
A man with nuts, ground into gruel.
Carl Crawford, baseball great,
Stealing bases, climbing walls!
But when he steps up to the plate,
Here is the count: One strike, no balls.
Hart Seely runs the Yankee blog, It is High, It is Far, It is….Caught, and never fails to laugh at a good nad shot.
Posted 7/25/10