by Stephen Jones
In 1932
When “The Babe” pointed to a spot
He called “the famous shot”
Or was he saying
“Back at you” pointing
To the pitcher & field
I’m better than you bat & stride”
The Fan Must First Admit He Has a Problem
by Hilary Barta
This season the Cubbies are ghastly.
The team’s overpaid something vastly.
. Against ne’er -do-well clubs,
. these error-prone schlubs
are beaten so bad they’ll end lastly.
The Cub fan deserves our attention.
Their club’s always out of contention.
. Yet they patiently cheer
. as they wait til next year.
What they need is a team intervention.
.
Check out the rest of Hilary’s rhyme and illustration work at LimerWrecks.
The Real Reason for Your Slump
by James Finn Garner
Your sluggers are all whiffin’.
Is there anybody to reproach?
Why wait for their resolve t’ stiffen?
Better fire the hitting coach.
Most of the old game’s half-mental
(On Yogi’s turf do I encroach)
Best not get too intellectu’l,
Just fire the hitting coach.
The star himself’s not to blame–
That thought we can barely approach!
The real problem is old what’s-his-name,
Our replaceable hitting coach.
A Cub Fan’s Response to Peter Gammons
by Stuart Shea
“It’s a dump, Wrigley Field.” — Peter Gammons, radio interview
Peter Gammons is
A prep-school fool–uncool tool
Well past his sell date
.
Green and Yellow (Oakland A’s)
by FLYTE
http://youtu.be/9h3DAjhNNQg