by the Village Elliott
Sweeping Giants at Wrigley makes clear:
Cubs are young team Chicago can cheer.
Will prediction come true
(Back to the Future, Part II),
And the Cubs win World Series this year?
Bronx Bummer
by Stephen Jones
Blue Jays sweep Bombers.
A case of Toronto flak.
Who now wins the war?
Defender of the Ways
By Stu Shea
Madison Bumgarner doesn’t much care
For hitters who flip their bats into the air.
He’ll rip you a new one, buzz you inside,
Scream at you after retiring the side.
And he doesn’t care if you’re black or you’re white,
Latino or Asian…he’s up for a fight.
I have just one question to ask of you all–
Who appointed him guard of the castle of ball?
An Ode for Dave Dombrowski
by James Finn Garner
For all the effort
Restoring glory
The October result’s
The entire story
A franchise reborn
Butts in the seats
Traffic downtown
Pennant repeats
Strong arms and bats–
Some for the ages!–
Might end up mere stats
On old dusty pages
Without a ring
You’re as good as dead
When the Pizza King
Shouts, “Off with his head!”
Turn, Turn, Turn Off
by Jim Siergey
Just where is this White Sox team, please?
They can’t seem to pitch or bat, jeez!
That damn winning streak
Was merely a deke,
A page out of Ecclesiastes.