by James Finn Garner
The Royals lately are a steaming pile,
Batting and pitching quite smelly–
Is this what brought the bees to town?
Or was it the Royal jelly?
Yankees 5, Cubs 4
by Stephen Jones
48 strikeouts
18-inning marathon
Yankees outlast Cubs
Hey, Scatter Scatter
by Michael X. Ferraro
Roy Riegel was a funny man
a plumber and a baseball fan.
But to exit now this mortal coil
He’s called upon a pal quite loyal.
To get Roy’s ashes to the Great Beyond,
They’re being flushed through ballpark johns.
Baseball fan honors deceased friend by flushing his ashes down stadium toilets
Michael X. Ferraro is the author of the satirical football novel, Circus Catch.
All-World Sage
by the Village Elliott
For Willie Mays, born 5/6/1931
Eighty-six years ago, sixth of May,
“Second Genius” kid reborn to play:
Willie Mays, baseball sage,
Struts on Bard’s All-World Stage,
Kid’s fans shout giant birthday “Say, Hey!”
It Ain’t Over ’til It’s Overblown
by Hilary Barta
The season in Baseball is long
There’s time to adjust stuff that’s wrong
No reason to hurry
So, easy, don’t worry
No sign of the fat lady’s song.
Hilary Barta is the proprietor of the essential classic film site, LimerWrecks.