MLB All-Triple-X-Rated Team
1BÂ Â Jimmie Foxx
2BÂ Â Xavier Edwards
SSÂ Â Xander Bogaerts
3BÂ Â Ollie Sax
LF  Leovigildo Xiqués
CFÂ Â Xavier Paul
RFÂ Â Ox Eckhardt
CÂ Â Poindexter Williams
LHP  Xavier Cedeño
RHPÂ Â Xzavion Curry, Kanekoa Texeira, Axel Lindstrom
MGRÂ Â Dicta Johnson
Alex Bregman is very popular.
Johnny Kucks
by Yankee Frankovic (pen name for James Doyle)
From the 4/5/55 Cleveland Plain Dealer:
Yank pitching rook, one Johnny Kucks,
Is looking like one million Bucks
And kindly let me hear no More,
If possible, of one Herb Score.
Labor Day Brewers Haiku
by @brewer_haikuer
134. Brewers 5, Reds 4 in 10
Split doubleheader
Crew take game 1 in extras
Jackson’s ankle good?
135. Brewers 14, Reds 0
Nightcap not so close
Offense gets ridiculous
No extras needed.
23 over!
Watch out, Philadelphia
Crew want in top 2.
136. Brewers 5, Reds 4
Willy and Jackson
Power offense while Perkins
Steals homer with glove.
Devin walks tightrope
By loading bases in 9th
But escapes the jam.
135. Reds 4, Brewers 3 in 11
Someone had to blink
Crew settle for 3 of 4
In Cincinnati.
Hello, Brent Suter
Congrats on some fine pitching
Wish it was in Blue.
Baseball Hail Mary
by R. Gerry Fabian
His arm is tired from last night.
He knows a tired arm helps his sinker.
Ninth inning, up one run.
5, 6, 7 in the order:
5 hitter two foul balls
swing and miss on outside sinker –
6 hitter takes fastball for strike one,
swings and misses at an outside fastball
takes splitter down and in for strike three –
7 hitter fouls off a center of the plate
fastball,
he breathes a sigh of relief –
takes sinker down and away for strike two.
His catcher calls for a waist pitch up high.
He realizes the catcher is unaware.
He shakes him off.
Again, the same high waist pitch.
Should he call time and explain.
He pounds his glove and shakes him off.
The umpire has been giving low and away
all night long.
He gets the sign.
Sinker low and away,
the batter swings and misses.
He has it,
an immaculate inning,
nine strikes – three outs.