by Jim Siergey
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Will this be the year of Go-Go Sox
or simply another “Oh, No Sox”?
A team that is trim
with vigor and vim
or one that is full of so-so jocks?
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Posted 5/4/2010
South Side Fireworks, Inside
by James Finn Garner
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On Opening Day at the Cell,
Amidst the ravening horde,
The men’s room witnessed a tryst ‘twixt
A South Side lady and lord.
All the prudes and official blue-noses
Who by this action were floored
Should think of the White Sox’s condition
And be grateful that somebody scored.
Posted 4/26/10
American League Central 2010 Haiku Forecasts
By Stuart Shea
WHITE SOX
A Putz in the ‘pen,
Another in the dugout,
Not just birds Twitter.
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INDIANS
No more wedge issues.
It’s time to see just how good
This ballclub can be.
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TIGERS
A brand new springtime?
Whatchoo talkin’ bout, Willis?
This is your autumn.
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ROYALS
Inevitable
As tulips and tree pollen,
95 losses.
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TWINS
Mauer power is
Ensured for many more moons
In the new playpen.
Posted 4/11/2009
10/4/87
By Stuart Shea
There was a big game going on in Detroit
To decide the Eastern division champ
But my brother and I were at Comiskey
Where despite the October sunshine
The atmosphere was damp.
I was 24 but even then had an overarching sense
of melancholy.
The last game of a mediocre season?
Perfect fit for me.
The Sox beat the Athletics 5-2.
No big deal; neither team
Was going anywhere but home.
One reason we went is that we knew it would be Reggie Jackson’s last game ever.
So we alternately cheered and booed him.
He got two hits.
When the game ended
Ozzie Guillen threw his glove high in the air
And I hoped that it would never come down.
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Posted 10/21/2009
Twins Persistence
by James Finn Garner
No matter how many times they’re whacked,
Those pesky Twins keep coming back.
Like a dose of clap on your wedding day,
Those lousy Twins won’t stay away.
Like a yappy dog or a Ringling clown,
Those stinking Twins won’t lay down.
In another division, I’d admire their pluck,
But as a Tiger and Sox fan, it looks like I’m stuck
Watching them ruthlessly turning their tricks
Like a mad masked killer in a teen slasher flick.
Like a zombie army or Ted Williams’ head,
Those #$%@!! Twins just won’t stay dead.
Posted 10/5/2009