Reviving the Art of Baseball Doggerel
CHICAGO WHITE SOX
With the mouth gone to
Sunnier climes, will the Sox
Be hung out to dry?
CLEVELAND INDIANS
“Is Grady injured?”
“Was there a Tuesday last week?”
Michael Brantley’s glad.
DETROIT TIGERS
27 games
Before Brandon Inge returns
To reclaim third base.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS
Those young hitters can’t
Overpower the smell of
Five pieces of meat.
MINNESOTA TWINS
Such a nice ballpark
And such nice people watching
Their nice, boring team.
I wish Detroit had gone farther,
not so quickly emptied their larder
. but I feel I’m in luck
. to not hear Joe Buck
and double that for Colonel McCarver.
The third was both end and beginning,
It determined the losing and winning
. For the Tigers, the plane
. To the Rangers, champagne
All it took was one Texas-sized inning.
Tonight, if the weather stays dry,
the Tigers will give it a try
. In duct tape they’re bandaged,
. yet somehow they’ve managed
to fight to game 6, do or die.
Beltre thought it a routine DP,
As simple as, well, 6 – 4 – 3,
. But third base interrupted
. And the Tigers erupted
And are still fighting for the ALC
Son, take a look at this year’s Verlander,
This model’s sure worth a gander.
. With the mileage he’s racked up
. He still hasn’t cracked up
And his aim down the road never wanders.