Reviving the Art of Baseball Doggerel
The Rays came to play,
Leading the Dodgers
1-0 through five.
Snell was magic, was unhittable,
And then (incredibly), Cash
Pulled him off the mound.
Whaaaat?
In their dugout, the Dodgers
Must’ve thanked the gods
(Because, up till then,
They’d no answer for his stuff).
They promptly scored two runs
In the sixth, and never looked back.
With one out in sixth
an ill-advised pitching change
gifts Dodgers the win
Willy Adames
Made his momma a promise:
“I won’t strike out to end this game!”
His momma loves him just the same.
Fourth inning, two out
Margot, on third, takes a chance
gets tagged out at home
What a World Series so far.
Last night’s
Rays’ comeback victory
Has left my mind ajar,
My mouth open …
And waiting for more.
Forget the singularity
Of the bubble and pandemic –
This World Series is “homer”
(And so much more) epic.