Thirteen Frames

by HoraceClarke66

You play thirteen frames and whattaya get?
Another win closer to a-playin’ the Mets
Sonny put in eight and the pen did five
They shut down the Jays and that’s no jive.

If you see us comin’, you better get lost
A lotta teams didn’t and a lot got tossed
One fist’s Giancarlo, the other is Judge
They’ll pound you down to a puddle of sludge.

They was born one mornin’ in an old wood crate
Picked up a bat and walked up to the plate
Hit that ball into the upper deck
Left-a Cashman gaspin’, “Now what the heck?”

You play thirteen frames an’ whattaya get?
Still a game behind Boston, who we ain’t caught yet
Metsies, don’t you cross us ’cause we ain’t got time
We’ll beat you down like some old French mime.

 

This originally appeared on the Yankees blog, It is High, It is Far, It is . . . caught.

Disparate Thoughts

by Jim Siergey

Did Vida Blue
ever pitch to
Dick Brown?

Did Bill White
ever fight
with Bud Black?

Was Dallas Green
ever mean
to Tyler Houston?

Did Mike Trout
ever dine out
with Tim Salmon?

Did Martinez, Carmelo
ever have Mark Lemongello
for dessert?

 

All-Star Clerihews, Part III

Michael Conforto
Wrote a sad concerto
About what it really means
To play in Queens.

Corey Knebel
Cleared the table
Once in Bay View playing pool,
Which is the Wisconsin definition of cool.

DJ LaMahieu
Has bid adieu
To old self-centered habits
To start a shelter for homeless rabbits.

Justin Smoak
Almost went broke
With an investment scheme
For anti-strike-out cream.

 

Idle Thought

by Stephen Jones

When the smoke finally clears,
sometime later this year…

The American League East
will be a black ‘n blue beast:

No team a clear winner…
but one a survivor.

Alley fights and turf wars–
they’re waged just that way.

 

Bob Dylan’s 2017 Forecast: “Edwin from the North Country”

by James Finn Garner

If you’re traveling in the north country fair
Where the winds hit heavy on the fans’ behinds
Remember him for all the hits he had there
Edwin Encarnacion did his time

If you got used to the Jays winning games
By knocking hits and flipping bats
Saunders is gone, and Navarro the same
And Edwin’s now in Cleveland, swatting gnats

I’m a-wondering if he’ll remember them at all
The fans who came to see him play
As they drink and fight and lament
Watching Melvin Upton flail away

If you’re traveling in the north country fair
Where the winds hit heavy on the fans’ behinds
Remember him for all the hits he had there
Edwin Encarnacion did his time