by Fred Lovato
Trout and Ohtani
Halos’ dynamic duo
carry middling team
Chin Music
by Dan Provost
Gibson would back you
off the plate on a bet.
Pedro had no illusions—
He just hated your guts
if you had a different color uniform.
Nolan Ryan didn’t care if
his 98 MPH fastball hit
a hip, arm, or leg.
Charge the mound for respect?
Next inning?
More chin music…
A nuanced, non-written
rule of the
National Pastime.
A former collegiate offensive lineman and football coach, Dan Provost’s poetry has been published in many print and online magazines. He lives in Berlin, New Hampshire with his wife, Laura, and dog, Bella.
An Historic Ohtani Moment
by Fred Lovato
Shohei, in same game,
starter AND bats for himself.
No decision, though.
Don Sutton
by Michael Ceraolo
On the ’66 Dodgers
I was the youngster on a staff of mostly veterans,
and I learned all I could from them
I couldn’t learn to throw a fastball or curve
like Koufax, that’s something that can’t be taught
But there were a couple of others
I could and did learn some tricks from
(wink wink)
I won’t rat them out even posthumously;
they know who they are,
and they have my eternal gratitude
Polite Request
by Fred Lovato
Please, play-by-play man,
stop calling it a “big fly”
when Shohei homers