AL West 2023 Spring Training Forecast Haiku

by Stuart Shea

Houston Astros
Crass-tros, Disas-stros,
Even Garbage-can-smash-stros—
They’re still really good.

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Orange County, California
It’s always Disney,
To us, anyway…but now,
No longer Showtime.

Oakland Athletics
Neither here nor there—
Big change only bothers those
Who are not in charge.

Seattle Mariners
Young, strong arms, spring’s joy.
Will Gilbert, Kirby, Miller
Get a “Woo Woo Woo”?

Texas Rangers
Now that we all know
About your autumn harvest,
You’d better watch yourself!

If Game 5 Were Building a House

by James Finn Garner

Zac Gallen was a bureaucrat picking nits,
Denying every hitter a permit.

Eovaldi was a mason on the foundation
That threatened every minute to fall in.

After delays and frustrating slumber
Corey Seager finally brought the lumber.

Semien’s swing closed the door on the thing
And Sborz came on to nail the roof on.

Now old man Bochy can move in his boxes
And make fishing plans with Mike Maddux.