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.

Born to Win Wild

by Rajesh C. Oza

With apologies to Mars Bonfire and Steppenwolf

Get your players runnin’,
Head out on the basepaths.
Lookin’ for a Wild Series,
Whoever wins 4 of 7.

Yeah, D-backs and Rangers,
Make the World Series your own.
Score all your runs at once,
And explode the playoff brackets.

Like Malamud’s “Natural,”
You were born, born a wild card.
You can climb so high,
You’ll never wanna die.

Born to win Wild!
Born to win Wild!