The Tycoon

by Ogden Nash

The business life of Mr. Musial
is, to say the least, unusual.
First base, outfield, restaurant, bank,
All are home to Stanley Frank.
One moment, slugger of lethal liners,
The next, mine host to hungry diners,
And, between the slugging and the greeting,
To the bank for a directors’ meeting.
Yet no one grudges success to Stan,
Good citizen and family man,
Though I would love to have his job…
One half tycoon, one half Ty Cobb.

Nash with Dagmar on the TV show Masquerade Party, 1955.

Fish Sale

by James Finn Garner

Fish for sale! Yo, fish for sale!
Marlins produce never goes stale!

A new rebuild set in motion,
A sinking team near the rising ocean.

In the glaring Miami sun
Any squad will come undone.

Don’t fall in love with Luis Arráez.
He’ll disappear before your eyes.

Burger, Bell, and Tanner Scott
Could be gone when summer’s hot,

And things won’t get calm later:
Come fall, bye-bye, Skip Schumaker

Root for the Marlins? Don’t forget:
A time-share is all you’ll ever get.

 

Go Get ‘Em, Tigers

by Millie Bovich

In baseball news, I’ve got a hunch
That the Tigers will finish first, that bunch.
Mistakes of the past
They will remedy fast
And there’s no more saying, “They’re out to lunch!”