The Tease

by Paul Kocak

A surge, a run
The win streak so coveted
A postseason bauble dangled
To legions of fans
From McCovey Cove
To Glen Cove
With Mays-drenched survivors
Clad in orange and black
From Coogan’s Bluff
To Tipperary Hill
A dollop of hope
For Bochy’s long goodbye
A summery tease
Like Sue Lyon by the pool
With heart-shaped shades
Hiding dreams of one more parade
Down confetti-strewn Market Street

Paul Kocak is the author of Chasing Willie Mays and a dozen other books available at Amazon — some on baseball, some not.

Aging Well

by Ira Pilchen

Four score and two years is Phil Regan
He threw for the ‘69 Cubs
Phil’s now pitching coach
For the then-hated Mets
And his old team’s no longer the Flubs.

 

Olde Tyme Rhyme

by Hilary Barta

Before ballparks were named after banks
Before Marlins and Nats joined the ranks
Before replay-fueled fights
Before Wrigley had lights–
That’s when Dodgers would battle the Yanks.