by Jim Siergey
Dubbed with a nickname
that, alas, doth remain
rhymeless
But all your exploits
with ‘Stros, ‘Spos and Detroit
remain timeless
Oh, and lest I forgets
also the Mets
Fantasy Owner’s Lament
by George Bowering
Pardon me for all the bitching,
But how come I get such lousy pitching?
Every year I become a mourner
For my crappy luck at the hot corner.
My other infielders are doing fine,
If you’re a fan of the Mendoza Line.
I wish I could draft all over again,
Starting with good old Ferris Fain.
George Bowering was appointed the first ever Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate in 2002. Author of more than 100 books, he is Professor Emeritus at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, BC.
Oh Doctor! Yanks in Six
by the Village Elliott
Since “Dem Bums Clubbed Bear Babies,” who knows:
If Bronx Baby Bombers bash ‘Stros,
Are Dodgers Yanks’ “cousin”
Ninth time out of dozen?
Jah must know ‘cuz he asked Billy Loes.*
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* Before dem Bums met the Bronx Bombers in the 1952 World Series, Brooklyn’s resident northpaw wit Billy Loes, when asked his prediction for the series, was quoted, “Yanks in Six.” Headlined the next day, Loes claimed he was misquoted. “I said, ‘Yanks in seven.'”
The Yankees and Dodgers have met in 11 previous times, the most any two teams have met in the Fall Classic (Second, Yanks-Giants (5-2); third, Yanks-Cards (2-3). The Yankees have won eight (1941, ’47, ’49, ’52, ’53, ’56, ’77, ’78). The Dodgers won in 1955 (Brooklyn’s only crown), ’63 and ’81.
Aghast from the Past
by Jim Siergey
A far cry from the slack days of Banks
Simply for that, the faithful give thanks
Repeat dreams grow black
This year’s a throwback
It looks like the Dodgers and Yanks
Aroldis Chapman Faces Cleveland
by Stephen Jones
Pitching déjá vu:
Once a Cub, now a Yankee
But same tribe of bats