by Stuart Shea
With thanks to Don Martin
Lester and Chester play pepper with Funderburk
Ginkel warms up with Clyde Kluttz.
Stubby Clapp slaps a grounder past Stirnweiss
That hits Wockenfuss in the nutz.
Minor League Letter Home
by James Finn Garner
Based on an incident witnessed on June 13, 2023, in a game between the Vancouver Canadians and the Hillsboro Hops.
I’m having a swell time, Pops,
Behind the plate for the Hillsboro Hops,
And speaking of swell,
I might rest a spell
After catching a foul tip in the knob.
All-Star Clerihews #4 — Clerihews and the Dial of Destiny
Lourdes Gurriel
Knows Seattle well.
He loves their seafood and coffee thing
And wants to attend Wagner’s “Ring.”
Bryce Elder
Spends the off-season as a gelder.
Separating boars from their testes
Keeps him at his besties.
Spencer Strider
Has a thing about spiders.
Even though his last name does that Middle Earth thing,
He can’t bear to sit through “Lord of the Rings.”
Justin Steele
“Has a heart just like a wheel,
“Let him roll it to you.”
(He’s a big Macca fan, too.)
Punting at Petco
by James Finn Garner
It’s been a rough year for the Pods
Who were meant to be winning, by odds.
While weak has been Bogaerts,
And Machado’s been worse,
Soto’s tapped TatÃs in the grods.
Soto did Tatis dirty
(via @ilivedb1tch) pic.twitter.com/Pb0CuSlHba
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) July 8, 2023
How’s It Feel, Akil?
by James Finn Garner
Tigers outfielder Akil Baddoo
Tried to stretch one base into two
Was hit near the base
In his own carapace
A two-bagger, one-sacker miscue.
