by Fred Lovato
Shohei attempts steal
grimaces in pain, leaves game
universe holds breath
Fernando Valenzuela, R.I.P.
by Dr. Rajesh C. Oza
Vin on El Toro:
“If you have a sombrero,
Throw it to the sky!”
Broadcast by Vin Scully on Fernando Valenzuela’s no-hitter, June 29, 1990
NLCS Game 3
by Fred Lovato
Hitherto silent
8th inning three-run home run
Shohei’s bat made noise
Fred Lovato is Bardball’s foreign correspondent based in Okinawa.
Wouldn’t Bet Against It
by James Finn Garner
With betting cash flooding in streams,
Could baseball Charlie Hustle redeem?
Likewise Shoeless Joe?
Tucupita Marcano?
The “good of the game” can play odds, it would seem.
Gavelanche
by Michael X. Ferraro
Sac Fly,
Sac Fly,
then Bye-Bye.
Aaron Judge has awoken.
The Bronx
fans let
out a sigh–
the cold bat’s once
again smokin’.
