By Michael X. Ferraro
Verlander flung filth
and picked up his third
no-hitter (career),
a total absurd.
Toronto is now
marked twice on that list,
their Canadian
clubs rudely dismissed.
Mr. Pre-October
By Michael X. Ferraro
Friday a laugher
Saturday Jensen’s drama
Sunday? Rubber match
Gary Thorne Has Gleyber Pains
or, “Groundhog Day with Gopher Balls”
By Michael X. Ferraro
Every day is Gleyber Day
when the Yankees play the O’s.
Torres is on a homer
spree against those hapless foes.
The Baltimore play-by-play
man, beleaguered Gary Thorne,
calls out each successive blast
with a blend of awe and scorn.
His cries are existential,
and his puzzlement profound
as 13 times this season
the young Bomber’s trotted ‘round.
Colleagues come to heckle Thorne
in a breach of protocol,
but what can you say on Gleyber
Day, except… “Touch ’em all!”
https://www.mlb.com/cut4/gleyber-torres-homers-vs-orioles-announcers-laugh
Hell Hath No Furry
By Michael X. Ferraro
We’d never trade him, not even for Trout.
Fuzzy and bulbous, bright green with a snout.
If they took him from Philly
We’d all cry ourselves silly
And the damn owners could show themselves out.
Could The Phillie Phanatic Really Become a Free Agent?
Michael X. Ferraro was practically raised by the Phillie Phanatic, and thinks his magical creators should get their fair share.
The Proud Tripper
by Michael X. Ferraro
Just a few years back, the kid was at Prom.
Cut to: First day in the bigs! Dad and Mom
Interviewed in the stands
As their boy Isan
Uncoils. “Did we just homer off DeGrom?!”
Cut to: First day in the bigs! Dad and Mom
Interviewed in the stands
As their boy Isan
Uncoils. “Did we just homer off DeGrom?!”
"DID WE JUST HOMER OFF DEGROM?!"@diaz_isan's PUMPED-UP dad was mid-interview when his guy took a Cy Young winner DEEP for his 1st hit in his MLB debut. 🥺 pic.twitter.com/rOwjYdjr01
— Miami Marlins (@Marlins) August 5, 2019