by Stephen Jones
Hitting attracts fans
It’s like Spring, an explosion
But pitching — that’s Fall
Spring Cleaning, in August
by Stephen Jones
Yankees sweep Red Sox
A “savage” broom in the Bronx
Baltimore is next
Yankees Take Series
by Stephen Jones
I watched the Yankees-Twins series:
it was a moment in time, a hitting fest,
no holes in either offense,
two heavyweights waiting for the last punch,
and the pitchers, alone on “the bump”,
thin figures tossing balls at batting practice.
Holy Juice
by Stephen Jones
Why is it that Baron Manfred (of MLB)
Said one day, on national TV,
That they’ve got scientists just to study
The orb, the baseball, as it rotates now?
(Hey … of this, Galileo might be proud.)
And curiouser … why is it, this baseball season,
That — for some unknown reason —
The home runs are just flyin’ (holy cow).
When asked, Baron M just shrugged —
He didn’t know “the science stuff”
Or the reason, and even if he did,
He wasn’t ready for an inquisition.
He must trust in God.
Adieu, Jim Bouton
by Stephen Jones
You wrote a classic:
MLB’s tell-all — “Ball 4”
It was your best pitch