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Miguel Cabrera

by Stephen Jones

One big swing of the bat,
But instead of making good contact,
It’s a ruptured bicep tendon
Which ends Cabrera’s season.

As said by one baseball pundit:
“There goes Detroit’s offense–
All of it.”

 

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Robinson Cano

by Stephen Jones

First, it’s your pinky
and necessary surgery,
with a rehab of several weeks.

OK — but then, what’s this?

Now I hear controversy —
a PED litany,
that you were using drugs.

(OK, maybe, just maybe
there was some teammate envy
which threw you under the bus.

But you know …
and I know …
that is beside the point.

So, Robinson Cano,
just don’t say it ain’t so —
Cooperstown is listening.)

Bottom line — it’s this:
not only medical attention,
you got an MLB prescription —

and it’s called a suspension.

Now you and your pinky
got an 80-game rest.

 

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Yankees 7, Oakland 6

by Stephen Jones

The weather was cold;
So were the Yanks.
More thunder overhead
Than in their game.

They’d lost two in a row
Already, and the chill rain
Had chased away many
To apartments that were warm.

But those who stuck around
Got to see free baseball,
And what’s becoming frequent:
A Pinstripe extra-inning win.