by Stephen Jones
Six times a World Series champ,
Ten times an All-Star.
Whitey wore Yankee pinstripes
For his entire 16-year MLB career.
One of the best lefties
To ever toe the rubber,
The Chairman of the Board
Has left a legacy in the Bronx.
Yankees 9, Rays 3
by Stephen Jones
In this bubble-ball age,
Anything can happen —
Including a socially distanced
Rivalry between two teams
That actually hate each other.
I grew up hearing about crimson stuff
Just like this — you know,
New York vs Boston, and the like, and
It made going to school easier then.
New York vs Tampa now does the same.
It may be a new world, now, what
With social media and a pandemic,
But some gut things just don’t change.
Yankees 10, Indians 9
by Stephen Jones
This year’s MLB playoff bubble
Has brought a lot of firsts:
If nothing else,
The longest 9-inning game.
Back-and-forth, back-and-forth,
And nine crazy plays —
Truth be told,
Both the Yankees and Indians
Tried to give the game away.
Yankees 12, Indians 3
by Stephen Jones
Cole versus Bieber –
Advertised as “pitchers’ duel”
On pre-game paper.
Then Bang! Judge hit the ball –
And not even a cloud
Of the Cleveland midge
Could stop
The Cleveland hemorrhage.
Yankee Theater: “Macswat”
by Stephen Jones
“Bubble, bubble. Toil and …”
Nineteen home runs in three straight games.
Baseball records are being made
As The Bats of Endor have come together.
The Toronto Blue Jays went to Yankee Woods
And were swept away by The Thanes of Bronx.
Something awesome, something special,
Is going on in the Bronx.