Brewers vs. Reds, July 24-26
by the Brewer Haiku-er (@brewer_haikuer)
Game 101. Brewers 3, Reds 2
Another tight game
Yeli comes through with walk-off
Seals the game winner
Game 102. Reds 4, Brewers 3
One more crazy game
Yeli with 3-run homer
But not quite enough.
Game 103. Brewers 3, Reds 0
Freddy’s 13 K’s
And Taylor’s 2 run bomb mean
Crew get series win
Baseball Burglary Blotter
By Rajesh C. Oza
A Cinci hit
and three thefts
in Milwaukee’s broad daylight.
Elly struck a single off Elvis;
the manager didn’t call the paramedics.
De stole second;
the Brewers’ stadium security stood still.
La stole third;
the rattled fireman turned his back to the plate.
Cruz stole home;
the fans cried, “Crime wave!”
Elly De La Cruz:
the Reds’ thrilling base stealer
achieves Mission: Impossible.
Dr. Oza is a management consultant and facilitates the interpersonal dynamics of MBAs at Stanford University. His novel, Double Play, will be published in 2024 by Chicago’s Third World Press.
Where You Gonna Go?
by James Finn Garner
“Where you gonna go?” — Reds President Phil Castellini on Opening Day, commenting on fans’ discontent with the Reds’ lack of success
Where else might Reds fans go?
Pocatello, Idaho
Acapulco, Mexico
Amarillo or The Alamo
A baseball town like San Diego
Fresno, Buffalo, Reno, Cabo
How ’bout Tokyo or Nagano?
Or swing north to jolly Oslo?
Many exciting destinations appealed
‘Cause they sure stayed away from Great American Field.
The No No-No
by Greg Simetz
The fans in Cincinnati
Have been driven somewhat batty
By a ball club bound for doom.
Then hurlers Greene and Warren
Achieved a feat so rare and foreign
Finally cutting through the gloom.
Holding Pirate batters hitless
For eight innings, said one witness,
Appeared to seal a Redlegs win
But in a twist of fate so wicked
A fielder’s choice was committed
And they lost a no-hit gem.