by Jim Siergey
They were all about winning
Tom, Lou, Bob, Whitey and Joe
But they reached the last inning
of Life’s quid pro quo.
Reader’s Indigestion
by James Finn Garner
Per Redlegs ace Trevor Bauer,
Cubs’ chirping proved them wallflowers.
Does Trevor not know
The team’s trying to grow
Through “It Pays to Increase Your Word Power”?
My Idea of Managing
by Sparky Anderson
My idea of managing
is giving the ball to Tom Seaver
and then sitting down
and watching him work.
Im-Pete-ched
by Jim Siergey
Does future look rosy for Pete?
Will Hall of Fame ban meet defeat?
A President’s tweet
Says “Give Pete a seat,
I’ve proved folks will vote for a cheat!”
Memories of Marty
by Stuart Shea
A voice, clear-channel, fills the Midwestern night
As a teenager listens in bed.
Pete, Doggie, Griffey, Little Joe,
“And this one belongs to the Reds!”
The young man, driving back from work,
World Series dreams in his head.
Soto, Rijo, Sabo, Larkin,
“And this one belongs to the Reds!”
The Reds collapsed, immortals gone,
Votto and Gray in their stead.
Nearly 50 years on, Marty is gone. . .
This one belonged to the Reds.
