Reviving the Art of Baseball Doggerel
Mike Moustakas
Shakes air-maracas
When he sets his phone to play
“Not Fade Away.”
Anthony Rendon
Is bad to the bone
A little George Thoroughgood
Puts him in a killer mood.
George Springer
Is adroit with dingers
And often later
Brings more taters.
Hunter Pence
Is still intense
But has learned to be discrete
In the Texas heat.
Pete Alonso
In the HR Derby goes gonzo
But he’d never stoop to flay
A beat reporter from Newsday.
Yusmani Grandal
Thinks the Rock N Roll Hall
Of Fame lacks any substance,
But he still wants to see George Clinton’s “Atomic Dog” pants.
Tommy LaStella
Is just a reg’lar fella
Who’d gladly have a beer and a bump
In any Ohio low-rent dump.
Mookie Betts
Likes to bring his pets–
Some anoles and a cane toad–
With him on the road.
Game 34: Brewers 3, Mets 1
Hader 6-out save
Causes heart attack in 9th
But comes through in end
Game 35: Brewers 2, Mets 2 in 18th
Mets tie it in 9th
Now we’ve gone twice that tonight
So much free baseball
Game 35: Brewers 4, Mets 3 Final
Mets take the late lead
But Braun walks off with 6th hit
Of this marathon
Game 36: Brewers 3, Mets 2
Davies and Yelich
Go deep pitching and hitting
To complete the sweep
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Milwaukee’s known for quenching thirst
And bellies full of brats and wurst
But served in Chi
Is humble pie:
The Cubs have taken over first.
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Never expected they got more than asked for
Made evident now by the stand’s mighty roar,
And if this excitement is not enough
How ’bout a homer
By the pitcher Woodruff?
In L.A., fans experience sheer terror
As their team chalks up too many errors
How many pitchers will both teams require?
I’m sure of one thing,
Milwaukee’s on fire.