by Danny Rockett
Hack Wilson
by Michael Ceraolo
I started life with two strikes:
born to alcoholic, unmarried parents
and probably suffering from what would come to be called
fetal alcohol syndrome
Mom dying when I was seven,
Dad pretty much abandoning me,
leaving school after the sixth grade
and working dangerous jobs;
none of those managed to strike me out
Baseball saved me for a number of years,
especially my good fortune
in having Joe McCarthy as a manager
I had a fantastic five-year run;
you know the numbers, especially the one
When the Cubs fired McCarthy
and replaced him with Rogers Hornsby,
that was the beginning of the end for me
I was out of baseball a few years later,
and my alcoholism was the third strike,
taking me out of life at forty-eight
New Name in the Cards
by James Finn Garner
When your team’s offense ain’t up to par
And sluggishness has gone too far
Tell Triple A you need your new star
.      Lars Nootbaar!
Rejuvenating like a new cute car
Or Celia Cruz shouting “Azucar!”
To batting woes, say au revoir
.     Here’s Lars Nootbaar!
His range is measured by hectare
Strokes his bat like a steel guitar
(Hope he lasts longer than a shooting star)
.      Go, Lars Nootbaar!
Milwaukee Makes Hay
by The Brewer Haiku-er (@brew_haiku)
Game 63. Brewers 7, Pirates 4
It’s a tight ballgame
Then Bucs can’t find the strike zone
And gift us 3 runs.
Game 64. Brewers 7, Pirates 4
Crew down 4 – nothing
Then put up 5 in the 4th
To put Pirates down.
Game 65. Brewers 5, Pirates 2
Winning continues
Crew sweep the Bucs outta town
Now back to the Reds.
The Brewer Haiku-er documents every Brewer game of the season in haiku on Twitter. Other Twitter haiku mavens are @MarinerBasho, @dodgershaiku1, @CardinalHaiku, and @TheCubsinHaiku. Follow them all and give ’em some high-five-seven-fives.
“Coming Back to Wrigley”
by the Bleacher Bum Band