by Fred Lovato
Wind-up, mound misstep
tumble ass over kettle
Internet snickers
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.
Rout by Clout
A double-limmer by Hilary Barta
Big knocks flying out of the park,
The Sox beat the Cubs in a lark
Jon Lester was tagged
As the best team four-bagged
Looked shocked as each bomb made its arc.
The Cubs fans at home become hushed
Their Buds to their bladders now rushed
Their foe’s homer hitting
Show no signs of quitting
Their hopes of success slowly crushed.
What Screams May Come
by Hilary Barta
Chicago’s the winning-est club
Both leagues they continue to drub
Though ’tis strange, I don’t cheer
Because danger is near
Aye, COVID-19, there’s the rub.