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Happy Halladay

by David Bellel
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Happy Halladay, happy Halladay
While the homer balls keep soaring,
May your ev’ry wish come true.

Happy Halladay, happy Halladay
May the hitless Phils keep bringing
Happy Halladays to you.

Come To Halladay Inn.
If you’re burdened down with groin pulls
If your catchers are wearing thin
Park your load with the trainer
And come to Halladay Inn.

If the lack of bench affects you
Like a squeaky violin
Kick some Phillie butt and then strut
And come to Halladay Inn.
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You can keep up with David on his blog, Pseudo-Intellectualism.

Posted 6/18/10

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The Stephen Strasburg Fallout (A Reflection)

by Stephen Jones

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From the much-anticipated debut
Standing on a mound of dirt
To voicing Letterman’s “Top 10”
Standing on a mound of media

Only days apart quite a “change up”
Perhaps more so & swifter
Than the time he spent between pitches
(The umpire asking him to “slow down”)

From baseball’s eager expectation
From its projection of possibilities
& into media’s spotlight attention
In history 14Ks still outweigh a Top 10

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Posted 6/14/10

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27 Fish

By Stuart Shea
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27 fish came up,
27 fish went down.

Baiting his hook with sinkers
Sliders, heat, and curves,
Halladay set down every fish
And he betrayed no nerves.

27 fish came up,
27 fish went down.

Snaring every one
And tossing them in his boat,
Halladay did a good day’s work
And earned a right to gloat.

27 fish came up,
27 fish went down.

Hunter, Koufax, Robertson,
Bunning, Wells, Buehrle,
Halladay is now in
Interesting company.

27 fish came up.
27 fish went down.
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Posted 6/8/2010

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A Pocket History of the Hanley Ramirez Mess

By Stuart Shea

Hanley Ramirez jogged after the ball.
Hanley Ramirez didn’t hustle at all.

Hanley Ramirez was pulled from the game.
Hanley Ramirez tried shifting the blame.

Hanley Ramirez blew off some steam.
Hanley Ramirez was shunned by his team

Hanley Ramirez heard from the press.
Hanley Ramirez was in a big mess.

Hanley Ramirez, we know, isn’t dense.
Hanley Ramirez came to his sense.

Hanley Ramirez has answered the mob.
Now Hanley Ramirez goes back to his job.

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Posted 5/31/10

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Fugue for Marlins Fans

by Ember Nickel

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I got your batter here, he’s gonna start the year
Right down in Florida where the weather’s clear.
Cantu, Cantu, this guy that we got, Cantu.
You know he’s gonna come through, come through, come through.

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Cantu will get a hit, if he’s on top of it,
As long as Gonzalez doesn’t make him sit.
New game, new game, it’ll turn out just the same.
Each game, each game, he’ll drive someone in each game.

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I said, this guy right here, we all should hold him dear,
He’s gonna get some hits, and I’m real sincere.
Cantu, Cantu, this guy that we got, Cantu.
You know he’s gonna come through, come through, come through.
Cantu–this guy we got right here!

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This is his time to shine, cause on the morning line,
I heard he could pull it off here in game nine.
Has chance, has chance, this guy says he’s got a chance.
If he says he’s got a chance, has chance, has chance.

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He’ll go out there and shine, his swing is looking fine,
And you know Bailey was never a friend of mine.
Today, today, this is gonna be his day.
It’s looking like a good day, today, his day.

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He’s gonna be that guy to get the RBI
He’s gonna hit a homer and let it fly.
Big threat, big threat, the Reds know he’s a big threat.
They’re calling him a big threat, you bet, big threat.

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And just a minute, boys,
I hear the broadcast noise,
He’s got a homer! That’s gonna bring many joys.
It’s done, we won, and now he is number one.
If he’s really number one, we won, we won.
Yeah, Cantu was the guy with the RBI,
Because he hit a homer and let it fly.

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We’ve got the      GUY    RIGHT     HERE!

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Posted 5/25/2010