Reviving the Art of Baseball Doggerel
Northside and Southside
Always a sight to see
Memories of Barrett,
Zambrano and of course Ozzie.
The Sox are hot
beating Cleveland in extras
The day before,
While the Cubs were trampled
By the D’backs
Looking like they need some more…
Now Quintana stands up
To face off his ex-team.
Can the Cubs pump it up
And gather some steam?
A player named Socrates Brito
Spent a couple of years out in Reno
He hit well with wood
And desired the good
But lost his free will at a casino
Keith Law is the author of Smart Baseball. He originally posted this limerick to Twitter @keithlaw .
What’s with the LA Dodgers?
Right now, they’re 12 and 17,
And 9 back of that “other” team.
While Arizona has all the numbers,
It seems LA’s gone bankrupt —
And nobody is stepping up.
Lovullo came out of the dugout
The call he didn’t like
Pointed at Molina
Said the motherf***er stole the third strike
Molina overheard him
Did not appreciate the phrase
Charged him like a bull
Seeing red in rage
The benches emptied
It almost was a brawl
But the umpires ejected Lovullo
For arguing strikes and balls
The game settled down into normal
Could the fired-up Cards win?
They scored the first run, things looked good,
But alack and alas, lost again.
It’s early in the season
A long long way to go
Almost as much excitement
As the clowns in a rodeo.
I adore the playoffs
When the season’s on the line
Mistakes a bit more tragic
Nice plays near divine
Veterans get one last lap
And rookies get to shine
I only wish they hadn’t made me
Hate “Sweet Caroline”