by Michael X. Ferraro
The Dodgers seemed doomed to go belly-up.
But that changed in the 8th, with Belly up.
Their future’s wide open, like Cooper Kupp.
Will this dormant volcano now erupt?
NLCS Clerihews
Julio Urias
Was all out of gas
Davey Roberts lost his senses
Should’nt have used him from the ‘penses.
Joc Pederson
Lined up a heater and
Hit a homer like a frozen rope
Then had his mouth washed out with soap.
Corey Seager
Was very eager
To have a starring defensive role
Now his team’s two games in the hole.
The Wilmer Flores Limited Offer Blues
by Michael X. Ferraro
Every time we eat, he ALWAYS gets the tab.
Shoos a fly on the street — Voila! Here’s your cab.
Scratched his nose at Christie’s, “won” a rare Vermeer.
Wilmer winked at my mom — that’s how I got here.
Michael X. Ferraro is the author of the satirical sports novel Circus Catch, which asks what would happen if one athlete told the truth in the golden age of cheating.
The End Putrefies the Means
by James Finn Garner
Max Scherzer had Flores’ number
Had always buzz-sawed his lumber
Then the ump blew the call
Not a checked swing at all
And gave a classic the whiff of a dumpster.
The Interregnum
by Paul Kocak
Between now and then
Suspended in time
Before the first pitch
A gnawing itch
A nervous tic
Between toss and take
Throw and swing
Stand Mr. and Mrs. History
Waiting to declare
Victory or defeat
Win or loss
Destiny vs. legacy
Giants or Dodgers
Batter up, ye immortals!