Bardball » Haiku http://bardball.com Reviving the Art of Baseball Doggerel Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:41:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 For Sale http://bardball.com/for-sale/ http://bardball.com/for-sale/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:19:18 +0000 James Finn Garner http://bardball.com/?p=2158 by Stephen Jones

Sale: Storied Franchise
By McCourt in divorce court
Call: 1-800-Bailout

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Inexplicable meltdown
In Boston leaves are falling
No Autumn splendor

Instead play-off hopes
Free-falling without a net
And time running out

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An Oklahoma flash
Out of  “shucks” and a beer can
He swung for pleasure

]]> http://bardball.com/mantle-2/feed/ 1 The Futility of Cheating http://bardball.com/the-futility-of-cheating/ http://bardball.com/the-futility-of-cheating/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 17:09:24 +0000 stu http://bardball.com/?p=1819 By Stuart Shea

Man in a white suit
Stealing signs for the Blue Jays
But they still don’t win.

]]> http://bardball.com/the-futility-of-cheating/feed/ 0 A Cub Fan’s Response to Peter Gammons http://bardball.com/a-cub-fans-response-to-peter-gammons/ http://bardball.com/a-cub-fans-response-to-peter-gammons/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:25:31 +0000 stu http://bardball.com/?p=1580 by Stuart Shea

“It’s a dump, Wrigley Field.” — Peter Gammons, radio interview

Peter Gammons is
A prep-school fool–uncool tool
Well past his sell date

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Twenty-first birthday
and daughter’s a White Sox fan.
Booze might help that pain.

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From Wilpons sadness
ideas for help spring forward
Madoff bobbleheads

]]> http://bardball.com/mets-financial-advice/feed/ 0 AL West 2011 Haiku Predictions http://bardball.com/al-west-2011-haiku-predictions/ http://bardball.com/al-west-2011-haiku-predictions/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:32:20 +0000 stu http://bardball.com/?p=1262 By Stuart Shea

LOS ANGELES ANGELS OF ANAHEIM
So Peter Bourjos
Is the fastest man around.
Can he steal first base?

OAKLAND ATHLETICS
A new sun rising
On the bay…change is coming
For Balfour or Wuertz.

SEATTLE MARINERS
How long can the M’s
Stick with Milton Bradley’s act
Til the game’s over?

TEXAS RANGERS
Is it a surprise
That the Rangers have acquired
A pitcher named Bush?

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BALTIMORE ORIOLES
Talented groundhogs
Trying to burrow through a
two-layer brick wall.

BOSTON RED SOX
Deep at every spot.
Not young at any of them,
Must win now or else.

NEW YORK YANKEES
E. Chavez is “back”!
Well, that’s a strange way to say
That he feels “healthy.”

TAMPA BAY RAYS
Damon? Ramirez?
It all depends what kind of
leadership you want.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS
Latinos can get
Good job opportunities
North of the border.

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CHICAGO WHITE SOX
Will Morel mushroom
into a good third baseman
Or just become waste?

CLEVELAND INDIANS
Um…Jack Hannanan?
In the lineup? At third base?
It’s not April 1.

DETROIT TIGERS
The Tigers, a team
of 25 question marks.
A growl? A meow?

KANSAS CITY ROYALS
Ending up with Jeff
Francoeur…that’s a real bad day
At the rummage sale.

MINNESOTA TWINS
If he keeps winning,
Carl Pavano can look like
A porn star all year.

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