by James Finn Garner
“Make Canada the 51st state!”
Brays a thief-liar-rapist in hate.
Compassionate, fair,
Straight-up, self-aware–
Canucks are all things he ain’t.
With my bear buddy, Buddy Brown Bear, at a Vancouver Canadians game, June 2023.
Get Me Rewrite!
by James Finn Garner
The Tinseltown Team looking fab
The Bombers in line for the slab
Then a flick of the wrist
A storyline twist
And our hope for more games gets a jab.
Undead Ball Era
When Karloff stepped up to the plate
The fear in the grandstand was great
His features alone
Turned Keaton to stone
As spectators grabbed torches and rakes.
Boris Karloff and catcher Buster Keaton have fun at a Hollywood charity game in 1940.
Big Christmas in October
by James Finn Garner
Cleveland rookie Jhonkensy Noel
Might lack books full of potions and spells
But one wave of his wand
When his chances seemed gone
Left the Yanks frozen, speechless, unwell.
Wouldn’t Bet Against It
by James Finn Garner
With betting cash flooding in streams,
Could baseball Charlie Hustle redeem?
Likewise Shoeless Joe?
Tucupita Marcano?
The “good of the game” can play odds, it would seem.
